Travis Knight vs. Lauri Markkanen Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lauri Markkanen and Travis Knight, 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 Knight and Lauri Markkanen both played 7 years in the NBA. Travis Knight had the first of his seasons in 1996-97, while Lauri Markkanen 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
Travis Knight 7 4 1996-97 to 2002-03
Lauri Markkanen 7 0 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Travis Knight Lauri Markkanen
Season 1996-972017-18
Team Los Angeles LakersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Lakers 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 %
Travis Knight 71 16.3 4.8 1.8 2.7 4.5 0.5 0.4 0.8 0.7 2.4 2.0 3.9 .509 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.4 .620
Lauri Markkanen 68 29.7 15.2 1.2 6.3 7.5 1.2 0.6 0.6 1.2 1.5 5.5 12.7 .434 2.1 5.9 .362 2.1 2.4 .843
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Travis Knight 9 10.3 2.1 0.3 1.7 2.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 1.8 0.9 1.1 .800 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.4 .750
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Travis Knight Lauri Markkanen
Season 1997-982018-19
Team Boston CelticsChicago Bulls
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 %
Travis Knight 74 20.3 6.5 2.0 3.0 4.9 1.4 0.7 1.1 1.2 3.4 2.6 5.9 .441 0.2 0.7 .273 1.1 1.4 .786
Lauri Markkanen 52 32.3 18.7 1.4 7.6 9.0 1.4 0.7 0.6 1.6 2.3 6.6 15.3 .430 2.3 6.4 .361 3.3 3.8 .872
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Travis Knight ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Travis Knight Lauri Markkanen
Season 1998-992019-20
Team Los Angeles LakersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers 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 %
Travis Knight 37 14.2 4.2 0.9 2.5 3.5 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.9 2.9 1.8 3.5 .515 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 0.8 .759
Lauri Markkanen 50 29.8 14.7 1.2 5.1 6.3 1.5 0.8 0.5 1.6 1.9 5.0 11.8 .425 2.2 6.3 .344 2.5 3.1 .824
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Travis Knight 3 3.3 1.0 0.0 1.7 1.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.3 0.3 1.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .500
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Travis Knight Lauri Markkanen
Season 1999-002020-21
Team Los Angeles LakersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 Knight 63 6.5 1.7 0.7 1.3 2.0 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.4 1.4 0.7 1.9 .390 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.4 .607
Lauri Markkanen 51 25.8 13.6 0.7 4.6 5.3 0.9 0.5 0.3 1.0 1.5 4.9 10.2 .480 2.3 5.8 .402 1.5 1.8 .826
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Travis Knight 14 3.6 1.3 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.4 1.1 0.6 1.1 .533 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.4 .333
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Travis Knight Lauri Markkanen
Season 2000-012021-22
Team New York KnicksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks 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 Knight 45 5.7 0.6 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 1.0 0.2 1.2 .189 0.0 0.0 .000 0.2 0.4 .500
Lauri Markkanen 61 30.8 14.8 1.0 4.7 5.7 1.3 0.7 0.5 0.9 2.1 5.1 11.5 .445 2.2 6.2 .358 2.3 2.6 .868
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Travis Knight 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Travis Knight Lauri Markkanen
Season 2001-022022-23
Team New York KnicksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement Most Improved Player
-Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
Travis Knight 49 8.8 2.0 1.0 1.1 2.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.6 1.9 0.8 2.3 .363 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.4 .762
Lauri Markkanen 66 34.4 25.6 2.0 6.7 8.6 1.9 0.6 0.6 1.9 2.1 8.7 17.3 .499 3.0 7.7 .391 5.3 6.0 .875
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Travis Knight ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Travis Knight Lauri Markkanen
Season 2002-032023-24
Team New York KnicksUtah Jazz
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 %
Travis Knight 32 9.0 1.9 0.6 1.4 1.9 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.4 0.8 2.0 .385 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 0.4 .769
Lauri Markkanen 55 33.1 23.2 2.2 5.9 8.2 2.0 0.9 0.5 1.4 1.8 7.8 16.2 .480 3.2 8.0 .399 4.5 5.0 .899
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Travis Knight ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
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