Dante Exum vs. Josh Giddey Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Josh Giddey and Dante Exum, 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.

Dante Exum played 7 years in the NBA, 4 more than Josh Giddey, who played 3. Dante Exum had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, while Josh Giddey had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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
Dante Exum 7 3 2014-15 to 2023-24
Josh Giddey 3 1 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Dante Exum Josh Giddey
Season 2014-152021-22
Team Utah JazzOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
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 %
Dante Exum 82 22.2 4.8 0.3 1.3 1.6 2.4 0.5 0.2 1.4 1.8 1.8 5.1 .349 1.0 3.2 .314 0.2 0.4 .625
Josh Giddey 54 31.5 12.5 1.8 6.0 7.8 6.4 0.9 0.4 3.2 1.6 5.2 12.4 .419 1.0 3.9 .263 1.0 1.5 .709
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dante Exum ------- --- ----------
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Note: Dante Exum didn't play in 2015-16.

Season 2
Dante Exum Josh Giddey
Season 2016-172022-23
Team Utah JazzOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz 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 %
Dante Exum 66 18.6 6.2 0.5 1.5 2.0 1.7 0.3 0.2 1.2 2.2 2.3 5.5 .427 0.7 2.3 .295 0.9 1.1 .795
Josh Giddey 76 31.2 16.6 1.9 5.9 7.9 6.2 0.8 0.4 2.8 1.9 7.1 14.7 .482 1.0 3.1 .325 1.4 1.9 .731
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dante Exum 7 12.0 4.6 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.3 0.7 0.0 0.4 1.4 1.6 3.9 .407 0.6 1.7 .333 0.9 0.9 1.000
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Dante Exum Josh Giddey
Season 2017-182023-24
Team Utah JazzOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisThunder 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 %
Dante Exum 14 16.8 8.1 0.3 1.6 1.9 3.1 0.6 0.2 1.4 1.4 3.0 6.2 .483 0.4 1.3 .278 1.8 2.2 .806
Josh Giddey 80 25.1 12.3 1.4 5.0 6.4 4.8 0.7 0.6 2.1 1.4 5.0 10.6 .475 1.0 3.0 .337 1.3 1.6 .806
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dante Exum 10 11.4 5.1 0.4 1.0 1.4 1.0 0.1 0.1 1.5 1.5 2.0 4.1 .488 0.2 0.7 .286 0.9 1.2 .750
Josh Giddey 10 18.1 8.7 0.7 2.9 3.6 2.1 0.2 0.4 1.2 0.9 3.4 7.5 .453 1.2 3.4 .353 0.7 0.8 .875

Season 4
Dante Exum Josh Giddey
Season 2018-19-
Team Utah Jazz-
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 %
Dante Exum 42 15.8 6.9 0.4 1.2 1.6 2.6 0.3 0.1 1.2 1.6 2.4 5.7 .419 0.4 1.5 .290 1.6 2.0 .791
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dante Exum ------- --- ----------
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Dante Exum Josh Giddey
Season 2019-20-
Team Utah Jazz, Cleveland Cavaliers-
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 %
Dante Exum 35 13.9 4.5 0.3 1.6 1.9 1.1 0.4 0.2 0.9 1.1 1.6 3.4 .471 0.4 1.2 .349 0.9 1.2 .744
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dante Exum ------- --- ----------
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Dante Exum Josh Giddey
Season 2020-21-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
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 %
Dante Exum 6 19.3 3.8 0.3 2.5 2.8 2.2 0.7 0.3 1.2 1.5 1.7 4.3 .385 0.3 1.8 .182 0.2 0.3 .500
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dante Exum ------- --- ----------
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Note: Dante Exum didn't play in 2021-22 and 2022-23.

Season 7
Dante Exum Josh Giddey
Season 2023-24-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks 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 %
Dante Exum 55 19.8 7.8 0.5 2.3 2.7 2.9 0.4 0.1 0.9 1.5 2.9 5.5 .533 1.0 2.0 .491 1.0 1.2 .779
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dante Exum 11 7.3 1.7 0.2 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.6 2.6 .241 0.2 1.0 .182 0.3 0.4 .750
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
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