Rick Adelman vs. Dillon Brooks Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dillon Brooks 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 and Dillon Brooks both played 7 years in the NBA. Rick Adelman had the first of his seasons in 1968-69, while Dillon Brooks had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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
Dillon Brooks 7 3 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Rick Adelman Dillon Brooks
Season 1968-692017-18
Team San Diego RocketsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Div SemisDid 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 77 18.8 6.3 - - 2.8 3.1 - - - 2.1 2.3 5.8 .394 - - - 1.7 2.6 .642
Dillon Brooks 82 28.7 11.0 0.6 2.5 3.1 1.6 0.9 0.2 1.5 2.8 4.1 9.4 .440 1.1 3.2 .356 1.5 2.0 .747
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
Dillon Brooks ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Rick Adelman Dillon Brooks
Season 1969-702018-19
Team San Diego RocketsMemphis 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 35 20.5 7.4 - - 2.3 3.2 - - - 2.6 2.7 7.1 .389 - - - 1.9 2.6 .747
Dillon Brooks 18 18.3 7.5 0.5 1.2 1.7 0.9 0.6 0.2 1.1 2.8 2.7 6.8 .402 0.8 2.2 .375 1.2 1.7 .733
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Adelman ------- --- ----------
Dillon Brooks ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Rick Adelman Dillon Brooks
Season 1970-712019-20
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 81 28.4 12.6 - - 3.5 4.7 - - - 2.6 4.7 11.0 .422 - - - 3.3 4.6 .724
Dillon Brooks 73 28.9 16.2 0.9 2.4 3.3 2.1 0.9 0.4 1.7 3.8 6.0 14.6 .407 2.0 5.6 .358 2.2 2.8 .808
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Adelman ------- --- ----------
Dillon Brooks ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Rick Adelman Dillon Brooks
Season 1971-722020-21
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 80 30.6 10.1 - - 2.9 5.2 - - - 2.6 4.1 9.4 .437 - - - 1.9 2.5 .751
Dillon Brooks 67 29.8 17.2 0.8 2.1 2.9 2.3 1.2 0.4 1.8 3.5 6.4 15.4 .419 1.9 5.6 .344 2.4 2.9 .815
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Adelman ------- --- ----------
Dillon Brooks 5 35.0 25.8 1.0 3.2 4.2 2.2 1.4 0.4 1.8 3.4 10.0 19.4 .515 1.6 4.0 .400 4.2 5.2 .808

Season 5
Rick Adelman Dillon Brooks
Season 1972-732021-22
Team Portland Trail BlazersMemphis 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 76 24.0 6.6 - - 2.1 3.9 - - - 2.0 2.8 6.9 .408 - - - 1.0 1.3 .716
Dillon Brooks 32 27.7 18.4 0.9 2.3 3.2 2.8 1.1 0.3 1.6 3.3 7.1 16.4 .432 1.4 4.7 .309 2.8 3.3 .849
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Adelman ------- --- ----------
Dillon Brooks 11 30.5 14.6 0.7 2.0 2.7 2.7 1.0 0.3 2.0 3.3 5.5 15.6 .349 2.3 6.5 .347 1.5 2.3 .640

Season 6
Rick Adelman Dillon Brooks
Season 1973-742022-23
Team Chicago BullsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Bulls Lost West Conf FinalsGrizzlies 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 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
Dillon Brooks 73 30.3 14.3 0.6 2.7 3.3 2.6 0.9 0.2 1.4 3.3 5.4 13.6 .396 2.0 6.0 .326 1.6 2.1 .779
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
Dillon Brooks 6 27.8 10.5 0.5 2.5 3.0 1.8 0.2 0.0 1.2 3.3 4.0 12.8 .312 1.7 7.0 .238 0.8 1.2 .714

Season 7
Rick Adelman Dillon Brooks
Season 1974-752023-24
Team Chicago Bulls, New Orleans Jazz, Kansas City-Omaha KingsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 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
Dillon Brooks 72 30.9 12.7 0.7 2.7 3.4 1.7 0.9 0.1 1.2 3.3 4.6 10.7 .428 1.8 5.1 .359 1.7 2.0 .844
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
Dillon Brooks ------- --- ----------
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