Josh Giddey vs. Georges Niang Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Georges Niang and Josh Giddey, 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.

Josh Giddey played 3 years in the NBA, 5 less than Georges Niang, who played 8. Josh Giddey had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Georges Niang had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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
Josh Giddey 3 1 2021-22 to 2023-24
Georges Niang 8 6 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Josh Giddey Georges Niang
Season 2021-222016-17
Team Oklahoma City ThunderIndiana Pacers
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 %
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
Georges Niang 23 4.0 0.9 0.1 0.7 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.4 1.6 .250 0.0 0.5 .083 0.1 0.1 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Georges Niang ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Josh Giddey Georges Niang
Season 2022-232017-18
Team Oklahoma City ThunderUtah Jazz
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 %
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
Georges Niang 9 3.6 1.0 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.4 1.2 .364 0.0 0.4 .000 0.1 0.2 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Georges Niang ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Josh Giddey Georges Niang
Season 2023-242018-19
Team Oklahoma City ThunderUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf SemisJazz 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 %
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
Georges Niang 59 8.7 4.0 0.2 1.3 1.5 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.4 1.0 1.5 3.1 .475 0.7 1.8 .410 0.3 0.4 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Georges Niang 5 11.0 4.4 0.0 2.8 2.8 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.4 1.0 1.8 4.4 .409 0.8 2.6 .308 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4
Josh Giddey Georges Niang
Season -2019-20
Team -Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Jazz 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 %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Georges Niang 66 14.0 5.9 0.2 1.7 1.9 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.1 2.1 4.9 .438 1.4 3.4 .400 0.3 0.4 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Georges Niang 7 16.3 8.3 0.6 1.6 2.1 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.3 1.3 3.1 6.3 .500 1.7 4.1 .414 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 5
Josh Giddey Georges Niang
Season -2020-21
Team -Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Jazz 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 %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Georges Niang 72 16.0 6.9 0.4 2.1 2.4 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.7 1.6 2.5 5.6 .437 1.7 4.1 .425 0.3 0.3 .957
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Georges Niang 11 11.7 3.2 0.2 1.5 1.7 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.7 1.7 1.0 3.5 .282 0.8 2.7 .300 0.4 0.4 1.000

Season 6
Josh Giddey Georges Niang
Season -2021-22
Team -Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -76ers 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 %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Georges Niang 76 22.8 9.2 0.3 2.3 2.7 1.3 0.4 0.2 0.8 2.5 3.2 7.4 .437 2.1 5.1 .403 0.7 0.8 .881
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Georges Niang 12 16.5 4.8 0.3 1.2 1.5 0.9 0.3 0.0 0.6 2.5 1.7 4.0 .417 1.3 3.6 .372 0.2 0.2 1.000

Season 7
Josh Giddey Georges Niang
Season -2022-23
Team -Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -76ers 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 %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Georges Niang 78 19.4 8.2 0.2 2.1 2.4 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.7 1.9 2.8 6.4 .442 2.0 4.9 .401 0.5 0.6 .867
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Georges Niang 11 14.3 4.4 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.5 1.5 1.6 3.3 .500 1.1 2.4 .462 0.0 0.0 -

Season 8
Josh Giddey Georges Niang
Season -2023-24
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Cavaliers 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 %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Georges Niang 82 22.3 9.4 0.3 3.1 3.4 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.9 2.3 3.5 7.7 .449 1.8 4.8 .376 0.6 0.7 .850
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Georges Niang 10 12.1 2.8 0.3 0.9 1.2 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.7 1.8 0.9 4.1 .220 0.3 2.3 .130 0.7 0.8 .875
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