Luka Doncic vs. Brandon Miller Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brandon Miller and Luka Doncic, 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 / 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.

Luka Doncic played 8 years in the NBA, 5 more than Brandon Miller, who played 3. Luka Doncic had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Brandon Miller had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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
Luka Doncic 8 5 2018-19 to 2025-26
Brandon Miller 3 0 2023-24 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Luka Doncic Brandon Miller
Season 2018-192023-24
Team Dallas MavericksCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Luka Doncic 72 32.2 21.2 1.2 6.6 7.8 6.0 1.1 0.3 3.4 1.9 7.0 16.5 .427 2.3 7.1 .327 4.8 6.7 .713
difference:+2+3.9+0.4+3.2+3.5+3.6+0.2+0.3-1.6-0.6+0.6+1.9+.013+0.2+0.4+.046+2.9+4.4+.114
Brandon Miller 74 32.2 17.3 0.8 3.4 4.3 2.4 0.9 0.6 1.8 2.5 6.4 14.6 .440 2.5 6.7 .373 1.9 2.3 .827
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Luka Doncic nor Brandon Miller played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Luka Doncic Brandon Miller
Season 2019-202024-25
Team Dallas MavericksCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Luka Doncic 61 33.6 28.8 1.3 8.1 9.4 8.8 1.0 0.2 4.3 2.5 9.5 20.6 .463 2.8 8.9 .316 7.0 9.2 .758
difference:+34+0.6+7.8+0.4+4.2+4.5+5.2+0.1+0.5-1.5-0.2+2.2+2.4+.060+1.1+2.0+.039+4.5+6.3+.103
Brandon Miller 27 34.2 21.0 0.9 3.9 4.9 3.6 1.1 0.7 2.8 2.7 7.3 18.2 .403 3.9 10.9 .355 2.5 2.9 .861
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Luka Doncic 6 35.8 31.0 0.7 9.2 9.8 8.7 1.2 0.5 5.2 2.8 10.7 21.3 .500 2.7 7.3 .364 7.0 10.7 .656
Brandon Miller DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Luka Doncic Brandon Miller
Season 2020-212025-26
Team Dallas MavericksCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Luka Doncic 66 34.3 27.7 0.8 7.2 8.0 8.6 1.0 0.5 4.3 2.3 9.8 20.5 .479 2.9 8.3 .350 5.2 7.1 .730
difference:+64+14.3+13.2+0.8+7.2+8.0+4.6+0.5-2.8-0.2+4.8+8.0+.079+1.9+2.8+.168+1.7+2.1+.030
Brandon Miller 2 20.0 14.5 0.0 0.0 0 4.0 0.5 0.5 1.5 2.5 5.0 12.5 .400 1.0 5.5 .182 3.5 5.0 .700
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Luka Doncic 7 40.1 35.7 0.6 7.3 7.9 10.3 1.3 0.4 4.6 2.4 13.7 28.0 .490 4.4 10.9 .408 3.9 7.3 .529
Brandon Miller DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Luka Doncic played 5 seasons more than Brandon Miller in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 8, from 2022 to 2026—Luka Doncic played in 3 Playoffs.

In those 5 extra years over Brandon Miller, Luka Doncic got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 3 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 1 Scoring Leader
Achievement 3 All-Star Game
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