Dante Exum vs. Lauri Markkanen Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lauri Markkanen 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 and Lauri Markkanen both played 7 years in the NBA. Dante Exum had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, while Lauri Markkanen had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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
Lauri Markkanen 7 0 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Dante Exum Lauri Markkanen
Season 2014-152017-18
Team Utah JazzChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First 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
Lauri Markkanen 68 29.7 15.2 1.2 6.3 7.5 1.2 0.6 0.6 1.2 1.5 5.5 12.7 .434 2.1 5.9 .362 2.1 2.4 .843
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dante Exum ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

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

Season 2
Dante Exum Lauri Markkanen
Season 2016-172018-19
Team Utah JazzChicago Bulls
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
Lauri Markkanen 52 32.3 18.7 1.4 7.6 9.0 1.4 0.7 0.6 1.6 2.3 6.6 15.3 .430 2.3 6.4 .361 3.3 3.8 .872
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
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Dante Exum Lauri Markkanen
Season 2017-182019-20
Team Utah JazzChicago Bulls
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 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
Lauri Markkanen 50 29.8 14.7 1.2 5.1 6.3 1.5 0.8 0.5 1.6 1.9 5.0 11.8 .425 2.2 6.3 .344 2.5 3.1 .824
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
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Dante Exum Lauri Markkanen
Season 2018-192020-21
Team Utah JazzChicago 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 %
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
Lauri Markkanen 51 25.8 13.6 0.7 4.6 5.3 0.9 0.5 0.3 1.0 1.5 4.9 10.2 .480 2.3 5.8 .402 1.5 1.8 .826
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dante Exum ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Dante Exum Lauri Markkanen
Season 2019-202021-22
Team Utah Jazz, Cleveland CavaliersCleveland Cavaliers
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 %
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
Lauri Markkanen 61 30.8 14.8 1.0 4.7 5.7 1.3 0.7 0.5 0.9 2.1 5.1 11.5 .445 2.2 6.2 .358 2.3 2.6 .868
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dante Exum ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Dante Exum Lauri Markkanen
Season 2020-212022-23
Team Cleveland CavaliersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement Most Improved Player
-Achievement All-Star Game
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 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
Lauri Markkanen 66 34.4 25.6 2.0 6.7 8.6 1.9 0.6 0.6 1.9 2.1 8.7 17.3 .499 3.0 7.7 .391 5.3 6.0 .875
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dante Exum ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

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

Season 7
Dante Exum Lauri Markkanen
Season 2023-242023-24
Team Dallas MavericksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks TBDDid 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 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
Lauri Markkanen 55 33.1 23.2 2.2 5.9 8.2 2.0 0.9 0.5 1.4 1.8 7.8 16.2 .480 3.2 8.0 .399 4.5 5.0 .899
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
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
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