Paolo Banchero vs. Brook Lopez Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brook Lopez 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.

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Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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.

Paolo Banchero played 3 years in the NBA, 14 less than Brook Lopez, who played 17. Paolo Banchero had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Brook Lopez had his rookie season in 2008-09. 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 3 2 2022-23 to 2024-25
Brook Lopez 17 9 2008-09 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Paolo Banchero Brook Lopez
Season 2022-232008-09
Team Orlando MagicNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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%
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:+10+3.3+7.0+1.5+0.3+1.2+2.7+0.3+1.3-1.0-0.9+1.2+5.3+.104+1.2+4.0+3.4+4.8+.055
Brook Lopez 82 30.5 13.0 2.7 5.4 8.1 1.0 0.5 1.8 1.8 3.1 5.5 10.3 .531 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 2.6 .793
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Paolo Banchero nor Brook Lopez played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Paolo Banchero Brook Lopez
Season 2023-242009-10
Team Orlando MagicNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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%
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:+2+1.9+3.8+2.3+0.5+1.7+3.1+0.2+1.1-0.6-1.2+1.1+3.8+.044+1.5+4.4+0.8+.092
Brook Lopez 82 36.9 18.8 3.3 5.4 8.6 2.3 0.7 1.7 2.5 3.1 6.9 13.8 .499 0.0 0.0 - 5.1 6.2 .817
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Brook Lopez DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Paolo Banchero Brook Lopez
Season 2024-252010-11
Team Orlando MagicNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic Lost East 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%
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:+36+0.8+5.5+1.3+2.9+1.5+3.2+0.2+0.9-0.9-0.8+1.1+3.8+.040+1.9+5.9+1.4+2.4+.060
Brook Lopez 82 35.2 20.4 2.4 3.5 6.0 1.6 0.6 1.5 2.1 2.9 7.9 16.0 .492 0.0 0.0 - 4.7 6.0 .787
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Brook Lopez DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Brook Lopez played 14 seasons more than Paolo Banchero in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 17, from 2012 to 2025—Brook Lopez played in 9 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship and one NBA Cup.

In those 14 extra years over Paolo Banchero, Brook Lopez got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 1 All-Star Game
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