Lauri Markkanen vs. Nikola Pekovic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nikola Pekovic 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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 7 years in the NBA, 1 more than Nikola Pekovic, who played 6. Lauri Markkanen had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Nikola Pekovic had his rookie season in 2010-11. 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 achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Lauri Markkanen 7 0 2017-18 to 2023-24
Nikola Pekovic 6 0 2010-11 to 2015-16

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Lauri Markkanen Nikola Pekovic
Season 2017-182010-11
Team Chicago BullsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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
Nikola Pekovic 65 13.6 5.5 1.4 1.6 3.0 0.4 0.3 0.5 1.4 2.8 2.1 4.0 .517 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.8 .763
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
Nikola Pekovic ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Lauri Markkanen Nikola Pekovic
Season 2018-192011-12
Team Chicago BullsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lauri Markkanen 52 32.3 18.7 1.4 7.6 9.0 1.4 0.7 0.6 1.6 2.3 6.6 15.3 .430 2.3 6.4 .361 3.3 3.8 .872
Nikola Pekovic 47 26.9 13.9 3.9 3.5 7.4 0.7 0.6 0.7 1.9 2.1 5.4 9.7 .564 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 4.0 .743
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
Nikola Pekovic ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Lauri Markkanen Nikola Pekovic
Season 2019-202012-13
Team Chicago BullsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lauri Markkanen 50 29.8 14.7 1.2 5.1 6.3 1.5 0.8 0.5 1.6 1.9 5.0 11.8 .425 2.2 6.3 .344 2.5 3.1 .824
Nikola Pekovic 62 31.6 16.3 3.7 5.1 8.8 0.9 0.7 0.8 1.6 2.3 6.2 12.0 .520 0.0 0.0 - 3.9 5.2 .744
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
Nikola Pekovic ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Lauri Markkanen Nikola Pekovic
Season 2020-212013-14
Team Chicago BullsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lauri Markkanen 51 25.8 13.6 0.7 4.6 5.3 0.9 0.5 0.3 1.0 1.5 4.9 10.2 .480 2.3 5.8 .402 1.5 1.8 .826
Nikola Pekovic 54 30.8 17.5 3.8 4.9 8.7 0.9 0.6 0.4 1.6 2.4 7.0 13.0 .541 0.0 0.0 - 3.4 4.6 .747
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
Nikola Pekovic ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Lauri Markkanen Nikola Pekovic
Season 2021-222014-15
Team Cleveland CavaliersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lauri Markkanen 61 30.8 14.8 1.0 4.7 5.7 1.3 0.7 0.5 0.9 2.1 5.1 11.5 .445 2.2 6.2 .358 2.3 2.6 .868
Nikola Pekovic 31 26.3 12.5 2.9 4.7 7.5 0.9 0.6 0.4 1.4 1.9 4.5 10.6 .424 0.0 0.0 - 3.5 4.2 .837
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
Nikola Pekovic ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Lauri Markkanen Nikola Pekovic
Season 2022-232015-16
Team Utah JazzMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement Most Improved Player-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lauri Markkanen 66 34.4 25.6 2.0 6.7 8.6 1.9 0.6 0.6 1.9 2.1 8.7 17.3 .499 3.0 7.7 .391 5.3 6.0 .875
Nikola Pekovic 12 13.0 4.5 0.6 1.2 1.8 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.8 1.8 1.6 4.2 .380 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.7 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
Nikola Pekovic ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Lauri Markkanen Nikola Pekovic
Season 2023-24-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lauri Markkanen 55 33.1 23.2 2.2 5.9 8.2 2.0 0.9 0.5 1.4 1.8 7.8 16.2 .480 3.2 8.0 .399 4.5 5.0 .899
Nikola Pekovic ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
Nikola Pekovic ------- --- ----------
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