Luol Deng vs. Meyers Leonard Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Meyers Leonard and Luol Deng, 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.

Luol Deng played 15 years in the NBA, 5 more than Meyers Leonard, who played 10. Luol Deng had the first of his seasons in 2004-05, while Meyers Leonard 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
Luol Deng 15 7 2004-05 to 2018-19
Meyers Leonard 10 7 2012-13 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Luol Deng Meyers Leonard
Season 2004-052012-13
Team Chicago BullsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
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 %
Luol Deng 61 27.3 11.7 1.5 3.8 5.3 2.2 0.8 0.4 1.9 1.6 4.6 10.6 .434 0.5 1.9 .265 2.0 2.7 .741
Meyers Leonard 69 17.5 5.5 1.2 2.5 3.7 0.5 0.2 0.6 0.7 2.4 2.2 4.0 .545 0.0 0.1 .429 1.0 1.3 .809
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luol Deng ------- --- ----------
Meyers Leonard ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Luol Deng Meyers Leonard
Season 2005-062013-14
Team Chicago BullsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers 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 %
Luol Deng 78 33.4 14.3 1.6 5.0 6.6 1.9 0.9 0.6 1.3 1.6 5.7 12.2 .463 0.3 1.0 .269 2.7 3.5 .750
Meyers Leonard 40 8.9 2.5 0.7 2.1 2.8 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.4 1.9 1.0 2.3 .451 0.0 0.2 .000 0.4 0.5 .762
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luol Deng 6 30.0 10.2 1.3 3.5 4.8 0.5 0.8 0.7 0.8 2.2 4.0 9.3 .429 0.2 0.8 .200 2.0 3.5 .571
Meyers Leonard 4 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3

Luol Deng Meyers Leonard
Season 2006-072014-15
Team Chicago BullsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf SemisTrail Blazers 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 %
Luol Deng 82 37.5 18.8 1.8 5.3 7.1 2.5 1.2 0.6 1.9 2.0 7.7 14.9 .517 0.0 0.1 .143 3.4 4.4 .777
Meyers Leonard 55 15.4 5.9 0.8 3.7 4.5 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.7 2.1 2.3 4.5 .510 0.9 2.0 .420 0.5 0.6 .938
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luol Deng 10 41.0 22.2 3.0 5.7 8.7 2.4 1.0 0.7 2.3 2.2 8.8 16.8 .524 0.0 0.1 .000 4.6 5.7 .807
Meyers Leonard 5 21.2 7.8 1.2 5.4 6.6 1.0 0.4 0.4 0.6 3.4 2.8 4.2 .667 2.0 2.6 .769 0.2 0.4 .500

Season 4

Luol Deng Meyers Leonard
Season 2007-082015-16
Team Chicago BullsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
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 %
Luol Deng 63 33.8 17.0 2.2 4.1 6.3 2.5 0.9 0.5 1.9 1.9 6.8 14.2 .479 0.1 0.3 .364 3.2 4.2 .770
Meyers Leonard 61 21.9 8.4 0.8 4.3 5.1 1.5 0.1 0.3 1.3 3.0 3.2 7.1 .448 1.4 3.7 .377 0.6 0.8 .761
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luol Deng ------- --- ----------
Meyers Leonard ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Luol Deng Meyers Leonard
Season 2008-092016-17
Team Chicago BullsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers 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 %
Luol Deng 49 34.0 14.1 1.6 4.4 6.0 1.9 1.2 0.5 1.5 1.7 5.4 12.1 .448 0.2 0.4 .400 3.1 3.9 .796
Meyers Leonard 74 16.5 5.4 0.4 2.8 3.2 1.0 0.2 0.4 0.5 2.3 2.0 5.1 .386 1.0 2.9 .347 0.5 0.5 .875
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luol Deng ------- --- ----------
Meyers Leonard 3 10.3 0.7 0.7 2.0 2.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.3 2.0 0.3 1.7 .200 0.0 1.3 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 6

Luol Deng Meyers Leonard
Season 2009-102017-18
Team Chicago BullsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers 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 %
Luol Deng 70 37.9 17.6 1.9 5.4 7.3 2.0 0.9 0.9 1.9 1.8 6.8 14.5 .466 0.5 1.2 .386 3.6 4.7 .764
Meyers Leonard 33 7.7 3.4 0.4 1.8 2.1 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.3 1.1 1.4 2.4 .590 0.3 0.8 .423 0.3 0.3 .818
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luol Deng 5 40.6 18.8 1.6 3.4 5.0 1.4 1.2 0.8 0.6 3.0 7.4 16.0 .463 0.2 2.4 .083 3.8 5.2 .731
Meyers Leonard 2 4.0 4.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 7

Luol Deng Meyers Leonard
Season 2010-112018-19
Team Chicago BullsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf FinalsTrail Blazers 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 %
Luol Deng 82 39.1 17.4 1.4 4.4 5.8 2.8 1.0 0.6 1.9 2.0 6.5 14.1 .460 1.4 4.1 .345 3.1 4.1 .753
Meyers Leonard 61 14.4 5.9 0.8 3.0 3.8 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.7 1.7 2.2 4.0 .545 0.8 1.8 .450 0.7 0.8 .843
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luol Deng 16 42.9 16.9 1.7 4.9 6.6 2.7 1.5 0.6 1.6 2.5 6.1 14.4 .426 1.4 4.3 .324 3.3 3.9 .839
Meyers Leonard 11 15.5 7.7 0.5 3.1 3.6 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.4 2.5 3.1 5.9 .523 1.3 3.0 .424 0.3 0.8 .333

Season 8

Luol Deng Meyers Leonard
Season 2011-122019-20
Team Chicago BullsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st RdHeat 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 %
Luol Deng 54 39.4 15.3 1.4 5.1 6.5 2.9 1.0 0.7 1.8 1.5 5.8 14.0 .412 1.5 4.0 .367 2.4 3.1 .770
Meyers Leonard 51 20.3 6.1 0.6 4.5 5.1 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.8 2.1 2.3 4.6 .509 1.0 2.5 .414 0.4 0.5 .643
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luol Deng 6 38.0 14.0 1.3 7.0 8.3 1.5 0.8 1.5 1.7 1.7 6.0 13.2 .456 1.3 3.7 .364 0.7 1.2 .571
Meyers Leonard 3 10.3 4.7 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.7 2.7 .625 0.7 1.3 .500 0.7 0.7 1.000

Season 9

Luol Deng Meyers Leonard
Season 2012-132020-21
Team Chicago BullsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
Luol Deng 75 38.7 16.5 2.2 4.2 6.3 3.0 1.1 0.4 1.9 1.4 6.2 14.6 .426 1.0 3.1 .322 3.1 3.8 .816
Meyers Leonard 3 9.7 3.3 0.0 2.3 2.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.7 1.0 2.3 .429 1.0 2.3 .429 0.3 0.7 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luol Deng 5 44.8 13.8 1.0 6.6 7.6 3.8 1.0 0.6 2.4 2.4 6.4 16.8 .381 0.2 3.6 .056 0.8 2.0 .400
Meyers Leonard ------- --- ----------

Note: Meyers Leonard didn't play in 2021-22.

Season 10

Luol Deng Meyers Leonard
Season 2013-142022-23
Team Chicago Bulls, Cleveland CavaliersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks 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 %
Luol Deng 63 35.1 16.0 1.6 4.2 5.7 2.9 1.0 0.1 1.8 1.8 5.9 13.7 .431 0.9 3.0 .302 3.4 4.3 .791
Meyers Leonard 9 12.7 4.8 1.3 2.4 3.8 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.7 1.8 1.6 3.2 .483 0.8 2.0 .389 0.9 1.0 .889
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luol Deng ------- --- ----------
Meyers Leonard 2 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 11

Luol Deng Meyers Leonard
Season 2014-15-
Team Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luol Deng 72 33.6 14.0 1.4 3.8 5.2 1.9 0.9 0.3 1.5 1.5 5.1 10.9 .469 1.1 3.1 .355 2.7 3.5 .761
Meyers Leonard ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luol Deng ------- --- ----------
Meyers Leonard ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Luol Deng Meyers Leonard
Season 2015-16-
Team Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East 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 %
Luol Deng 74 32.4 12.3 1.5 4.5 6.0 1.9 1.0 0.4 1.1 1.6 4.6 10.1 .455 1.2 3.5 .344 2.0 2.6 .755
Meyers Leonard ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luol Deng 14 35.4 13.3 1.4 4.6 5.9 1.6 0.9 0.6 1.6 1.7 4.6 9.9 .471 1.7 4.1 .421 2.3 2.7 .842
Meyers Leonard ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Luol Deng Meyers Leonard
Season 2016-17-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luol Deng 56 26.5 7.6 1.1 4.1 5.3 1.3 0.9 0.4 0.8 1.1 2.9 7.6 .387 0.9 2.9 .309 0.8 1.1 .730
Meyers Leonard ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luol Deng ------- --- ----------
Meyers Leonard ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Luol Deng Meyers Leonard
Season 2017-18-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luol Deng 1 13.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Meyers Leonard ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luol Deng ------- --- ----------
Meyers Leonard ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Luol Deng Meyers Leonard
Season 2018-19-
Team Minnesota Timberwolves-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luol Deng 22 17.8 7.1 0.9 2.4 3.3 0.8 0.7 0.4 0.6 1.1 2.7 5.4 .500 0.6 2.0 .318 1.1 1.6 .714
Meyers Leonard ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luol Deng ------- --- ----------
Meyers Leonard ------- --- ----------