Paolo Banchero vs. Toni Kukoc Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Toni Kukoc 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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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, 9 less than Toni Kukoc, who played 13. Paolo Banchero had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Toni Kukoc had his rookie season in 1993-94. 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
Toni Kukoc 13 9 1993-94 to 2005-06

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Paolo Banchero Toni Kukoc
Season 2022-231993-94
Team Orlando MagicChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East Conf Semis
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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:+3+9.7+9.1+0.1+3.0+2.9+0.3+0.3+0.1-0.6-0.6+2.5+5.9+.004+0.8+2.4+.027+3.4+4.6+.005
Toni Kukoc 75 24.1 10.9 1.3 2.7 4.0 3.4 1.1 0.4 2.2 1.6 4.2 9.7 .431 0.4 1.6 .271 2.1 2.8 .743
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Paolo Banchero DNP------ --- ----------
Toni Kukoc 10 19.4 9.3 1.1 2.9 4.0 3.6 0.5 0.3 1.7 1.5 3.0 6.7 .448 0.8 1.9 .421 2.5 3.4 .735

Season 2

Paolo Banchero Toni Kukoc
Season 2023-241994-95
Team Orlando MagicChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdBulls Lost East 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:+1+3.1+6.9+0.9+2.4+1.5+0.8+0.4+0.4-1.1-0.1+2.0+5.7+.049+0.7+2.0+.026+2.2+3.1+.023
Toni Kukoc 81 31.9 15.7 1.9 3.5 5.4 4.6 1.3 0.2 2.0 2.0 6.0 11.9 .504 0.8 2.4 .313 2.9 3.9 .748
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:+3+0.2+13.2+1.8+1.8+1.7+0.1+0.4-2.7-0.3+4.4+10.2+.021+0.9+2.5+.038+3.5+4.4+.063
Toni Kukoc 10 37.2 13.8 2.0 4.8 6.8 5.7 1.0 0.2 1.9 2.3 5.3 11.1 .477 1.4 3.2 .438 1.8 2.6 .692

Season 3

Paolo Banchero Toni Kukoc
Season 2024-251995-96
Team Orlando MagicChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement Sixth Man of the Year
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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:+35+8.4+12.8+0.3+3.8+3.5+1.3+0.3-1.6-0.2+4.2+10.1+.038+0.8+3.2+.083+3.6+5.1+.045
Toni Kukoc 81 26.0 13.1 1.4 2.6 4.0 3.5 0.8 0.3 1.4 1.9 4.8 9.7 .490 1.1 2.7 .403 2.5 3.3 .772
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:+10+10.1+18.6+1.1+3.1+4.2+0.3+0.3+0.5-1.3-1.4+6.9+14.7+.044+1.5+0.9+.253+3.3+5.7+.179
Toni Kukoc 15 29.3 10.8 1.3 2.9 4.2 3.9 0.9 0.3 1.7 2.2 3.9 10.1 .391 0.9 4.5 .191 2.1 2.5 .838

Season 4

Paolo Banchero Toni Kukoc
Season 2025-261996-97
Team Orlando MagicChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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:+52+7.8+9.8+0.4+4.9+4.4+1.5+0.5+0.9-1.2-0.7+2.0+6.8+.069+0.3+1.2+.173+6.0+8.1+.020
Toni Kukoc 57 28.2 13.2 1.6 2.9 4.6 4.5 1.1 0.5 1.6 1.7 5.0 10.6 .471 0.9 2.6 .331 2.4 3.1 .770
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Paolo Banchero DNP------ --- ----------
Toni Kukoc 19 22.3 7.9 0.7 2.2 2.8 2.8 0.7 0.2 0.9 1.6 2.4 6.6 .360 1.0 2.8 .358 2.2 3.1 .707

Additional Years

* Toni Kukoc played 9 seasons more than Paolo Banchero in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 13, from 1998 to 2006—Toni Kukoc played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.