Luka Doncic vs. Festus Ezeli Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Festus Ezeli 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, 3 more than Festus Ezeli, who played 3. Luka Doncic had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Festus Ezeli had his rookie season in 2012-13. 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
Festus Ezeli 3 3 2012-13 to 2015-16

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Luka Doncic Festus Ezeli
Season 2018-192012-13
Team Dallas MavericksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost West Conf Semis
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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
Festus Ezeli 78 14.4 2.4 1.8 2.2 4.0 0.3 0.3 0.9 0.8 2.0 0.9 2.2 .438 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.0 .531
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Festus Ezeli 12 11.2 2.0 1.1 1.4 2.5 0.2 0.3 0.6 1.0 2.0 0.5 1.1 .462 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.8 .571

Note: Festus Ezeli didn't play in 2013-14.

Season 2
Luka Doncic Festus Ezeli
Season 2019-202014-15
Team Dallas MavericksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Festus Ezeli 46 11.0 4.4 1.3 2.1 3.4 0.2 0.2 0.9 0.7 1.7 1.7 3.0 .547 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.7 .628
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
Festus Ezeli 20 9.2 3.5 1.2 1.9 3.1 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.6 1.3 1.4 2.5 .540 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.5 .552

Season 3
Luka Doncic Festus Ezeli
Season 2020-212015-16
Team Dallas MavericksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdWarriors Lost NBA Finals
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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
Festus Ezeli 46 16.7 7.0 2.0 3.6 5.6 0.7 0.4 1.1 0.8 2.0 2.7 5.0 .548 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.9 .530
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
Festus Ezeli 23 8.8 4.0 1.0 1.7 2.7 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.6 1.5 1.6 3.0 .536 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.9 .432

Season 4
Luka Doncic Festus Ezeli
Season 2021-22-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf Finals-
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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
Festus Ezeli ------- --- ----------
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
Festus Ezeli ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Luka Doncic Festus Ezeli
Season 2022-23-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
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 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
Festus Ezeli ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Festus Ezeli ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Luka Doncic Festus Ezeli
Season 2023-24-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks TBD-
more >>
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
Festus Ezeli ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic 11 41.8 27.1 1.1 8.5 9.6 9.0 1.4 0.5 3.8 2.5 9.5 22.9 .413 2.7 9.7 .280 5.5 7.1 .769
Festus Ezeli ------- --- ----------
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