Nickeil Alexander-Walker vs. Cam Thomas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cam Thomas and Nickeil Alexander-Walker, 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.

Nickeil Alexander-Walker played 7 years in the NBA, 2 more than Cam Thomas, who played 5. Nickeil Alexander-Walker had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Cam Thomas 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 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
Nickeil Alexander-Walker 7 4 2019-20 to 2025-26
Cam Thomas 5 2 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Nickeil Alexander-Walker Cam Thomas
Season 2019-202021-22
Team New Orleans PelicansBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Nickeil Alexander-Walker 47 12.6 5.7 0.2 1.6 1.8 1.9 0.4 0.2 1.1 1.2 2.1 5.7 .368 1.0 2.8 .346 0.5 0.8 .676
difference:+20+5.0+2.8+0.6+0.6+0.7+0.1+0.1-0.3-0.2+1.2+1.8+.065+0.3+0.2+.076+0.8+0.8+.153
Cam Thomas 67 17.6 8.5 0.2 2.2 2.4 1.2 0.5 0.1 0.8 1.0 3.3 7.5 .433 0.7 2.6 .270 1.3 1.6 .829
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Nickeil Alexander-Walker DNP------ --- ----------
Cam Thomas 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Nickeil Alexander-Walker Cam Thomas
Season 2020-212022-23
Team New Orleans PelicansBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets 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%
Nickeil Alexander-Walker 46 21.9 11.0 0.3 2.8 3.1 2.2 1.0 0.5 1.5 1.9 4.2 10.0 .419 1.7 4.8 .347 1.0 1.4 .727
difference:+11+5.3+0.4+0.2+1.3+1.4+0.8+0.6+0.4-0.4-0.9+0.7+2.0+.022+0.8+2.5+.036+1.6+1.7+.141
Cam Thomas 57 16.6 10.6 0.1 1.5 1.7 1.4 0.4 0.1 1.1 1.0 3.5 8.0 .441 0.9 2.3 .383 2.6 3.1 .868
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Nickeil Alexander-Walker DNP------ --- ----------
Cam Thomas 2 8.0 3.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 3.5 .429 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3
Nickeil Alexander-Walker Cam Thomas
Season 2021-222023-24
Team New Orleans Pelicans, Utah JazzBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz 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%
Nickeil Alexander-Walker 65 22.6 10.6 0.6 2.3 2.9 2.4 0.7 0.4 1.4 1.6 3.9 10.5 .372 1.6 5.2 .311 1.2 1.7 .743
difference:+1+8.8+11.9+0.2+0.5+0.3+0.5+0.2-0.5-0.5+4.1+7.5+.070+0.6+0.8+.053+3.1+3.4+.113
Cam Thomas 66 31.4 22.5 0.4 2.8 3.2 2.9 0.7 0.2 1.9 2.1 8.0 18.0 .442 2.2 6.0 .364 4.3 5.1 .856
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Nickeil Alexander-Walker 1 5.0 5.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.0 1.000
Cam Thomas DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Nickeil Alexander-Walker Cam Thomas
Season 2022-232024-25
Team Utah Jazz, Minnesota TimberwolvesBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Nickeil Alexander-Walker 59 15.0 6.2 0.3 1.5 1.7 1.8 0.5 0.4 0.9 1.5 2.2 5.0 .444 1.0 2.7 .384 0.7 1.0 .667
difference:+34+16.2+17.8+0.3+1.2+1.6+2.0+0.1+0.3-1.6-0.3+5.8+13.2+.006+1.7+5.1+.035+4.6+5.0+.214
Cam Thomas 25 31.2 24.0 0.6 2.7 3.3 3.8 0.6 0.1 2.5 1.8 8.0 18.2 .438 2.7 7.8 .349 5.3 6.0 .881
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Nickeil Alexander-Walker 5 29.6 8.4 0.2 1.8 2.0 1.4 0.6 0.2 0.8 1.8 3.0 7.0 .429 2.0 5.0 .400 0.4 0.6 .667
Cam Thomas DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
Nickeil Alexander-Walker Cam Thomas
Season 2023-242025-26
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Nickeil Alexander-Walker 82 23.4 8.0 0.4 1.6 2.0 2.5 0.8 0.5 0.9 1.7 2.9 6.6 .439 1.6 4.1 .391 0.6 0.8 .800
difference:+75+8.2+16.4+0.5+0.4+0.4+0.2+0.4-1.4-0.4+4.7+12.0+.031+0.7+2.3+.035+6.4+7.2+.075
Cam Thomas 7 31.6 24.4 0.4 1.1 1.6 2.9 0.6 0.1 2.3 2.1 7.6 18.6 .408 2.3 6.4 .356 7.0 8.0 .875
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Nickeil Alexander-Walker 16 23.6 7.3 0.3 1.4 1.8 2.3 0.6 0.4 0.9 1.5 2.6 7.0 .366 1.5 5.1 .296 0.6 0.6 1.000
Cam Thomas DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Nickeil Alexander-Walker played 2 seasons more than Cam Thomas in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 7, from 2025 to 2026—Nickeil Alexander-Walker played in one postseason.

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