Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Isaac Okoro Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Isaac Okoro and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, 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.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played 7 years in the NBA, 2 more than Isaac Okoro, who played 5. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Isaac Okoro 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 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
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 7 4 2018-19 to 2024-25
Isaac Okoro 5 3 2020-21 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Isaac Okoro
Season 2018-192020-21
Team Los Angeles ClippersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second TeamAchievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 82 26.5 10.8 0.7 2.1 2.8 3.3 1.2 0.5 1.7 2.1 4.2 8.7 .476 0.6 1.7 .367 1.9 2.4 .800
difference:+15+5.9+1.2+0.3+0.3+1.4+0.3+0.1-0.4-0.7+0.7+0.4+.056+0.3+1.5+.077+0.2+0.1+.074
Isaac Okoro 67 32.4 9.6 1.0 2.1 3.1 1.9 0.9 0.4 1.3 2.8 3.5 8.3 .420 0.9 3.2 .290 1.7 2.3 .726
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 6 28.8 13.7 0.7 2.0 2.7 3.2 1.0 0.8 0.8 2.8 4.7 10.0 .467 1.5 3.0 .500 2.8 3.3 .850
Isaac Okoro DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Isaac Okoro
Season 2019-202021-22
Team Oklahoma City ThunderCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 70 34.7 19.0 0.7 5.2 5.9 3.3 1.1 0.7 1.9 1.7 6.8 14.5 .471 1.2 3.6 .347 4.1 5.1 .807
difference:+3+5.1+10.2+0.4+3.3+2.9+1.5+0.3+0.4-1.0-0.7+3.7+8.1+.009+0.4+1.3+.003+2.3+2.8+.039
Isaac Okoro 67 29.6 8.8 1.1 1.9 3.0 1.8 0.8 0.3 0.9 2.4 3.1 6.4 .480 0.8 2.3 .350 1.8 2.3 .768
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 7 39.9 16.3 0.4 4.9 5.3 4.1 1.0 0.4 2.1 2.4 5.6 12.9 .433 2.0 5.0 .400 3.1 3.3 .957
Isaac Okoro DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Isaac Okoro
Season 2020-212022-23
Team Oklahoma City ThunderCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 35 33.7 23.7 0.5 4.2 4.7 5.9 0.8 0.7 3.0 2.0 8.2 16.1 .508 2.0 4.9 .418 5.3 6.5 .808
difference:+41+12.0+17.3+0.2+2.4+2.2+4.8+0.1+0.3-2.4-0.1+5.9+11.4+.014+1.2+2.6+.055+4.3+5.1+.051
Isaac Okoro 76 21.7 6.4 0.7 1.8 2.5 1.1 0.7 0.4 0.6 2.1 2.3 4.7 .494 0.8 2.3 .363 1.0 1.4 .757
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander DNP------ --- ----------
Isaac Okoro 5 15.0 6.4 0.6 0.8 1.4 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.8 2.0 2.2 4.6 .478 0.8 2.6 .308 1.2 1.2 1.000

Season 4
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Isaac Okoro
Season 2021-222023-24
Team Oklahoma City ThunderCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers Lost East Conf Semis
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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%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 56 34.7 24.5 0.7 4.3 5.0 5.9 1.3 0.8 2.8 2.5 8.5 18.8 .453 1.6 5.3 .300 5.9 7.2 .810
difference:+13+7.4+15.1+0.3+2.3+2.0+4.0+0.5+0.3-2.0-0.5+5.1+11.8+.037+0.4+2.2+.091+4.6+5.2+.131
Isaac Okoro 69 27.3 9.4 1.0 2.0 3.0 1.9 0.8 0.5 0.8 2.0 3.4 7.0 .490 1.2 3.1 .391 1.3 2.0 .679
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander DNP------ --- ----------
Isaac Okoro 12 21.9 5.5 0.4 1.3 1.8 1.1 0.9 0.3 0.9 2.5 2.1 5.8 .357 0.8 2.9 .257 0.6 0.8 .778

Season 5
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Isaac Okoro
Season 2022-232024-25
Team Oklahoma City ThunderCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers Lost East Conf Semis
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 68 35.5 31.4 0.9 4.0 4.8 5.5 1.6 1.0 2.8 2.8 10.4 20.3 .510 0.9 2.5 .345 9.8 10.9 .905
difference:+13+16.4+25.3+2.5+2.4+4.3+1.0+0.7-2.4-0.9+8.1+15.4+.046+0.1+0.2+.026+9.2+10.1+.188
Isaac Okoro 55 19.1 6.1 0.9 1.5 2.4 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.4 1.9 2.3 4.9 .464 1.0 2.7 .371 0.6 0.8 .717
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander DNP------ --- ----------
Isaac Okoro 9 14.2 4.6 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.6 0.7 0.1 0.4 1.4 1.7 3.3 .500 0.7 1.8 .375 0.6 0.9 .625

Additional Years

* Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played 2 seasons more than Isaac Okoro in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 7, from 2024 to 2025—Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played in two Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 2 extra years over Isaac Okoro, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Finals MVP
Achievement 1 Season MVP
Achievement 2 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 1 Scoring Leader
Achievement 1 Steals Leader
Achievement 1 Cup All-Tournament Team
Achievement 2 All-Star Game
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