Michael Adams vs. Josh Giddey Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Josh Giddey and Michael Adams, 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.

Michael Adams played 11 years in the NBA, 8 more than Josh Giddey, who played 3. Michael Adams had the first of his seasons in 1985-86, while Josh Giddey had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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
Michael Adams 11 5 1985-86 to 1995-96
Josh Giddey 3 1 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Michael Adams Josh Giddey
Season 1985-862021-22
Team Sacramento KingsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second 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 %
Michael Adams 18 7.7 2.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 1.2 0.5 0.1 0.6 0.5 0.9 2.4 .364 0.0 0.2 .000 0.4 0.7 .667
Josh Giddey 54 31.5 12.5 1.8 6.0 7.8 6.4 0.9 0.4 3.2 1.6 5.2 12.4 .419 1.0 3.9 .263 1.0 1.5 .709
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams ------- --- ----------
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Michael Adams Josh Giddey
Season 1986-872022-23
Team Washington BulletsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East 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 %
Michael Adams 63 20.7 7.2 0.6 1.3 2.0 3.9 1.3 0.1 1.3 1.4 2.5 6.2 .407 0.4 1.6 .275 1.7 2.0 .847
Josh Giddey 76 31.2 16.6 1.9 5.9 7.9 6.2 0.8 0.4 2.8 1.9 7.1 14.7 .482 1.0 3.1 .325 1.4 1.9 .731
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams 3 27.3 6.3 0.0 2.3 2.3 3.3 2.3 0.0 1.7 2.0 2.7 8.3 .320 0.7 3.0 .222 0.3 1.0 .333
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Michael Adams Josh Giddey
Season 1987-882023-24
Team Denver NuggetsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisThunder 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 %
Michael Adams 82 33.9 13.9 0.5 2.2 2.7 6.1 2.0 0.2 1.8 1.7 5.1 11.3 .449 1.7 4.6 .367 2.0 2.4 .834
Josh Giddey 80 25.1 12.3 1.4 5.0 6.4 4.8 0.7 0.6 2.1 1.4 5.0 10.6 .475 1.0 3.0 .337 1.3 1.6 .806
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams 11 36.9 13.4 0.8 2.5 3.3 5.8 1.6 0.2 2.1 1.7 4.3 11.8 .362 1.5 4.9 .315 3.3 3.7 .878
Josh Giddey 10 18.1 8.7 0.7 2.9 3.6 2.1 0.2 0.4 1.2 0.9 3.4 7.5 .453 1.2 3.4 .353 0.7 0.8 .875

Season 4
Michael Adams Josh Giddey
Season 1988-89-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
Michael Adams 77 36.2 18.5 0.9 2.8 3.7 6.4 2.2 0.1 2.3 1.9 6.1 14.1 .433 2.2 6.1 .356 4.2 5.1 .819
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams 2 37.5 23.5 2.5 6.0 8.5 4.5 1.5 0.0 4.0 3.0 7.5 18.0 .417 5.0 11.0 .455 3.5 4.0 .875
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Michael Adams Josh Giddey
Season 1989-90-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
Michael Adams 79 34.1 15.5 0.6 2.2 2.8 6.3 1.5 0.0 1.8 1.7 5.0 12.5 .402 2.0 5.5 .366 3.4 4.0 .850
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams 3 35.0 13.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 6.0 1.3 0.0 2.7 3.3 4.3 11.3 .382 2.0 6.7 .300 2.3 2.7 .875
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Michael Adams Josh Giddey
Season 1990-91-
Team Denver Nuggets-
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 %
Michael Adams 66 35.5 26.5 0.9 3.0 3.9 10.5 2.2 0.1 3.6 2.5 8.5 21.5 .394 2.5 8.5 .296 7.0 8.0 .879
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams ------- --- ----------
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Michael Adams Josh Giddey
Season 1991-92-
Team Washington Bullets-
Honors & Awards 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 %
Michael Adams 78 35.8 18.1 0.7 3.2 4.0 7.6 1.9 0.1 2.7 2.1 6.2 15.8 .393 1.6 4.9 .324 4.0 4.6 .869
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams ------- --- ----------
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Michael Adams Josh Giddey
Season 1992-93-
Team Washington Bullets-
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 %
Michael Adams 70 35.7 14.8 0.7 2.7 3.4 7.5 1.4 0.1 2.5 2.1 5.2 11.9 .439 1.0 3.0 .321 3.4 4.0 .856
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams ------- --- ----------
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Michael Adams Josh Giddey
Season 1993-94-
Team Washington Bullets-
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 %
Michael Adams 70 33.4 12.1 0.5 2.1 2.6 6.9 1.4 0.1 2.4 2.0 4.1 10.0 .408 0.8 2.7 .288 3.2 3.9 .830
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams ------- --- ----------
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Michael Adams Josh Giddey
Season 1994-95-
Team Charlotte Hornets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets 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 %
Michael Adams 29 15.3 6.5 0.2 0.8 1.0 3.3 0.8 0.0 0.9 1.4 2.3 5.1 .453 1.0 2.8 .358 0.9 1.0 .833
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams 1 11.0 4.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 5.0 .400 0.0 2.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Michael Adams Josh Giddey
Season 1995-96-
Team Charlotte Hornets-
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 %
Michael Adams 21 15.7 5.4 0.2 0.8 1.0 3.2 1.0 0.2 1.2 1.2 1.8 4.0 .446 0.7 2.0 .341 1.2 1.7 .743
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams ------- --- ----------
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
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