Donatas Motiejunas vs. Max Strus Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Max Strus and Donatas Motiejunas, 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.

Donatas Motiejunas played 6 years in the NBA, 1 more than Max Strus, who played 5. Donatas Motiejunas had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, 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
Donatas Motiejunas 6 3 2012-13 to 2018-19
Max Strus 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Donatas Motiejunas Max Strus
Season 2012-132019-20
Team Houston RocketsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets 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 %
Donatas Motiejunas 44 12.2 5.7 0.8 1.3 2.1 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.7 2.2 4.8 .455 0.5 1.9 .289 0.7 1.2 .627
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 %
Donatas Motiejunas 1 5.0 5.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.0 1.000
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Donatas Motiejunas Max Strus
Season 2013-142020-21
Team Houston RocketsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat 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 %
Donatas Motiejunas 62 15.4 5.5 1.0 2.7 3.6 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.8 2.1 2.1 4.8 .443 0.3 1.4 .250 0.9 1.5 .604
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 %
Donatas Motiejunas ------- --- ----------
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
Donatas Motiejunas Max Strus
Season 2014-152021-22
Team Houston RocketsMiami 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 %
Donatas Motiejunas 71 28.7 12.0 1.9 4.0 5.9 1.8 0.8 0.5 1.7 2.9 5.0 9.9 .504 0.7 1.9 .368 1.4 2.3 .602
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 %
Donatas Motiejunas ------- --- ----------
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
Donatas Motiejunas Max Strus
Season 2015-162022-23
Team Houston RocketsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdHeat 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 %
Donatas Motiejunas 37 14.8 6.2 1.0 1.9 2.9 1.1 0.5 0.1 1.2 1.9 2.4 5.5 .439 0.4 1.5 .281 0.9 1.4 .642
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 %
Donatas Motiejunas 5 19.6 8.8 2.0 3.2 5.2 1.0 0.8 0.4 2.4 2.2 3.2 7.4 .432 0.8 1.8 .444 1.6 3.4 .471
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
Donatas Motiejunas Max Strus
Season 2016-172023-24
Team New Orleans PelicansCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers 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 %
Donatas Motiejunas 34 14.1 4.4 0.8 2.2 3.0 0.9 0.5 0.3 0.9 1.6 1.7 4.1 .413 0.3 1.4 .234 0.7 1.4 .510
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 %
Donatas Motiejunas ------- --- ----------
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

Note: Donatas Motiejunas didn't play in 2017-18.

Season 6
Donatas Motiejunas Max Strus
Season 2018-19-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West 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 %
Donatas Motiejunas 3 4.3 2.0 0.7 0.3 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.0 2.0 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.7 .000
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donatas Motiejunas 5 3.8 2.6 0.6 0.8 1.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.2 2.0 .600 0.0 0.2 .000 0.2 0.4 .500
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
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