Luka Doncic vs. Zeke Nnaji Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zeke Nnaji 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 6 years in the NBA, 2 more than Zeke Nnaji, who played 4. Luka Doncic had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Zeke Nnaji had his rookie season in 2020-21. 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
Zeke Nnaji 4 4 2020-21 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Luka Doncic Zeke Nnaji
Season 2018-192020-21
Team Dallas MavericksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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
Zeke Nnaji 42 9.5 3.2 0.3 1.2 1.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.7 1.2 2.5 .481 0.6 1.4 .407 0.3 0.4 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Zeke Nnaji 5 3.6 2.4 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.8 1.6 .500 0.6 1.4 .429 0.2 0.4 .500

Season 2
Luka Doncic Zeke Nnaji
Season 2019-202021-22
Team Dallas MavericksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdNuggets Lost West 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
Zeke Nnaji 41 17.0 6.6 1.4 2.2 3.6 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.6 1.9 2.3 4.5 .516 0.9 2.0 .463 1.0 1.6 .631
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
Zeke Nnaji 2 4.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 1.000 0.5 0.5 1.000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3
Luka Doncic Zeke Nnaji
Season 2020-212022-23
Team Dallas MavericksDenver Nuggets
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 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
Zeke Nnaji 53 13.7 5.2 1.2 1.4 2.6 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.6 2.0 2.1 3.7 .561 0.3 1.2 .262 0.8 1.2 .645
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
Zeke Nnaji 5 2.4 1.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.8 .500 0.2 0.6 .333 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4
Luka Doncic Zeke Nnaji
Season 2021-222023-24
Team Dallas MavericksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsNuggets TBD
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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
Zeke Nnaji 58 9.9 3.2 1.1 1.1 2.2 0.6 0.3 0.7 0.5 1.4 1.2 2.6 .463 0.1 0.4 .261 0.7 1.1 .677
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
Zeke Nnaji 2 4.5 1.5 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .500

Season 5
Luka Doncic Zeke Nnaji
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
Zeke Nnaji ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Zeke Nnaji ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Luka Doncic Zeke Nnaji
Season 2023-24-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks TBD-
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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
Zeke Nnaji ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic 10 41.9 26.7 1.2 8.4 9.6 8.8 1.5 0.5 3.9 2.5 9.2 23.0 .400 2.5 9.6 .260 5.8 7.5 .773
Zeke Nnaji ------- --- ----------
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