Luguentz Dort vs. Josh Giddey Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Josh Giddey 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 7 years in the NBA, 2 more than Josh Giddey, who played 5. Luguentz Dort had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Josh Giddey had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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 7 3 2019-20 to 2025-26
Josh Giddey 5 1 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Luguentz Dort Josh Giddey
Season 2019-202021-22
Team Oklahoma City ThunderOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
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:+18+8.7+5.7+1.1+4.4+5.5+5.6+0.3-2.6-1.1+2.8+6.3+.025+0.2+1.1+.034+0.2+.083
Josh Giddey 54 31.5 12.5 1.8 6.0 7.8 6.4 0.9 0.4 3.2 1.6 5.2 12.4 .419 1.0 3.9 .263 1.0 1.5 .709
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
Josh Giddey DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Luguentz Dort Josh Giddey
Season 2020-212022-23
Team Oklahoma City ThunderOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+24+1.5+2.6+1.2+3.0+4.3+4.5+0.1-1.3-0.7+2.3+2.4+.095+1.2+3.2+.018+0.9+1.3+.013
Josh Giddey 76 31.2 16.6 1.9 5.9 7.9 6.2 0.8 0.4 2.8 1.9 7.1 14.7 .482 1.0 3.1 .325 1.4 1.9 .731
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Luguentz Dort nor Josh Giddey played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Luguentz Dort Josh Giddey
Season 2021-222023-24
Team Oklahoma City ThunderOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder Lost West Conf Semis
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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:+29+7.5+4.9+0.7+1.6+2.2+3.1+0.2+0.2-0.4-1.5+0.7+3.6+.071+1.5+4.7+.005+1.9+2.1+.037
Josh Giddey 80 25.1 12.3 1.4 5.0 6.4 4.8 0.7 0.6 2.1 1.4 5.0 10.6 .475 1.0 3.0 .337 1.3 1.6 .806
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Luguentz Dort DNP------ --- ----------
Josh Giddey 10 18.1 8.7 0.7 2.9 3.6 2.1 0.2 0.4 1.2 0.9 3.4 7.5 .453 1.2 3.4 .353 0.7 0.8 .875

Season 4
Luguentz Dort Josh Giddey
Season 2022-232024-25
Team Oklahoma City ThunderChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+4+0.5+0.9+0.1+3.4+3.5+5.1+0.2+0.3-1.7-1.6+0.7+0.4+.077+0.3+1.5+.048+0.2+0.3+.009
Josh Giddey 70 30.2 14.6 1.8 6.3 8.1 7.2 1.2 0.6 2.9 1.7 5.3 11.4 .465 1.5 4.0 .378 2.5 3.2 .781
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Luguentz Dort nor Josh Giddey played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Luguentz Dort Josh Giddey
Season 2023-242025-26
Team Oklahoma City ThunderChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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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:+68+6.1+10.9+0.7+5.9+6.7+8.0+0.1+0.1-2.6-0.9+4.2+8.2+.035+0.5+0.6+.040+3.0+4.2+.076
Josh Giddey 11 34.5 21.8 1.6 8.6 10.3 9.4 1.0 0.5 3.5 2.0 7.8 16.5 .473 1.5 4.4 .354 4.6 6.2 .750
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
Josh Giddey DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Luguentz Dort played 2 seasons more than Josh Giddey in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 7, from 2025 to 2026—Luguentz Dort played in one postseason and won the NBA Championship.

In those 2 extra years over Josh Giddey, Luguentz Dort got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Defensive First Team
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