Nemanja Bjelica vs. Jaylen Brown Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jaylen Brown and Nemanja Bjelica, 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.

Nemanja Bjelica played 7 years in the NBA, 1 less than Jaylen Brown, who played 8. Nemanja Bjelica had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Jaylen Brown had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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
Nemanja Bjelica 7 3 2015-16 to 2021-22
Jaylen Brown 8 7 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Nemanja Bjelica Jaylen Brown
Season 2015-162016-17
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East 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 %
Nemanja Bjelica 60 17.9 5.1 0.8 2.7 3.5 1.4 0.4 0.4 0.8 2.6 1.8 3.9 .468 0.8 2.1 .384 0.7 0.9 .727
Jaylen Brown 78 17.2 6.6 0.6 2.2 2.8 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.9 1.8 2.5 5.4 .454 0.6 1.7 .341 1.1 1.6 .685
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nemanja Bjelica ------- --- ----------
Jaylen Brown 17 12.6 5.0 0.7 1.4 2.1 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.8 1.5 2.0 4.2 .479 0.3 1.4 .217 0.7 1.1 .667

Season 2
Nemanja Bjelica Jaylen Brown
Season 2016-172017-18
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East 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 %
Nemanja Bjelica 65 18.3 6.2 0.9 2.9 3.8 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.9 2.4 2.3 5.5 .424 0.9 2.7 .316 0.7 0.9 .738
Jaylen Brown 70 30.7 14.5 0.9 4.0 4.9 1.6 1.0 0.4 1.8 2.6 5.3 11.5 .465 1.7 4.4 .395 2.1 3.3 .644
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nemanja Bjelica ------- --- ----------
Jaylen Brown 18 32.4 18.0 0.9 3.9 4.8 1.4 0.8 0.6 1.3 3.2 6.9 14.8 .466 2.4 6.2 .393 1.8 2.8 .640

Season 3
Nemanja Bjelica Jaylen Brown
Season 2017-182018-19
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics 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 %
Nemanja Bjelica 67 20.5 6.8 0.8 3.3 4.1 1.3 0.7 0.2 0.8 2.1 2.6 5.5 .461 1.1 2.7 .415 0.5 0.7 .800
Jaylen Brown 74 25.9 13.0 0.9 3.4 4.2 1.4 0.9 0.4 1.3 2.5 5.0 10.7 .465 1.3 3.7 .344 1.8 2.7 .658
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nemanja Bjelica 5 9.4 4.6 0.8 2.2 3.0 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.2 1.2 1.4 3.2 .438 0.8 1.4 .571 1.0 1.4 .714
Jaylen Brown 9 30.4 13.9 0.7 5.1 5.8 1.1 0.7 0.2 1.8 3.3 4.9 9.7 .506 1.6 4.4 .350 2.6 3.3 .767

Season 4
Nemanja Bjelica Jaylen Brown
Season 2018-192019-20
Team Sacramento KingsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East 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 %
Nemanja Bjelica 77 23.2 9.6 1.6 4.1 5.8 1.9 0.7 0.7 1.1 2.6 3.7 7.7 .479 1.3 3.3 .401 0.9 1.2 .761
Jaylen Brown 57 33.9 20.3 1.1 5.3 6.4 2.1 1.1 0.4 2.2 2.9 7.5 15.6 .481 2.3 5.9 .382 3.1 4.3 .724
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nemanja Bjelica ------- --- ----------
Jaylen Brown 17 39.5 21.8 1.4 6.1 7.5 2.3 1.5 0.5 2.4 2.8 8.1 16.9 .476 2.5 7.1 .358 3.1 3.7 .841

Season 5
Nemanja Bjelica Jaylen Brown
Season 2019-202020-21
Team Sacramento KingsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
Nemanja Bjelica 72 27.9 11.5 1.5 4.8 6.4 2.8 0.9 0.6 1.4 3.0 4.4 9.1 .481 1.9 4.4 .419 1.0 1.2 .821
Jaylen Brown 58 34.5 24.7 1.2 4.8 6.0 3.4 1.2 0.6 2.7 2.9 9.3 19.2 .484 2.8 7.1 .397 3.3 4.3 .764
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nemanja Bjelica ------- --- ----------
Jaylen Brown ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Nemanja Bjelica Jaylen Brown
Season 2020-212021-22
Team Sacramento Kings, Miami HeatBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics 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 %
Nemanja Bjelica 37 16.1 6.5 0.8 2.6 3.4 1.9 0.4 0.1 0.9 1.8 2.4 5.3 .454 0.7 2.3 .318 1.0 1.4 .725
Jaylen Brown 66 33.6 23.6 0.8 5.3 6.1 3.5 1.1 0.3 2.7 2.5 8.7 18.4 .473 2.5 7.0 .358 3.7 4.8 .758
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nemanja Bjelica 2 15.0 9.0 0.5 2.0 2.5 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 2.5 2.5 5.5 .455 2.0 4.0 .500 2.0 3.0 .667
Jaylen Brown 24 38.3 23.1 1.4 5.5 6.9 3.5 1.1 0.4 3.1 3.0 8.2 17.5 .470 2.5 6.7 .373 4.2 5.5 .763

Season 7
Nemanja Bjelica Jaylen Brown
Season 2021-222022-23
Team Golden State WarriorsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionCeltics Lost East 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 %
Nemanja Bjelica 71 16.1 6.1 0.9 3.3 4.1 2.2 0.6 0.4 1.2 1.8 2.3 4.8 .468 0.8 2.1 .362 0.8 1.1 .728
Jaylen Brown 67 35.9 26.6 1.2 5.7 6.9 3.5 1.1 0.4 2.9 2.6 10.1 20.6 .491 2.4 7.3 .335 3.9 5.1 .765
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nemanja Bjelica 15 10.0 2.9 0.4 1.7 2.1 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.4 1.2 2.3 .529 0.2 0.5 .375 0.3 0.5 .571
Jaylen Brown 20 37.6 22.7 1.3 4.4 5.6 3.4 1.1 0.4 3.3 3.1 9.1 18.3 .496 2.0 5.7 .354 2.6 3.7 .689

Season 8
Nemanja Bjelica Jaylen Brown
Season -2023-24
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Celtics 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 %
Nemanja Bjelica ------- --- ----------
Jaylen Brown 70 33.5 23.0 1.2 4.3 5.5 3.6 1.2 0.5 2.4 2.6 9.0 17.9 .499 2.1 5.9 .354 3.0 4.3 .703
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nemanja Bjelica ------- --- ----------
Jaylen Brown 10 35.1 23.1 1.3 5.3 6.6 2.5 0.7 0.5 2.8 2.4 9.3 16.8 .554 1.8 4.9 .367 2.7 4.4 .614
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