Paolo Banchero vs. Aaron Nesmith Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Aaron Nesmith and Paolo Banchero, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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. 
	 Paolo Banchero played 4 years in the NBA, 2 less than Aaron Nesmith, who played 6.  Paolo Banchero had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Aaron Nesmith had his rookie season in 2020-21. 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 | 
   
      | Paolo Banchero | 4 | 2 | 2022-23  to 2025-26 | 
      | Aaron Nesmith | 6 | 4 | 2020-21  to 2025-26 | 
   
      
  
    
  
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	| Rookie Season Stats Comparison | 
  | Regular Season Stats | 
	|  | G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | 
    | Paolo Banchero | 72 | 33.8 | 20.0 | 1.2 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 6.7 | 15.6 | .427 | 1.2 | 4.0 | .298 | 5.5 | 7.4 | .738 | 
      | difference: | +26 | +19.3 | +15.3 | +0.6 | +3.5 | +4.1 | +3.2 | +0.5 | +0.3 | -2.3 | -0.3 | +5.0 | +11.7 | +.011 | +0.3 | +1.7 | +.072 | +5.0 | +6.8 | +.048 | 
    | Aaron Nesmith | 46 | 14.5 | 4.7 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 3.9 | .438 | 0.9 | 2.3 | .370 | 0.5 | 0.6 | .786 | 
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  | Playoffs Stats | 
	|  | G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | 
  
    | Paolo Banchero | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 
    | Aaron Nesmith | 5 | 15.0 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 3.6 | .278 | 0.8 | 2.8 | .286 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.000 | 
  
    
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	| 2nd Season Stats Comparison | 
  | Regular Season Stats | 
	|  | G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | 
    | Paolo Banchero | 80 | 35.0 | 22.6 | 1.0 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 5.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 8.0 | 17.6 | .455 | 1.5 | 4.4 | .339 | 5.1 | 7.0 | .725 | 
      | difference: | +28 | +24.0 | +18.8 | +0.7 | +4.5 | +5.2 | +5.0 | +0.5 | +0.5 | -2.5 | -0.6 | +6.6 | +14.1 | +.059 | +0.9 | +2.2 | +.069 | +4.7 | +6.5 | +.083 | 
    | Aaron Nesmith | 52 | 11.0 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 3.5 | .396 | 0.6 | 2.2 | .270 | 0.4 | 0.5 | .808 | 
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  | Playoffs Stats | 
	|  | G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | 
    | Paolo Banchero | 7 | 37.4 | 27.0 | 2.0 | 6.6 | 8.6 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 9.7 | 21.3 | .456 | 2.3 | 5.7 | .400 | 5.3 | 7.0 | .755 | 
      | difference: | +8 | +33.9 | +26.2 | +1.7 | +5.9 | +7.6 | +3.8 | +1.0 | +0.3 | -4.5 | -1.6 | +9.4 | +20.2 | +.221 | +2.2 | +5.0 | +.309 | +5.1 | +6.7 | +.005 | 
    | Aaron Nesmith | 15 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.1 | .235 | 0.1 | 0.7 | .091 | 0.2 | 0.3 | .750 | 
  
    
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	| 3rd Season Stats Comparison | 
  | Regular Season Stats | 
	|  | G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | 
    | Paolo Banchero | 46 | 34.4 | 25.9 | 1.1 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 9.0 | 19.8 | .452 | 1.9 | 5.9 | .320 | 6.1 | 8.4 | .727 | 
      | difference: | +27 | +9.5 | +15.8 | +0.3 | +3.5 | +3.7 | +3.5 |  | +0.1 | -2.0 | -1.1 | +5.5 | +11.7 | +.025 | +0.3 | +1.6 | +.046 | +4.5 | +6.5 | +.111 | 
    | Aaron Nesmith | 73 | 24.9 | 10.1 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 8.1 | .427 | 1.6 | 4.3 | .366 | 1.6 | 1.9 | .838 | 
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  | Playoffs Stats | 
	|  | G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | 
    | Paolo Banchero | 5 | 39.4 | 29.4 | 2.4 | 6.0 | 8.4 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 10.8 | 24.8 | .435 | 2.4 | 5.4 | .444 | 5.4 | 8.2 | .659 | 
  
    | Aaron Nesmith | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 
  
    
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	| 4th Season Stats Comparison | 
  | Regular Season Stats | 
	|  | G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | 
    | Paolo Banchero | 5 | 36.0 | 23.0 | 1.2 | 7.8 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 7.0 | 17.4 | .402 | 0.6 | 3.8 | .158 | 8.4 | 11.2 | .750 | 
      | difference: | +67 | +8.3 | +10.8 | +0.3 | +4.9 | +5.2 | +1.5 | +0.3 | +0.7 | -1.9 | -0.9 | +2.6 | +8.6 | +.094 | +1.3 | +0.8 | +.261 | +6.9 | +9.3 | +.031 | 
    | Aaron Nesmith | 72 | 27.7 | 12.2 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 8.8 | .496 | 1.9 | 4.6 | .419 | 1.5 | 1.9 | .781 | 
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  | Playoffs Stats | 
	|  | G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | 
  
    | Paolo Banchero | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 
    | Aaron Nesmith | 17 | 32.9 | 10.5 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 8.3 | .433 | 1.3 | 4.6 | .278 | 2.0 | 2.2 | .919 | 
  
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				| Additional Years | 
			| * Aaron Nesmith played 2 seasons more than Paolo Banchero in the NBA.  In that period—his seasons 5 to 6, from 2025 to 2026—Aaron Nesmith played in one postseason. |