Nemanja Bjelica vs. Keegan Murray Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Keegan Murray 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

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, 5 more than Keegan Murray, who played 2. Nemanja Bjelica had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Keegan Murray had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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
Keegan Murray 2 1 2022-23 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Nemanja Bjelica Keegan Murray
Season 2015-162022-23
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings 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 %
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
Keegan Murray 80 29.8 12.2 1.1 3.5 4.6 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.8 2.0 4.4 9.8 .453 2.6 6.3 .411 0.8 1.0 .765
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nemanja Bjelica ------- --- ----------
Keegan Murray 7 27.7 9.7 2.1 4.1 6.3 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.6 2.6 3.7 8.3 .448 1.7 4.6 .375 0.6 0.9 .667

Season 2
Nemanja Bjelica Keegan Murray
Season 2016-172023-24
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesSacramento Kings
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 %
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
Keegan Murray 77 33.6 15.2 1.4 4.1 5.5 1.7 1.0 0.8 0.8 2.7 5.8 12.7 .454 2.4 6.6 .358 1.3 1.6 .831
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nemanja Bjelica ------- --- ----------
Keegan Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Nemanja Bjelica Keegan Murray
Season 2017-18-
Team Minnesota Timberwolves-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves 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 %
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
Keegan Murray ------- --- ----------
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
Keegan Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Nemanja Bjelica Keegan Murray
Season 2018-19-
Team Sacramento Kings-
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 %
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
Keegan Murray ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nemanja Bjelica ------- --- ----------
Keegan Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Nemanja Bjelica Keegan Murray
Season 2019-20-
Team Sacramento Kings-
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 %
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
Keegan Murray ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nemanja Bjelica ------- --- ----------
Keegan Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Nemanja Bjelica Keegan Murray
Season 2020-21-
Team Sacramento Kings, Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat 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 %
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
Keegan Murray ------- --- ----------
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
Keegan Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Nemanja Bjelica Keegan Murray
Season 2021-22-
Team Golden State Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA 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 %
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
Keegan Murray ------- --- ----------
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
Keegan Murray ------- --- ----------
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