Daequan Cook vs. Max Strus Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Max Strus and Daequan Cook, 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.

Daequan Cook played 6 years in the NBA, 1 more than Max Strus, who played 5. Daequan Cook had the first of his seasons in 2007-08, while Max Strus 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 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
Daequan Cook 6 4 2007-08 to 2012-13
Max Strus 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Daequan Cook Max Strus
Season 2007-082019-20
Team Miami HeatChicago 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 %
Daequan Cook 59 24.4 8.8 0.3 2.7 3.0 1.3 0.4 0.2 1.1 2.7 3.3 8.7 .381 1.3 4.0 .332 0.8 1.0 .825
Max Strus 2 3.0 2.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 .667 0.0 0.5 .000 0.5 0.5 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Daequan Cook ------- --- ----------
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Daequan Cook Max Strus
Season 2008-092020-21
Team Miami HeatMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdHeat 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 %
Daequan Cook 75 24.4 9.1 0.3 2.3 2.5 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.6 1.7 3.2 8.6 .375 2.0 5.3 .387 0.7 0.7 .875
Max Strus 39 13.0 6.1 0.1 0.9 1.1 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.2 1.1 2.2 4.8 .455 1.3 3.8 .338 0.4 0.6 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Daequan Cook 7 23.0 5.3 0.4 2.0 2.4 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.9 2.6 1.9 6.0 .310 1.3 4.3 .300 0.3 0.3 1.000
Max Strus 2 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3
Daequan Cook Max Strus
Season 2009-102021-22
Team Miami HeatMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat 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 %
Daequan Cook 45 15.4 5.0 0.2 1.6 1.8 1.0 0.3 0.2 0.5 1.1 1.8 5.6 .320 0.9 2.8 .317 0.5 0.6 .840
Max Strus 68 23.3 10.6 0.4 2.6 3.0 1.4 0.4 0.2 0.8 1.7 3.7 8.3 .441 2.7 6.5 .410 0.6 0.8 .792
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Daequan Cook ------- --- ----------
Max Strus 18 29.1 10.9 0.8 3.2 4.1 2.1 0.8 0.4 1.1 3.1 3.8 10.1 .374 2.6 7.9 .331 0.7 1.0 .722

Season 4
Daequan Cook Max Strus
Season 2010-112022-23
Team Oklahoma City ThunderMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf FinalsHeat Lost NBA 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 %
Daequan Cook 43 13.9 5.6 0.2 1.5 1.7 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.4 1.2 1.8 4.2 .436 1.5 3.6 .422 0.4 0.5 .800
Max Strus 80 28.4 11.5 0.6 2.6 3.2 2.1 0.5 0.2 0.9 2.1 4.1 9.9 .410 2.5 7.0 .350 1.0 1.1 .876
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Daequan Cook 17 11.5 3.8 0.1 1.5 1.6 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.4 1.0 1.3 3.3 .393 0.9 2.7 .348 0.2 0.2 1.000
Max Strus 23 28.2 9.3 0.6 3.0 3.6 1.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 2.0 3.3 8.2 .402 1.9 5.9 .319 0.9 1.1 .800

Season 5
Daequan Cook Max Strus
Season 2011-122023-24
Team Oklahoma City ThunderCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost NBA FinalsCavaliers 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 %
Daequan Cook 57 17.4 5.5 0.2 1.9 2.1 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 1.2 1.9 5.2 .368 1.4 4.0 .346 0.2 0.4 .636
Max Strus 70 32.0 12.2 0.9 3.9 4.8 4.0 0.9 0.4 1.6 2.4 4.3 10.4 .418 2.4 6.8 .351 1.1 1.4 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Daequan Cook 16 6.8 2.3 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.9 2.3 .378 0.5 1.5 .333 0.0 0.1 .000
Max Strus 10 34.6 8.7 0.7 4.3 5.0 1.9 0.7 0.0 1.3 3.1 3.4 8.1 .420 1.7 5.6 .304 0.2 0.2 1.000

Season 6
Daequan Cook Max Strus
Season 2012-13-
Team Houston Rockets, Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls 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 %
Daequan Cook 49 9.0 2.8 0.1 1.1 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.5 1.0 3.4 .305 0.5 1.9 .286 0.2 0.2 .750
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Daequan Cook 6 6.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.7 1.0 0.2 1.7 .100 0.2 1.3 .125 0.0 0.0 -
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
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