Zach LaVine vs. Nikola Mirotic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nikola Mirotic and Zach LaVine, 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.

Zach LaVine played 10 years in the NBA, 5 more than Nikola Mirotic, who played 5. Zach LaVine had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, while Nikola Mirotic had his rookie season in 2014-15. 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
Zach LaVine 10 1 2014-15 to 2023-24
Nikola Mirotic 5 4 2014-15 to 2018-19

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Zach LaVine Nikola Mirotic
Season 2014-152014-15
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East 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 %
Zach LaVine 77 24.7 10.1 0.4 2.4 2.8 3.6 0.7 0.1 2.5 2.1 3.7 8.8 .422 0.7 2.2 .341 1.9 2.3 .842
Nikola Mirotic 82 20.2 10.2 0.8 4.2 4.9 1.2 0.7 0.7 1.1 2.1 3.1 7.6 .405 1.2 3.8 .316 2.8 3.5 .803
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------
Nikola Mirotic 11 14.9 5.7 0.6 2.1 2.7 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.7 2.0 1.8 6.0 .303 0.6 2.7 .233 1.5 1.8 .800

Season 2
Zach LaVine Nikola Mirotic
Season 2015-162015-16
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesChicago 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 %
Zach LaVine 82 28.0 14.0 0.3 2.5 2.8 3.1 0.8 0.2 1.9 2.4 5.3 11.7 .452 1.5 3.9 .389 2.0 2.5 .793
Nikola Mirotic 66 24.9 11.8 0.9 4.6 5.5 1.5 0.9 0.7 1.5 2.3 3.8 9.2 .407 2.0 5.2 .390 2.2 2.7 .807
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------
Nikola Mirotic ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Zach LaVine Nikola Mirotic
Season 2016-172016-17
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls 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 %
Zach LaVine 47 37.2 18.9 0.4 3.0 3.4 3.0 0.9 0.2 1.8 2.2 6.9 15.1 .459 2.6 6.6 .387 2.5 3.0 .836
Nikola Mirotic 70 24.0 10.6 0.9 4.6 5.5 1.1 0.8 0.8 1.1 1.8 3.7 8.9 .413 1.8 5.4 .342 1.4 1.8 .773
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------
Nikola Mirotic 6 27.0 8.7 0.7 4.3 5.0 1.5 0.7 0.5 0.7 2.7 2.8 8.3 .340 1.7 5.8 .286 1.3 1.7 .800

Season 4
Zach LaVine Nikola Mirotic
Season 2017-182017-18
Team Chicago BullsChicago Bulls, New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPelicans 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 %
Zach LaVine 24 27.3 16.7 0.4 3.5 3.9 3.0 1.0 0.2 1.8 2.3 5.7 14.8 .383 1.8 5.1 .341 3.6 4.5 .813
Nikola Mirotic 55 27.2 15.6 1.1 6.3 7.4 1.5 0.8 0.7 1.1 2.0 5.6 12.4 .447 2.5 6.5 .377 2.0 2.5 .818
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------
Nikola Mirotic 9 35.6 15.0 1.0 8.6 9.6 1.7 1.1 1.3 1.1 2.7 5.4 11.3 .480 2.4 5.7 .431 1.7 2.1 .789

Season 5
Zach LaVine Nikola Mirotic
Season 2018-192018-19
Team Chicago BullsNew Orleans Pelicans, Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks Lost East 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 %
Zach LaVine 63 34.5 23.7 0.6 4.0 4.7 4.5 1.0 0.4 3.4 2.2 8.4 18.0 .467 1.9 5.1 .374 5.0 6.0 .832
Nikola Mirotic 46 27.1 15.2 1.3 6.1 7.4 1.2 0.7 0.7 1.0 2.3 5.2 11.8 .439 2.5 6.9 .365 2.3 2.7 .847
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------
Nikola Mirotic 14 21.3 9.5 1.2 3.1 4.3 0.7 0.7 0.2 1.0 1.8 3.1 8.4 .376 1.6 5.4 .289 1.6 2.0 .821

Season 6
Zach LaVine Nikola Mirotic
Season 2019-20-
Team 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 %
Zach LaVine 60 34.8 25.5 0.7 4.1 4.8 4.2 1.5 0.5 3.4 2.2 9.0 20.0 .450 3.1 8.1 .380 4.5 5.6 .802
Nikola Mirotic ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------
Nikola Mirotic ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Zach LaVine Nikola Mirotic
Season 2020-21-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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 %
Zach LaVine 58 35.1 27.4 0.6 4.4 5.0 4.9 0.8 0.5 3.5 2.4 9.8 19.4 .507 3.4 8.2 .419 4.4 5.1 .849
Nikola Mirotic ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------
Nikola Mirotic ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Zach LaVine Nikola Mirotic
Season 2021-22-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bulls 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 %
Zach LaVine 67 34.7 24.4 0.3 4.3 4.6 4.5 0.6 0.3 2.6 1.8 8.4 17.7 .476 2.8 7.1 .389 4.8 5.6 .853
Nikola Mirotic ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zach LaVine 4 38.3 19.3 0.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 0.8 0.3 3.0 2.3 6.8 15.8 .429 2.3 6.0 .375 3.5 3.8 .933
Nikola Mirotic ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Zach LaVine Nikola Mirotic
Season 2022-23-
Team 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 %
Zach LaVine 77 35.9 24.8 0.5 3.9 4.5 4.2 0.9 0.2 2.5 2.1 8.7 18.0 .485 2.6 7.1 .375 4.7 5.6 .848
Nikola Mirotic ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------
Nikola Mirotic ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Zach LaVine Nikola Mirotic
Season 2023-24-
Team 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 %
Zach LaVine 25 34.9 19.5 0.3 4.8 5.2 3.9 0.8 0.3 2.1 2.3 6.8 15.0 .452 2.4 6.8 .349 3.5 4.1 .854
Nikola Mirotic ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------
Nikola Mirotic ------- --- ----------
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