Paolo Banchero vs. Christian Braun Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Christian Braun 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.

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.

Paolo Banchero and Christian Braun both played 4 years in the NBA. Paolo Banchero had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Christian Braun 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 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
Christian Braun 4 3 2022-23 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Paolo Banchero Christian Braun
Season 2022-232022-23
Team Orlando MagicDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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:+4+18.3+15.3+0.6+3.9+4.5+2.9+0.3+0.3-2.3-0.9+4.8+11.8+.068+0.8+2.7+.056+5.0+6.6+.113
Christian Braun 76 15.5 4.7 0.6 1.8 2.4 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.5 1.3 1.9 3.8 .495 0.4 1.3 .354 0.5 0.8 .625
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Paolo Banchero DNP------ --- ----------
Christian Braun 19 13.0 3.2 0.6 1.4 2.1 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.5 1.5 1.3 2.4 .533 0.1 0.5 .200 0.6 1.0 .579

Season 2

Paolo Banchero Christian Braun
Season 2023-242023-24
Team Orlando MagicDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdNuggets Lost West Conf Semis
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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+14.8+15.3+3.1+3.2+3.8+0.4+0.2-2.4-0.2+5.3+11.7+.005+0.7+2.4+.045+4.0+5.4+.031
Christian Braun 82 20.2 7.3 1.0 2.8 3.7 1.6 0.5 0.4 0.7 1.7 2.7 5.9 .460 0.8 2.0 .384 1.1 1.6 .694
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
difference:+5+20.4+21.9+1.2+4.7+5.9+3.2+0.9+0.2-4.5-0.5+7.8+16.8+.030+2.0+4.2+.178+4.4+5.7+.067
Christian Braun 12 17.0 5.1 0.8 1.9 2.7 0.8 0.2 0.4 0.1 1.5 1.9 4.5 .426 0.3 1.5 .222 0.9 1.3 .688

Season 3

Paolo Banchero Christian Braun
Season 2024-252024-25
Team Orlando MagicDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdNuggets Lost West Conf Semis
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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:+33+0.5+10.5+0.1+2.5+2.3+2.2+0.3+0.1-2.0-0.1+3.0+9.4+.128+0.8+3.1+.077+3.9+5.7+.100
Christian Braun 79 33.9 15.4 1.2 3.9 5.2 2.6 1.1 0.5 1.0 2.2 6.0 10.4 .580 1.1 2.8 .397 2.2 2.7 .827
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
difference:+9+0.5+16.8+0.6+1.4+2.0+1.8+0.6+0.1-2.0-0.2+6.0+14.2+.018+0.9+0.4+.144+3.8+6.0+.051
Christian Braun 14 38.9 12.6 1.8 4.6 6.4 2.4 1.2 0.7 1.0 3.4 4.8 10.6 .453 1.5 5.0 .300 1.6 2.2 .710

Season 4

Paolo Banchero Christian Braun
Season 2025-262025-26
Team Orlando MagicDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
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:+1+5.0+10.5+1.1+6.0+5.0+0.2+0.4+1.1-1.8-0.1+2.0+7.6+.111+0.1+1.8+.092+6.4+9.2+.250
Christian Braun 4 31.0 12.5 2.3 1.8 4.0 2.8 1.0 0.3 1.0 2.5 5.0 9.8 .513 0.5 2.0 .250 2.0 2.0 1.000
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Paolo Banchero nor Christian Braun played in the postseason in their season 4