Zach Edey vs. Naz Reid Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Naz Reid and Zach Edey, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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.
Zach Edey played 2 years in the NBA, 5 less than Naz Reid, who played 7. Zach Edey had the first of his seasons in 2024-25, while Naz Reid had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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 |
| Zach Edey | 2 | 1 | 2024-25 to 2025-26 |
| Naz Reid | 7 | 3 | 2019-20 to 2025-26 |
Rookie Season |
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| Zach Edey | Naz Reid | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 2019-20 |
| Team | Memphis Grizzlies | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | - |
| Playoffs | Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd | Did Not Play |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Zach Edey | 66 | 21.5 | 9.2 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 8.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 6.6 | .580 | 0.3 | 0.8 | .346 | 1.4 | 1.9 | .709 |
| difference: | +36 | +5.0 | +0.2 | +2.4 | +1.8 | +4.2 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.6 | -0.6 | +0.5 | +1.5 | +.168 | +0.8 | +2.4 | +.016 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +.011 | |
| Naz Reid | 30 | 16.5 | 9.0 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 8.1 | .412 | 1.1 | 3.2 | .330 | 1.2 | 1.8 | .698 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Zach Edey | 4 | 27.0 | 6.3 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.8 | .667 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 1.3 | 1.8 | .714 |
| Naz Reid | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 2 |
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| Zach Edey | Naz Reid | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 2020-21 |
| Team | Memphis Grizzlies | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Zach Edey | 11 | 25.8 | 13.6 | 3.9 | 7.2 | 11.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 8.9 | .633 | 0.1 | 0.5 | .200 | 2.3 | 2.9 | .781 |
| difference: | +59 | +6.6 | +2.4 | +2.7 | +3.8 | +6.5 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.8 | -1.4 | -0.8 | +1.3 | +0.6 | +.110 | +0.8 | +2.0 | +.151 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +.088 |
| Naz Reid | 70 | 19.2 | 11.2 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 8.3 | .523 | 0.9 | 2.5 | .351 | 1.6 | 2.4 | .693 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Zach Edey nor Naz Reid played in the postseason in their season 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Naz Reid played 5 seasons more than Zach Edey in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 3 to 7, from 2022 to 2026—Naz Reid played in 3 Playoffs. In those 5 extra years over Zach Edey, Naz Reid got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Sixth Man of the Year |