Travis Best vs. Luka Doncic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Luka Doncic and Travis Best, 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.

Travis Best played 10 years in the NBA, 4 more than Luka Doncic, who played 6. Travis Best had the first of his seasons in 1995-96, while Luka Doncic had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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
Travis Best 10 6 1995-96 to 2004-05
Luka Doncic 6 4 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Travis Best Luka Doncic
Season 1995-962018-19
Team Indiana PacersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Travis Best 59 9.7 3.7 0.2 0.6 0.7 1.6 0.3 0.1 1.1 1.4 1.2 2.8 .423 0.1 0.4 .320 1.3 1.5 .833
Luka Doncic 72 32.2 21.2 1.2 6.6 7.8 6.0 1.1 0.3 3.4 1.9 7.0 16.5 .427 2.3 7.1 .327 4.8 6.7 .713
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Travis Best 5 16.8 5.8 0.6 1.6 2.2 1.8 1.2 0.0 2.0 2.0 2.2 4.4 .500 0.2 1.2 .167 1.2 1.4 .857
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Travis Best Luka Doncic
Season 1996-972019-20
Team Indiana PacersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks 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 %
Travis Best 76 27.2 9.9 0.5 1.7 2.2 4.2 1.3 0.1 2.0 2.9 3.6 8.2 .442 0.8 2.0 .368 2.0 2.6 .756
Luka Doncic 61 33.6 28.8 1.3 8.1 9.4 8.8 1.0 0.2 4.3 2.5 9.5 20.6 .463 2.8 8.9 .316 7.0 9.2 .758
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Travis Best ------- --- ----------
Luka Doncic 6 35.8 31.0 0.7 9.2 9.8 8.7 1.2 0.5 5.2 2.8 10.7 21.3 .500 2.7 7.3 .364 7.0 10.7 .656

Season 3
Travis Best Luka Doncic
Season 1997-982020-21
Team Indiana PacersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsMavericks 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 %
Travis Best 82 18.9 6.5 0.3 1.1 1.5 3.4 1.0 0.1 1.4 2.4 2.5 5.9 .419 0.3 0.9 .300 1.4 1.6 .855
Luka Doncic 66 34.3 27.7 0.8 7.2 8.0 8.6 1.0 0.5 4.3 2.3 9.8 20.5 .479 2.9 8.3 .350 5.2 7.1 .730
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Travis Best 16 17.4 6.1 0.1 0.9 1.0 1.9 0.7 0.2 1.2 2.3 1.7 4.5 .375 0.3 1.1 .278 2.4 2.7 .884
Luka Doncic 7 40.1 35.7 0.6 7.3 7.9 10.3 1.3 0.4 4.6 2.4 13.7 28.0 .490 4.4 10.9 .408 3.9 7.3 .529

Season 4
Travis Best Luka Doncic
Season 1998-992021-22
Team Indiana PacersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsMavericks 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 %
Travis Best 49 21.3 7.1 0.4 1.2 1.6 3.4 0.9 0.1 1.3 2.3 2.6 6.2 .416 0.4 1.2 .373 1.4 1.7 .843
Luka Doncic 65 35.4 28.4 0.9 8.3 9.1 8.7 1.2 0.6 4.5 2.2 9.9 21.6 .457 3.1 8.8 .353 5.6 7.5 .744
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Travis Best 11 13.7 4.2 0.6 0.9 1.5 1.9 0.4 0.1 1.3 3.1 1.5 4.2 .348 0.2 0.9 .200 1.1 1.2 .923
Luka Doncic 15 36.8 31.7 0.7 9.1 9.8 6.4 1.8 0.6 3.9 2.9 10.7 23.5 .455 3.4 9.9 .345 6.9 9.0 .770

Season 5
Travis Best Luka Doncic
Season 1999-002022-23
Team Indiana PacersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Travis Best 82 20.6 8.9 0.2 1.5 1.7 3.3 0.9 0.1 1.3 2.5 3.3 6.8 .483 0.4 1.1 .376 1.9 2.3 .821
Luka Doncic 66 36.2 32.4 0.8 7.8 8.6 8.0 1.4 0.5 3.6 2.5 10.9 22.0 .496 2.8 8.2 .342 7.8 10.5 .742
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Travis Best 23 20.2 8.9 0.7 1.8 2.5 2.9 0.8 0.2 1.1 2.7 3.3 7.8 .430 0.6 1.3 .433 1.6 1.9 .841
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Travis Best Luka Doncic
Season 2000-012023-24
Team Indiana PacersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdMavericks TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Travis Best 77 31.9 11.9 0.5 2.4 2.9 6.1 1.4 0.1 1.6 3.2 4.5 10.2 .440 0.5 1.3 .381 2.4 2.9 .827
Luka Doncic 70 37.5 33.9 0.8 8.4 9.2 9.8 1.4 0.5 4.0 2.1 11.5 23.6 .487 4.1 10.6 .382 6.8 8.7 .786
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Travis Best 4 40.8 9.8 1.5 3.3 4.8 9.3 1.0 0.0 1.5 3.8 4.3 9.8 .436 0.3 0.8 .333 1.0 1.0 1.000
Luka Doncic 21 40.8 28.9 0.8 8.6 9.3 8.2 1.8 0.4 4.0 2.5 10.1 22.8 .445 3.1 9.6 .327 5.5 7.0 .777

Season 7
Travis Best Luka Doncic
Season 2001-02-
Team Indiana Pacers, Chicago Bulls-
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 %
Travis Best 74 23.6 7.9 0.3 1.8 2.0 4.4 1.2 0.1 1.3 2.3 3.1 7.0 .440 0.3 0.8 .356 1.4 1.6 .897
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Travis Best ------- --- ----------
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Travis Best Luka Doncic
Season 2002-03-
Team Miami Heat-
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 %
Travis Best 72 25.1 8.4 0.4 1.7 2.0 3.5 0.6 0.1 1.5 2.4 3.2 8.1 .396 0.5 1.5 .330 1.5 1.7 .854
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Travis Best ------- --- ----------
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Travis Best Luka Doncic
Season 2003-04-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
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 %
Travis Best 61 12.5 2.8 0.3 0.8 1.1 1.8 0.5 0.1 0.5 1.1 1.0 2.8 .372 0.0 0.3 .150 0.7 0.8 .870
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Travis Best ------- --- ----------
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Travis Best Luka Doncic
Season 2004-05-
Team New Jersey Nets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East 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 %
Travis Best 76 19.2 6.8 0.3 1.2 1.4 1.9 0.9 0.1 0.9 1.9 2.5 5.9 .420 0.3 1.1 .306 1.4 1.6 .885
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Travis Best 4 20.3 6.8 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.3 0.3 0.0 0.8 2.3 2.3 5.5 .409 0.3 2.3 .111 2.0 2.3 .889
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
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