Desmond Bane vs. Nicolas Claxton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nicolas Claxton and Desmond Bane, 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.

Desmond Bane played 4 years in the NBA, 1 less than Nicolas Claxton, who played 5. Desmond Bane had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Nicolas Claxton 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
Desmond Bane 4 3 2020-21 to 2023-24
Nicolas Claxton 5 3 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Desmond Bane Nicolas Claxton
Season 2020-212019-20
Team Memphis GrizzliesBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Desmond Bane 68 22.3 9.2 0.5 2.6 3.1 1.7 0.6 0.2 0.9 1.8 3.4 7.3 .469 1.7 4.0 .432 0.6 0.7 .816
Nicolas Claxton 15 12.5 4.4 1.3 1.7 2.9 1.1 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.9 1.8 3.2 .563 0.1 0.5 .143 0.7 1.4 .524
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane 5 19.8 5.6 0.4 3.0 3.4 2.0 0.8 0.4 0.6 1.2 2.2 3.8 .579 1.2 2.4 .500 0.0 0.0 -
Nicolas Claxton ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Desmond Bane Nicolas Claxton
Season 2021-222020-21
Team Memphis GrizzliesBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf SemisNets 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 %
Desmond Bane 76 29.8 18.2 0.6 3.8 4.4 2.7 1.2 0.4 1.5 2.6 6.7 14.5 .461 3.0 6.9 .436 1.8 2.0 .903
Nicolas Claxton 32 18.6 6.6 1.3 3.8 5.2 0.9 0.7 1.3 0.6 2.1 2.8 4.5 .621 0.0 0.2 .200 1.0 2.0 .484
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane 12 35.7 18.8 0.4 3.3 3.8 2.2 0.9 0.8 1.3 1.9 6.3 13.3 .478 3.6 7.3 .489 2.5 2.9 .857
Nicolas Claxton 12 10.8 2.5 1.2 1.6 2.8 0.6 0.3 1.0 0.3 1.7 1.2 2.4 .483 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.3 .667

Season 3
Desmond Bane Nicolas Claxton
Season 2022-232021-22
Team Memphis GrizzliesBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdNets 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 %
Desmond Bane 58 31.8 21.5 0.7 4.3 5.0 4.4 1.0 0.4 2.2 2.6 7.8 16.2 .479 2.9 7.0 .408 3.1 3.5 .883
Nicolas Claxton 47 20.7 8.7 1.9 3.7 5.6 0.9 0.5 1.1 0.8 2.3 3.8 5.6 .674 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 2.0 .581
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane 6 38.5 23.5 1.2 4.8 6.0 3.2 0.5 0.0 2.8 3.2 8.2 19.3 .422 2.7 8.3 .320 4.5 4.8 .931
Nicolas Claxton 4 24.5 10.5 1.8 4.5 6.3 1.5 1.3 2.3 0.5 1.5 4.8 6.0 .792 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 5.5 .182

Season 4
Desmond Bane Nicolas Claxton
Season 2023-242022-23
Team Memphis GrizzliesBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets 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 %
Desmond Bane 42 34.4 23.7 0.9 3.5 4.4 5.5 1.0 0.5 2.7 2.9 8.6 18.5 .464 3.3 8.6 .381 3.3 3.8 .870
Nicolas Claxton 76 29.9 12.6 2.4 6.8 9.2 1.9 0.9 2.5 1.3 2.8 5.4 7.7 .705 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 3.2 .541
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Nicolas Claxton 4 29.3 10.5 1.3 6.8 8.0 1.5 0.3 1.8 0.8 2.0 4.5 6.3 .720 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.5 .600

Season 5
Desmond Bane Nicolas Claxton
Season -2023-24
Team -Brooklyn Nets
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 %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Nicolas Claxton 71 29.8 11.8 2.7 7.2 9.9 2.1 0.6 2.1 1.3 2.5 5.2 8.2 .629 0.0 0.1 .200 1.5 2.8 .551
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Nicolas Claxton ------- --- ----------
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