Naz Reid vs. Ausar Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ausar Thompson and Naz Reid, 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.

Naz Reid played 7 years in the NBA, 4 more than Ausar Thompson, who played 3. Naz Reid had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Ausar Thompson had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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
Naz Reid 7 3 2019-20 to 2025-26
Ausar Thompson 3 1 2023-24 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Naz Reid Ausar Thompson
Season 2019-202023-24
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
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%
Naz Reid 30 16.5 9.0 1.1 3.0 4.1 1.2 0.6 0.7 0.7 2.8 3.3 8.1 .412 1.1 3.2 .330 1.2 1.8 .698
difference:+33+8.6+0.2+0.9+1.3+2.3+0.7+0.5+0.2-0.6+0.4+0.5+.071+0.8+1.4+.144+0.1+0.1+.101
Ausar Thompson 63 25.1 8.8 2.0 4.3 6.4 1.9 1.1 0.9 1.3 2.8 3.7 7.6 .483 0.3 1.8 .186 1.1 1.9 .597
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Naz Reid nor Ausar Thompson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Naz Reid Ausar Thompson
Season 2020-212024-25
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Naz Reid 70 19.2 11.2 1.2 3.4 4.6 1.0 0.5 1.1 1.0 2.6 4.3 8.3 .523 0.9 2.5 .351 1.6 2.4 .693
difference:+11+3.3+1.1+0.7+0.1+0.5+1.3+1.2+0.4-0.4-0.2+0.1+0.5+.012+0.7+1.7+.127+0.1+.052
Ausar Thompson 59 22.5 10.1 1.9 3.3 5.1 2.3 1.7 0.7 1.4 2.8 4.2 7.8 .535 0.2 0.8 .224 1.5 2.4 .641
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Naz Reid DNP------ --- ----------
Ausar Thompson 6 22.5 11.5 1.3 3.8 5.2 1.0 1.2 0.8 1.8 4.2 4.0 7.0 .571 0.0 0.3 .000 3.5 6.0 .583

Season 3
Naz Reid Ausar Thompson
Season 2021-222025-26
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves 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%
Naz Reid 77 15.8 8.3 1.3 2.6 3.9 0.9 0.5 0.9 1.1 2.2 3.0 6.2 .489 0.7 2.2 .343 1.5 1.9 .765
difference:+70+11.6+5.0+0.8+2.1+3.0+2.2+1.1+0.2-0.2-0.9+2.4+5.1+.008+0.3+0.5+.093+0.5+2.4+.298
Ausar Thompson 7 27.4 13.3 2.1 4.7 6.9 3.1 1.6 0.7 1.3 3.1 5.4 11.3 .481 0.4 1.7 .250 2.0 4.3 .467
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Naz Reid 5 10.8 4.8 0.4 2.4 2.8 0.0 0.2 1.2 1.0 2.8 1.4 3.4 .412 0.6 1.4 .429 1.4 1.4 1.000
Ausar Thompson DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Naz Reid played 4 seasons more than Ausar Thompson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 7, from 2023 to 2026—Naz Reid played in two Playoffs.

In those 4 extra years over Ausar Thompson, Naz Reid got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Sixth Man of the Year
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