Luguentz Dort vs. Jaden McDaniels Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jaden McDaniels and Luguentz Dort, 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 / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

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.

Luguentz Dort played 6 years in the NBA, 1 more than Jaden McDaniels, who played 5. Luguentz Dort had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Jaden McDaniels had his rookie season in 2020-21. 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.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Luguentz Dort 6 3 2019-20 to 2024-25
Jaden McDaniels 5 3 2020-21 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Luguentz Dort Jaden McDaniels
Season 2019-202020-21
Team Oklahoma City ThunderMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Luguentz Dort 36 22.8 6.8 0.7 1.6 2.3 0.8 0.9 0.1 0.6 2.7 2.4 6.1 .394 0.8 2.8 .297 1.2 1.5 .792
difference:+27+1.2+0.1+1.3+1.4+0.3+0.3+0.9-0.1+0.2+0.3+.053+0.3+0.3+.067+0.8+0.8+.192
Jaden McDaniels 63 24.0 6.8 0.8 2.9 3.7 1.1 0.6 1.0 0.7 2.7 2.6 5.8 .447 1.1 3.1 .364 0.4 0.7 .600
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Luguentz Dort 6 29.2 12.5 0.8 2.8 3.7 1.0 0.3 1.0 2.5 4.2 4.5 12.7 .355 2.2 8.3 .260 1.3 2.5 .533
Jaden McDaniels DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Luguentz Dort Jaden McDaniels
Season 2020-212021-22
Team Oklahoma City ThunderMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Luguentz Dort 52 29.7 14.0 0.7 2.9 3.6 1.7 0.9 0.4 1.5 2.6 4.8 12.3 .387 2.2 6.3 .343 2.3 3.2 .744
difference:+18+3.9+4.8+0.4+0.2+0.6+0.6+0.2+0.4-0.4-0.6+1.2+4.4+.073+1.1+2.7+.026+1.5+2.2+.059
Jaden McDaniels 70 25.8 9.2 1.1 3.1 4.2 1.1 0.7 0.8 1.1 3.2 3.6 7.9 .460 1.1 3.6 .317 0.8 1.0 .803
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Luguentz Dort DNP------ --- ----------
Jaden McDaniels 6 21.7 9.3 0.8 2.0 2.8 0.7 0.3 1.8 1.0 3.0 3.0 5.7 .529 1.7 3.3 .500 1.7 2.0 .833

Season 3
Luguentz Dort Jaden McDaniels
Season 2021-222022-23
Team Oklahoma City ThunderMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Luguentz Dort 51 32.6 17.2 0.7 3.4 4.2 1.7 0.9 0.4 1.7 2.9 5.7 14.2 .404 2.5 7.7 .332 3.2 3.7 .843
difference:+28+2.0+5.1+0.5+0.7+0.3+0.2+0.6-0.3-0.5+1.0+5.1+.113+1.1+4.3+.066+1.9+1.9+.107
Jaden McDaniels 79 30.6 12.1 1.2 2.7 3.9 1.9 0.9 1.0 1.4 3.4 4.7 9.1 .517 1.4 3.4 .398 1.3 1.8 .736
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Luguentz Dort nor Jaden McDaniels played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Luguentz Dort Jaden McDaniels
Season 2022-232023-24
Team Oklahoma City ThunderMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves Lost West Conf Finals
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Luguentz Dort 74 30.7 13.7 1.7 2.9 4.6 2.1 1.0 0.3 1.2 3.3 4.6 11.8 .388 1.8 5.5 .330 2.7 3.5 .772
difference:+2+1.5+3.2+0.9+0.6+1.5+0.7+0.1+0.3-0.3+0.3+3.1+.101+0.6+2.0+.007+1.9+2.4+.050
Jaden McDaniels 72 29.2 10.5 0.8 2.3 3.1 1.4 0.9 0.6 1.2 3.0 4.3 8.7 .489 1.2 3.5 .337 0.8 1.1 .722
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Luguentz Dort DNP------ --- ----------
Jaden McDaniels 16 33.6 12.2 1.8 2.1 3.8 1.1 0.9 1.1 1.1 3.4 4.5 8.8 .514 1.5 3.5 .429 1.7 2.2 .771

Season 5
Luguentz Dort Jaden McDaniels
Season 2023-242024-25
Team Oklahoma City ThunderMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf SemisTimberwolves Lost West Conf Finals
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Luguentz Dort 79 28.4 10.9 0.9 2.7 3.6 1.4 0.9 0.6 0.9 2.9 3.6 8.3 .438 2.0 5.0 .394 1.6 2.0 .826
difference:+3+3.5+1.3+0.7+1.5+2.1+0.6+0.4+0.3-0.3-0.2+1.3+1.9+.039+0.8+1.3+.064+0.3+0.4+.013
Jaden McDaniels 82 31.9 12.2 1.6 4.2 5.7 2.0 1.3 0.9 1.2 2.7 4.9 10.2 .477 1.2 3.7 .330 1.3 1.6 .813
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Luguentz Dort 10 35.0 10.7 1.9 2.7 4.6 2.0 1.3 0.2 1.1 4.2 3.3 9.1 .363 2.5 6.4 .391 1.6 1.9 .842
difference:+5+1.9+4.0+0.1+1.1+1.0+0.5+0.7-0.1-0.9+2.5+2.2+.152+1.1+2.7+.009+0.1+.051
Jaden McDaniels 15 33.1 14.7 1.8 3.8 5.6 1.5 1.3 0.9 1.2 3.3 5.8 11.3 .515 1.4 3.7 .382 1.7 1.9 .893

Additional Years

* Luguentz Dort played 1 season more than Jaden McDaniels in the NBA.

In that period—his season 6 in 2025—Luguentz Dort played in the Playoffs and won the NBA Championship.

In that extra year over Jaden McDaniels, Luguentz Dort got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Defensive First Team
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