DeSagana Diop vs. Kyle Kuzma Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kyle Kuzma and DeSagana Diop, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
DeSagana Diop played 12 years in the NBA, 5 more than Kyle Kuzma, who played 7. DeSagana Diop had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, while Kyle Kuzma 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 |
DeSagana Diop |
12 |
2 |
2001-02 to 2012-13 |
Kyle Kuzma |
7 |
2 |
2017-18 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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|
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Rookie Season |
|
DeSagana Diop |
Kyle Kuzma |
Season |
2001-02 | 2017-18 |
Team |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Los Angeles Lakers |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-Rookie First Team |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
% |
DeSagana Diop |
18 |
6.1 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
.414 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.200 |
Kyle Kuzma |
77 |
31.2 |
16.1 |
1.1 |
5.1 |
6.3 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
6.1 |
13.5 |
.450 |
2.1 |
5.6 |
.366 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
.707 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
DeSagana Diop |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kyle Kuzma |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
DeSagana Diop |
80 |
11.8 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
.351 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.367 |
Kyle Kuzma |
70 |
33.1 |
18.7 |
0.9 |
4.6 |
5.5 |
2.5 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
7.1 |
15.5 |
.456 |
1.8 |
6.0 |
.303 |
2.7 |
3.6 |
.752 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
DeSagana Diop |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kyle Kuzma |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
DeSagana Diop |
56 |
13.0 |
2.3 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
3.6 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
.388 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.600 |
Kyle Kuzma |
61 |
25.0 |
12.8 |
0.9 |
3.6 |
4.5 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
4.8 |
11.0 |
.436 |
1.4 |
4.5 |
.316 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
.735 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
DeSagana Diop |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kyle Kuzma |
21 |
23.0 |
10.0 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
3.1 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
3.7 |
8.5 |
.430 |
1.2 |
4.0 |
.313 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
.784 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
DeSagana Diop |
39 |
7.8 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
.290 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
Kyle Kuzma |
68 |
28.7 |
12.9 |
1.6 |
4.5 |
6.1 |
1.9 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
4.9 |
11.1 |
.443 |
2.0 |
5.6 |
.361 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
.691 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
DeSagana Diop |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kyle Kuzma |
6 |
21.5 |
6.3 |
0.7 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
8.0 |
.292 |
0.7 |
3.8 |
.174 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
.667 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
DeSagana Diop |
81 |
18.6 |
2.3 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
4.6 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
3.1 |
0.9 |
1.9 |
.487 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.500 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
.542 |
Kyle Kuzma |
66 |
33.4 |
17.1 |
1.1 |
7.4 |
8.5 |
3.5 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
1.9 |
6.4 |
14.2 |
.452 |
1.9 |
5.7 |
.341 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
.712 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
DeSagana Diop |
22 |
18.5 |
2.7 |
1.8 |
3.1 |
5.0 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
3.7 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
.615 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.5 |
0.8 |
.611 |
Kyle Kuzma |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
DeSagana Diop |
81 |
18.3 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
3.4 |
5.4 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
3.0 |
0.9 |
1.9 |
.470 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
.558 |
Kyle Kuzma |
64 |
35.0 |
21.2 |
0.9 |
6.4 |
7.2 |
3.7 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
8.0 |
17.8 |
.448 |
2.5 |
7.5 |
.333 |
2.7 |
3.7 |
.730 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
DeSagana Diop |
6 |
23.3 |
3.5 |
2.7 |
4.2 |
6.8 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
3.5 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
.600 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.5 |
1.2 |
.429 |
Kyle Kuzma |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
DeSagana Diop |
79 |
16.4 |
2.9 |
2.0 |
2.9 |
5.0 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
1.2 |
2.3 |
.522 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.5 |
0.9 |
.543 |
Kyle Kuzma |
70 |
32.6 |
22.2 |
0.9 |
5.7 |
6.6 |
4.2 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
2.2 |
8.7 |
18.8 |
.463 |
2.2 |
6.4 |
.336 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
.775 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
DeSagana Diop |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kyle Kuzma |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
DeSagana Diop |
75 |
13.8 |
2.3 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
3.6 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
.433 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.3 |
0.9 |
.333 |
Kyle Kuzma |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
DeSagana Diop |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kyle Kuzma |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
DeSagana Diop |
27 |
9.7 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
.517 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.222 |
Kyle Kuzma |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
DeSagana Diop |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kyle Kuzma |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
DeSagana Diop |
16 |
11.3 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
.333 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.364 |
Kyle Kuzma |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
DeSagana Diop |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kyle Kuzma |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
DeSagana Diop |
27 |
12.0 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
3.1 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
.357 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.167 |
Kyle Kuzma |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
DeSagana Diop |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kyle Kuzma |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
DeSagana Diop |
22 |
10.3 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
.296 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
Kyle Kuzma |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
DeSagana Diop |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kyle Kuzma |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |