Zach LaVine vs. Taurean Prince Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Taurean Prince 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 12 years in the NBA, 2 more than Taurean Prince, who played 10. Zach LaVine had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, while Taurean Prince had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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 LaVine	12	1	2014-15 to 2025-26
Taurean Prince	10	5	2016-17 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Zach LaVine	Taurean Prince
Season	2014-15	2016-17
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie Second Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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 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
difference:	+18	+8.1	+4.4		+0.2	+0.1	+2.7		+0.4	-1.5	-0.5	+1.8	+4.0	+.022	+0.1	+0.5	+.017	+0.6	+0.7	+.055
Taurean Prince	59	16.6	5.7	0.4	2.2	2.7	0.9	0.7	0.5	1.0	1.6	1.9	4.8	.400	0.6	1.7	.324	1.3	1.6	.787

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Taurean Prince	6	31.2	11.2	1.2	4.2	5.3	1.3	0.3	0.2	1.2	1.5	4.8	8.7	.558	0.7	2.3	.286	0.8	0.8	1.000


Season 2
	Zach LaVine	Taurean Prince
Season	2015-16	2017-18
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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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 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
difference:		+2.0	+0.1	+0.3	+1.6	+1.9	+0.5	+0.2	+0.3	-0.4	-0.4	+0.2	+0.2	+.026	+0.6	+1.7	+.004	+0.1	+0.3	+.051
Taurean Prince	82	30.0	14.1	0.6	4.1	4.7	2.6	1.0	0.5	2.3	2.0	5.1	11.9	.426	2.1	5.6	.385	1.9	2.2	.844

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Zach LaVine nor Taurean Prince played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Zach LaVine	Taurean Prince
Season	2016-17	2018-19
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+8	+9.0	+5.4		+0.2	+0.2	+0.9	+0.1	+0.1		-0.4	+2.1	+4.3	+.018	+0.4	+0.9	+.003	+0.8	+0.9	+.017
Taurean Prince	55	28.2	13.5	0.4	3.2	3.6	2.1	1.0	0.3	1.8	2.6	4.8	10.8	.441	2.2	5.7	.390	1.7	2.1	.819

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Zach LaVine nor Taurean Prince played in the postseason in their season 3


Season 4
	Zach LaVine	Taurean Prince
Season	2017-18	2019-20
Team	Chicago Bulls	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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4th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+40	+1.7	+4.6	+0.4	+1.7	+2.1	+1.2	+0.1	+0.2	-0.2	-0.2	+1.4	+3.3	+.007	+0.5	+1.6	+.002	+2.5	+3.1	+.015
Taurean Prince	64	29.0	12.1	0.8	5.2	6.0	1.8	0.9	0.4	2.0	2.5	4.3	11.5	.376	2.3	6.7	.339	1.1	1.4	.798

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Zach LaVine nor Taurean Prince played in the postseason in their season 4


Season 5
	Zach LaVine	Taurean Prince
Season	2018-19	2020-21
Team	Chicago Bulls	Brooklyn Nets, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+22	+12.4	+14.2	+0.1	+1.0	+1.2	+2.6	+0.3	+0.2	-2.3	-0.4	+5.2	+10.0	+.066	+0.4	+1.3	+.026	+3.4	+4.1	+.023
Taurean Prince	41	22.1	9.5	0.5	3.0	3.5	1.9	0.7	0.6	1.1	1.8	3.2	8.0	.401	1.5	3.8	.400	1.6	1.9	.855

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Zach LaVine nor Taurean Prince played in the postseason in their season 5


Season 6
	Zach LaVine	Taurean Prince
Season	2019-20	2021-22
Team	Chicago Bulls	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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6th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+9	+17.7	+18.2	+0.3	+2.0	+2.3	+3.2	+0.8	+0.2	-2.6	-0.5	+6.4	+14.3	+.004	+1.9	+4.8	+.004	+3.6	+4.4	+.046
Taurean Prince	69	17.1	7.3	0.4	2.1	2.5	1.0	0.7	0.3	0.8	1.7	2.6	5.7	.454	1.2	3.3	.376	0.9	1.2	.756

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Taurean Prince	5	13.0	6.0	0.2	1.4	1.6	1.2	0.4	0.2	0.8	1.0	2.0	5.4	.370	0.8	2.8	.286	1.2	1.4	.857


Season 7
	Zach LaVine	Taurean Prince
Season	2020-21	2022-23
Team	Chicago Bulls	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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7th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+4	+13.0	+18.3	+0.3	+2.2	+2.6	+3.3	+0.3	+0.2	-2.2	-0.1	+6.5	+12.4	+.040	+2.0	+4.6	+.038	+3.2	+3.7	+.005
Taurean Prince	54	22.1	9.1	0.3	2.2	2.4	1.6	0.5	0.3	1.3	2.3	3.3	7.0	.467	1.4	3.6	.381	1.2	1.4	.844

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Taurean Prince	5	20.0	7.8	0.6	0.8	1.4	0.8	0.6	0.2	1.0	1.8	2.4	6.6	.364	1.6	4.2	.381	1.4	1.8	.778


Season 8
	Zach LaVine	Taurean Prince
Season	2021-22	2023-24
Team	Chicago Bulls	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
Others	-	NBA Cup Champion

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8th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+11	+7.7	+15.5		+1.6	+1.7	+3.0	+0.1	+0.1	-1.7	-0.1	+5.2	+10.4	+.034	+1.0	+2.5	+.007	+4.2	+4.7	+.118
Taurean Prince	78	27.0	8.9	0.3	2.7	2.9	1.5	0.7	0.4	0.9	1.9	3.2	7.3	.442	1.8	4.6	.396	0.6	0.9	.735

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
difference:	+1	+16.1	+11.9	+0.2	+3.1	+2.9	+5.4	+0.6	+0.1	-2.8	-0.5	+4.4	+10.0	+.015	+1.3	+2.6	+.081	+1.9	+2.2	+.067
Taurean Prince	5	22.2	7.4	0.2	2.2	2.4	0.6	0.2	0.4	0.2	1.8	2.4	5.8	.414	1.0	3.4	.294	1.6	1.6	1.000


Season 9
	Zach LaVine	Taurean Prince
Season	2022-23	2024-25
Team	Chicago Bulls	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
Others	-	NBA Cup Champion

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9th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+3	+8.8	+16.6	+0.1	+0.7	+0.9	+2.3	+0.1		-1.5		+5.8	+11.6	+.028	+0.8	+2.9	+.064	+4.2	+5.0	+.035
Taurean Prince	80	27.1	8.2	0.4	3.2	3.6	1.9	1.0	0.2	1.0	2.1	2.9	6.4	.457	1.8	4.2	.439	0.5	0.6	.813

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Taurean Prince	5	12.2	1.2	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.6	0.4	0.2	1.0	0.6	0.4	2.0	.200	0.4	1.8	.222	0.0	0.0	-


Season 10
	Zach LaVine	Taurean Prince
Season	2023-24	2025-26
Team	Chicago Bulls	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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10th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+17	+13.8	+13.4	+0.3	+3.2	+3.6	+2.9			-1.5	-0.2	+4.7	+10.2	+.005	+0.9	+3.3	+.080	+3.1	+3.7	+.146
Taurean Prince	8	21.1	6.1	0.0	1.6	1.6	1.0	0.8	0.3	0.6	2.5	2.1	4.8	.447	1.5	3.5	.429	0.4	0.4	1.000

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Zach LaVine nor Taurean Prince played in the postseason in their season 10

Additional Years

* Zach LaVine played 2 seasons more than Taurean Prince in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 11 to 12, from 2025 to 2026—Zach LaVine didn't play in the postseason.

Zach LaVine vs. Taurean Prince Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Taurean Prince 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years