Omer Asik vs. Ja Morant Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ja Morant and Omer Asik, 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.

Omer Asik played 8 years in the NBA, 3 more than Ja Morant, who played 5. Omer Asik had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Ja Morant had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Omer Asik 8 5 2010-11 to 2017-18
Ja Morant 5 3 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Omer Asik Ja Morant
Season 2010-112019-20
Team Chicago BullsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Omer Asik 82 12.1 2.8 1.4 2.4 3.7 0.4 0.2 0.7 0.8 1.9 1.0 1.7 .553 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.8 .503
Ja Morant 67 31.0 17.8 0.8 3.1 3.9 7.3 0.9 0.3 3.3 1.6 6.7 14.0 .477 0.9 2.7 .335 3.6 4.6 .776
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Omer Asik 15 9.9 1.0 0.7 1.4 2.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.5 1.4 0.4 0.9 .462 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.7 .300
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Omer Asik Ja Morant
Season 2011-122020-21
Team Chicago BullsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st RdGrizzlies 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 %
Omer Asik 66 14.7 3.1 1.9 3.4 5.3 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.0 1.8 1.2 2.4 .506 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.6 .456
Ja Morant 63 32.6 19.1 0.9 3.1 4.0 7.4 0.9 0.2 3.2 1.4 6.8 15.2 .449 1.2 3.8 .303 4.3 5.9 .728
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Omer Asik 6 21.3 3.3 1.3 3.3 4.7 1.3 0.2 1.7 1.3 2.3 1.2 2.3 .500 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 2.8 .353
Ja Morant 5 40.6 30.2 1.4 3.4 4.8 8.2 0.4 0.0 3.4 1.8 11.0 22.6 .487 2.0 6.2 .323 6.2 8.0 .775

Season 3

Omer Asik Ja Morant
Season 2012-132021-22
Team Houston RocketsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement Most Improved Player
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdGrizzlies 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 %
Omer Asik 82 30.0 10.1 3.4 8.3 11.7 0.9 0.6 1.1 2.1 2.7 4.0 7.5 .541 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 3.6 .562
Ja Morant 57 33.1 27.4 1.4 4.4 5.7 6.7 1.2 0.4 3.4 1.5 10.2 20.6 .493 1.5 4.5 .344 5.5 7.3 .761
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Omer Asik 6 34.7 12.3 3.5 7.7 11.2 0.5 0.5 1.7 2.0 3.7 3.7 6.5 .564 0.0 0.0 - 5.0 7.8 .638
Ja Morant 9 37.6 27.1 1.4 6.6 8.0 9.8 2.0 0.4 3.6 2.4 9.0 20.4 .440 1.9 5.6 .340 7.2 9.7 .747

Season 4

Omer Asik Ja Morant
Season 2013-142022-23
Team Houston RocketsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdGrizzlies 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 %
Omer Asik 48 20.2 5.8 2.1 5.8 7.9 0.5 0.3 0.8 1.2 1.9 2.1 4.0 .532 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.6 .619
Ja Morant 61 31.9 26.2 1.0 4.9 5.9 8.1 1.1 0.3 3.4 1.6 9.3 19.9 .466 1.5 4.9 .307 6.1 8.1 .748
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Omer Asik 6 27.2 5.8 3.5 4.7 8.2 0.7 0.5 0.7 1.8 4.8 2.7 5.5 .485 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.5 1.000
Ja Morant 5 37.4 24.6 1.6 5.2 6.8 7.0 1.8 0.2 3.4 2.4 9.0 21.2 .425 2.6 6.2 .419 4.0 5.2 .769

Season 5

Omer Asik Ja Morant
Season 2014-152023-24
Team New Orleans PelicansMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pelicans Lost West 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 %
Omer Asik 76 26.1 7.3 3.2 6.6 9.8 0.9 0.4 0.7 1.3 1.9 2.8 5.4 .517 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 3.0 .582
Ja Morant 9 35.3 25.1 0.7 4.9 5.6 8.1 0.8 0.6 3.0 2.1 8.9 18.9 .471 1.6 5.7 .275 5.8 7.1 .813
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Omer Asik 4 19.8 2.0 3.0 4.3 7.3 1.5 1.3 0.0 1.3 2.5 0.5 2.5 .200 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.8 .571
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Season 6

Omer Asik Ja Morant
Season 2015-16-
Team New Orleans Pelicans-
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 %
Omer Asik 68 17.3 4.0 1.8 4.3 6.1 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.9 1.8 1.5 2.9 .533 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.6 .545
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Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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Season 7

Omer Asik Ja Morant
Season 2016-17-
Team New Orleans Pelicans-
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 %
Omer Asik 31 15.5 2.7 1.5 3.7 5.3 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.6 1.0 2.1 .477 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.3 .590
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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Season 8

Omer Asik Ja Morant
Season 2017-18-
Team New Orleans Pelicans, Chicago Bulls-
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 %
Omer Asik 18 10.1 1.2 0.5 2.1 2.6 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.5 1.1 0.5 1.2 .409 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.7 .308
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Omer Asik ------- --- ----------
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