Luka Doncic vs. Dorian Finney-Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dorian Finney-Smith 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.

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Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / 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.

Luka Doncic played 7 years in the NBA, 2 less than Dorian Finney-Smith, who played 9. Luka Doncic had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Dorian Finney-Smith had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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 7 5 2018-19 to 2024-25
Dorian Finney-Smith 9 5 2016-17 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Luka Doncic Dorian Finney-Smith
Season 2018-192016-17
Team Dallas MavericksDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement 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:+9+11.9+16.9+0.5+4.5+5.1+5.2+0.5-2.8-0.4+5.5+12.4+.055+1.6+4.7+.034+4.2+5.9+.041
Dorian Finney-Smith 81 20.3 4.3 0.7 2.1 2.7 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.6 1.5 1.5 4.1 .372 0.7 2.4 .293 0.6 0.8 .754
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Luka Doncic nor Dorian Finney-Smith played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Luka Doncic Dorian Finney-Smith
Season 2019-202017-18
Team Dallas MavericksDallas Mavericks
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:+40+12.3+22.9+0.3+5.6+5.8+7.6+0.5-3.3-0.5+7.3+14.8+.083+1.8+5.7+.017+6.5+8.5+.025
Dorian Finney-Smith 21 21.3 5.9 1.0 2.5 3.6 1.2 0.5 0.2 1.0 2.0 2.2 5.8 .380 1.0 3.2 .299 0.5 0.7 .733
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
Dorian Finney-Smith DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Luka Doncic Dorian Finney-Smith
Season 2020-212018-19
Team Dallas MavericksDallas Mavericks
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:+15+9.8+20.2+0.9+4.1+3.2+7.4+0.1+0.1-3.4+7.0+14.0+.047+1.9+5.2+.039+4.3+5.8+.021
Dorian Finney-Smith 81 24.5 7.5 1.7 3.1 4.8 1.2 0.9 0.4 0.9 2.3 2.8 6.5 .432 1.0 3.1 .311 0.9 1.3 .709
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
Dorian Finney-Smith DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Luka Doncic Dorian Finney-Smith
Season 2021-222019-20
Team Dallas MavericksDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsMavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
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
difference:+6+5.5+18.9+1.1+4.6+3.4+7.1+0.6+0.1-3.5-0.3+6.5+14.2+.009+1.5+4.5+.023+4.5+6.0+.022
Dorian Finney-Smith 71 29.9 9.5 2.0 3.7 5.7 1.6 0.6 0.5 1.0 2.5 3.4 7.4 .466 1.6 4.3 .376 1.1 1.5 .722
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+9+5.0+21.5+1.3+5.4+4.1+3.2+0.6+0.1-2.4-0.8+6.9+14.8+.013+1.6+4.9+.022+6.2+8.2+.030
Dorian Finney-Smith 6 31.8 10.2 2.0 3.7 5.7 3.2 1.2 0.5 1.5 3.7 3.8 8.7 .442 1.8 5.0 .367 0.7 0.8 .800

Season 5
Luka Doncic Dorian Finney-Smith
Season 2022-232020-21
Team Dallas MavericksDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
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
difference:+6+4.2+22.6+0.8+4.0+3.2+6.3+0.5+0.1-2.8-0.2+7.2+14.2+.024+0.8+3.2+.052+7.3+9.8+.014
Dorian Finney-Smith 60 32.0 9.8 1.6 3.8 5.4 1.7 0.9 0.4 0.8 2.3 3.7 7.8 .472 2.0 5.0 .394 0.5 0.7 .756
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Luka Doncic DNP------ --- ----------
Dorian Finney-Smith 7 38.7 10.3 2.4 4.1 6.6 2.1 1.1 0.3 1.7 3.3 3.7 9.1 .406 2.3 5.3 .432 0.6 0.7 .800

Season 6
Luka Doncic Dorian Finney-Smith
Season 2023-242021-22
Team Dallas MavericksDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost NBA FinalsMavericks Lost West Conf Finals
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+10+4.4+22.9+0.7+5.2+4.5+7.9+0.3-3.0-0.2+7.4+14.9+.016+1.9+5.2+.013+6.1+7.7+.111
Dorian Finney-Smith 80 33.1 11.0 1.5 3.2 4.7 1.9 1.1 0.5 1.0 2.3 4.1 8.7 .471 2.2 5.4 .395 0.7 1.0 .675
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Luka Doncic 22 40.9 28.9 0.7 8.7 9.5 8.1 1.9 0.4 4.1 2.5 10.2 22.9 .446 3.1 9.6 .322 5.3 7.0 .765
difference:+4+2.7+17.2+1.1+5.0+4.0+6.2+1.0-3.1-0.4+6.1+14.2+.025+0.5+3.6+.104+4.4+5.7+.057
Dorian Finney-Smith 18 38.2 11.7 1.8 3.7 5.5 1.9 0.9 0.4 1.0 2.9 4.1 8.7 .471 2.6 6.0 .426 0.9 1.3 .708

Season 7
Luka Doncic Dorian Finney-Smith
Season 2024-252022-23
Team Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles LakersDallas Mavericks, Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Luka Doncic 50 35.4 28.2 0.8 7.4 8.2 7.7 1.8 0.4 3.6 2.5 9.2 20.5 .450 3.5 9.6 .368 6.2 7.9 .782
difference:+16+5.0+19.9+0.9+4.3+3.4+6.2+1.0+0.1-2.7-0.3+6.2+12.9+.059+1.8+4.5+.031+5.5+7.0+.019
Dorian Finney-Smith 66 30.4 8.3 1.7 3.1 4.8 1.5 0.8 0.5 0.9 2.2 3.0 7.6 .391 1.7 5.1 .337 0.7 0.9 .763
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Luka Doncic 5 41.6 30.2 0.4 6.6 7.0 5.8 1.0 0.6 4.0 3.2 9.4 20.8 .452 3.2 9.2 .348 8.2 9.2 .891
difference:+1+16.3+23.9+1.1+3.6+2.5+5.0+0.2+0.1-2.7-1.4+7.1+15.0+.061+1.4+4.9+.064+8.2+9.2
Dorian Finney-Smith 4 25.3 6.3 1.5 3.0 4.5 0.8 0.8 0.5 1.3 1.8 2.3 5.8 .391 1.8 4.3 .412 0.0 0.0 -

Additional Years

* Dorian Finney-Smith played 2 seasons more than Luka Doncic in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 9, from 2024 to 2025—Dorian Finney-Smith played in one postseason.

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