Luka Doncic vs. Don Reid Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Don Reid 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

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 6 years in the NBA, 2 less than Don Reid, who played 8. Luka Doncic had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Don Reid had his rookie season in 1995-96. 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
Luka Doncic 6 4 2018-19 to 2023-24
Don Reid 8 5 1995-96 to 2002-03

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Luka Doncic Don Reid
Season 2018-191995-96
Team Dallas MavericksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Don Reid 69 14.4 3.8 1.1 1.8 2.9 0.2 0.7 0.6 0.6 2.9 1.5 2.7 .567 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.1 .662
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Don Reid 3 8.7 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.3 2.7 0.3 1.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 1.0 .333

Season 2
Luka Doncic Don Reid
Season 2019-201996-97
Team Dallas MavericksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdPistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Don Reid 47 9.8 2.8 0.8 1.4 2.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 2.2 1.1 2.4 .482 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.7 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Don Reid 1 3.0 4.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 4.0 4.0 1.000

Season 3
Luka Doncic Don Reid
Season 2020-211997-98
Team Dallas MavericksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
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
Don Reid 68 14.6 3.5 1.1 1.4 2.6 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.4 2.7 1.4 2.6 .534 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.0 .704
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Don Reid ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Luka Doncic Don Reid
Season 2021-221998-99
Team Dallas MavericksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsPistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic 65 35.4 28.4 0.9 8.3 9.1 8.7 1.2 0.6 4.5 2.2 9.9 21.6 .457 3.1 8.8 .353 5.6 7.5 .744
Don Reid 47 19.9 5.1 1.4 2.2 3.6 0.7 0.6 0.9 0.8 3.3 2.1 3.7 .557 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.7 .608
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic 15 36.8 31.7 0.7 9.1 9.8 6.4 1.8 0.6 3.9 2.9 10.7 23.5 .455 3.4 9.9 .345 6.9 9.0 .770
Don Reid 4 5.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.8 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5
Luka Doncic Don Reid
Season 2022-231999-00
Team Dallas MavericksDetroit Pistons, Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
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 %
Luka Doncic 66 36.2 32.4 0.8 7.8 8.6 8.0 1.4 0.5 3.6 2.5 10.9 22.0 .496 2.8 8.2 .342 7.8 10.5 .742
Don Reid 38 13.1 3.8 0.8 1.9 2.7 0.3 0.6 0.8 0.6 3.1 1.6 2.9 .536 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.9 .706
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Don Reid ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Luka Doncic Don Reid
Season 2023-242000-01
Team Dallas MavericksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks TBDMagic Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic 70 37.5 33.9 0.8 8.4 9.2 9.8 1.4 0.5 4.0 2.1 11.5 23.6 .487 4.1 10.6 .382 6.8 8.7 .786
Don Reid 65 11.8 3.2 1.3 2.4 3.7 0.3 0.4 0.8 0.7 2.9 1.3 2.2 .566 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.2 .613
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic 8 42.1 28.4 1.0 7.6 8.6 9.1 1.4 0.5 3.5 2.5 9.9 24.1 .409 2.8 10.4 .265 5.9 7.4 .797
Don Reid 3 8.3 3.3 1.7 2.0 3.7 0.0 0.3 0.7 0.7 3.0 1.3 1.7 .800 0.0 0.3 .000 0.7 2.0 .333

Season 7
Luka Doncic Don Reid
Season -2001-02
Team -Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Don Reid 68 10.5 3.3 1.0 1.6 2.6 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.8 2.6 1.3 2.8 .474 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.0 .647
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Don Reid 4 9.8 2.3 0.8 0.8 1.5 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.0 3.8 1.0 1.5 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 .500

Season 8
Luka Doncic Don Reid
Season -2002-03
Team -Detroit Pistons
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 %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Don Reid 1 10.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 0.0 3.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 2.0 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Don Reid ------- --- ----------
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