Lauri Markkanen vs. Jaylen Wells Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jaylen Wells and Lauri Markkanen, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Lauri Markkanen played 8 years in the NBA, 7 more than Jaylen Wells, who played 1. Lauri Markkanen had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Jaylen Wells had his rookie season in 2024-25. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Rookie Season
	Lauri Markkanen	Jaylen Wells
Season	2017-18	2024-25
Team	Chicago Bulls	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Lauri Markkanen	68	29.7	15.2	1.2	6.3	7.5	1.2	0.6	0.6	1.2	1.5	5.5	12.7	.434	2.1	5.9	.362	2.1	2.4	.843
difference:	+11	+3.8	+4.8	+0.1	+4.0	+4.1	+0.5		+0.5	-0.3	-0.3	+1.9	+4.1	+.009	+0.4	+0.9	+.010	+0.7	+0.7	+.021
Jaylen Wells	79	25.9	10.4	1.1	2.3	3.4	1.7	0.6	0.1	0.9	1.8	3.6	8.6	.425	1.7	5.0	.352	1.4	1.7	.822
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lauri Markkanen nor Jaylen Wells played in the postseason in their season 1

Additional Years
* Lauri Markkanen played 7 seasons more than Jaylen Wells in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 8, from 2019 to 2025—Lauri Markkanen didn't play in the postseason. In those 7 extra years over Jaylen Wells, Lauri Markkanen got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 Most Improved Player 1 All-Star Game