Rick Adelman vs. Desmond Bane Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Desmond Bane and Rick Adelman, 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

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.

Rick Adelman played 7 years in the NBA, 3 more than Desmond Bane, who played 4. Rick Adelman had the first of his seasons in 1968-69, while Desmond Bane 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 achivements, 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
Rick Adelman 7 3 1968-69 to 1974-75
Desmond Bane 4 3 2020-21 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Rick Adelman Desmond Bane
Season 1968-692020-21
Team San Diego RocketsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Div SemisGrizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Adelman 77 18.8 6.3 - - 2.8 3.1 - - - 2.1 2.3 5.8 .394 - - - 1.7 2.6 .642
Desmond Bane 68 22.3 9.2 0.5 2.6 3.1 1.7 0.6 0.2 0.9 1.8 3.4 7.3 .469 1.7 4.0 .432 0.6 0.7 .816
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Adelman 6 31.2 11.7 - - 2.5 4.8 - - - 3.0 4.0 8.8 .453 - - - 3.7 6.2 .595
Desmond Bane 5 19.8 5.6 0.4 3.0 3.4 2.0 0.8 0.4 0.6 1.2 2.2 3.8 .579 1.2 2.4 .500 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Rick Adelman Desmond Bane
Season 1969-702021-22
Team San Diego RocketsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayGrizzlies Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Adelman 35 20.5 7.4 - - 2.3 3.2 - - - 2.6 2.7 7.1 .389 - - - 1.9 2.6 .747
Desmond Bane 76 29.8 18.2 0.6 3.8 4.4 2.7 1.2 0.4 1.5 2.6 6.7 14.5 .461 3.0 6.9 .436 1.8 2.0 .903
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Adelman ------- --- ----------
Desmond Bane 12 35.7 18.8 0.4 3.3 3.8 2.2 0.9 0.8 1.3 1.9 6.3 13.3 .478 3.6 7.3 .489 2.5 2.9 .857

Season 3
Rick Adelman Desmond Bane
Season 1970-712022-23
Team Portland Trail BlazersMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayGrizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Adelman 81 28.4 12.6 - - 3.5 4.7 - - - 2.6 4.7 11.0 .422 - - - 3.3 4.6 .724
Desmond Bane 58 31.8 21.5 0.7 4.3 5.0 4.4 1.0 0.4 2.2 2.6 7.8 16.2 .479 2.9 7.0 .408 3.1 3.5 .883
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Adelman ------- --- ----------
Desmond Bane 6 38.5 23.5 1.2 4.8 6.0 3.2 0.5 0.0 2.8 3.2 8.2 19.3 .422 2.7 8.3 .320 4.5 4.8 .931

Season 4
Rick Adelman Desmond Bane
Season 1971-722023-24
Team Portland Trail BlazersMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Adelman 80 30.6 10.1 - - 2.9 5.2 - - - 2.6 4.1 9.4 .437 - - - 1.9 2.5 .751
Desmond Bane 42 34.4 23.7 0.9 3.5 4.4 5.5 1.0 0.5 2.7 2.9 8.6 18.5 .464 3.3 8.6 .381 3.3 3.8 .870
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Adelman ------- --- ----------
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Rick Adelman Desmond Bane
Season 1972-73-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Adelman 76 24.0 6.6 - - 2.1 3.9 - - - 2.0 2.8 6.9 .408 - - - 1.0 1.3 .716
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Adelman ------- --- ----------
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Rick Adelman Desmond Bane
Season 1973-74-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost West Conf Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Adelman 55 11.2 3.3 0.3 1.0 1.3 1.0 0.7 0.0 - 1.1 1.2 3.1 .376 - - - 1.0 1.4 .711
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Adelman 9 12.0 4.3 0.1 1.0 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.0 - 0.6 1.8 3.8 .471 - - - 0.8 1.2 .636
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Rick Adelman Desmond Bane
Season 1974-75-
Team Chicago Bulls, New Orleans Jazz, Kansas City-Omaha Kings-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Adelman 58 18.5 5.5 0.4 1.2 1.6 1.9 1.2 0.1 - 1.7 2.1 5.0 .423 - - - 1.3 1.8 .709
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Adelman 6 5.7 2.0 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.0 - 1.5 0.5 1.5 .333 - - - 1.0 1.3 .750
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
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