Paolo Banchero vs. Monta Ellis Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Monta Ellis 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, 8 less than Monta Ellis, who played 12.  Paolo Banchero had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Monta Ellis had his rookie season in 2005-06. 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 | 
      | Monta Ellis | 12 | 6 | 2005-06  to 2016-17 | 
   
      
  
    
  
        | Comparison Season by Season  | 
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      | Rookie Season | 
    
      |  | Paolo Banchero | Monta Ellis | 
    
      | Season | 2022-23 | 2005-06 | 
    
      | Team | Orlando Magic | Golden State Warriors | 
        
      | Honors & Awards |  Rookie of the Year | - | 
|  All-Rookie First Team | - | 
    
      | Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play | 
      
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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: | +23 | +15.7 | +13.2 | +0.8 | +4.0 | +4.8 | +2.1 | +0.1 | +0.3 | -1.6 | -0.8 | +4.0 | +9.1 | +.012 | +0.6 | +2.3 | +.043 | +4.6 | +6.2 | +.026 | 
    | Monta Ellis | 49 | 18.1 | 6.8 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 6.5 | .415 | 0.6 | 1.7 | .341 | 0.9 | 1.2 | .712 | 
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  | Playoffs Stats | 
| * Neiher Paolo Banchero nor Monta Ellis played in the postseason in their season 1 | 
  
    
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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: | +3 | +0.7 | +6.1 | +0.2 | +3.5 | +3.7 | +1.3 | +0.8 | +0.3 | -0.2 | -0.8 | +1.8 | +4.5 | +.020 | +1.0 | +2.5 | +.066 | +1.6 | +2.4 | +.038 | 
    | Monta Ellis | 77 | 34.3 | 16.5 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 6.2 | 13.1 | .475 | 0.5 | 1.9 | .273 | 3.5 | 4.6 | .763 | 
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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: | +4 | +15.8 | +19.0 | +1.3 | +5.1 | +6.3 | +3.1 | +0.2 | +0.4 | -2.8 | -0.1 | +6.8 | +13.8 | +.066 | +2.2 | +4.9 | +.289 | +3.2 | +4.5 | +.066 | 
    | Monta Ellis | 11 | 21.6 | 8.0 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 7.5 | .390 | 0.1 | 0.8 | .111 | 2.1 | 2.5 | .821 | 
  
    
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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: | +35 | +3.5 | +5.7 | +0.5 | +3.1 | +2.5 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +0.3 | -0.9 | -0.3 | +1.0 | +4.7 | +.079 | +1.8 | +5.3 | +.089 | +2.1 | +3.3 | +.040 | 
    | Monta Ellis | 81 | 37.9 | 20.2 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 8.0 | 15.1 | .531 | 0.1 | 0.6 | .231 | 4.0 | 5.1 | .767 | 
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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 | 
  
    | Monta Ellis | 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: | +20 | +0.3 | +4.0 | +0.6 | +4.0 | +4.7 | +0.7 | +1.0 | +1.1 | -0.1 | -0.3 | +0.8 | +0.2 | +.049 | +0.3 | +2.8 | +.150 | +5.3 | +7.4 | +.080 | 
    | Monta Ellis | 25 | 35.7 | 19.0 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 7.8 | 17.2 | .451 | 0.3 | 1.0 | .308 | 3.1 | 3.8 | .830 | 
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  | Playoffs Stats | 
| * Neiher Paolo Banchero nor Monta Ellis played in the postseason in their season 4 | 
  
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				| Additional Years | 
			| * Monta Ellis played 8 seasons more than Paolo Banchero in the NBA.  In that period—his seasons 5 to 12, from 2010 to 2017—Monta Ellis played in 5 Playoffs. |