Kelenna Azubuike vs. Max Strus Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Max Strus and Kelenna Azubuike, 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.

Kelenna Azubuike and Max Strus both played 5 years in the NBA. Kelenna Azubuike had the first of his seasons in 2006-07, 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
Kelenna Azubuike 5 2 2006-07 to 2011-12
Max Strus 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kelenna Azubuike Max Strus
Season 2006-072019-20
Team Golden State WarriorsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors 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 %
Kelenna Azubuike 41 16.3 7.1 0.6 1.7 2.3 0.7 0.5 0.2 1.0 1.2 2.4 5.4 .445 0.8 1.9 .430 1.5 1.9 .782
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 %
Kelenna Azubuike 6 2.5 0.7 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.5 .333 0.0 0.2 .000 0.3 0.3 1.000
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Kelenna Azubuike Max Strus
Season 2007-082020-21
Team Golden State WarriorsMiami 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 %
Kelenna Azubuike 81 21.4 8.5 1.3 2.7 4.0 0.9 0.6 0.4 0.7 2.0 3.2 7.2 .445 0.9 2.4 .364 1.2 1.7 .717
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 %
Kelenna Azubuike ------- --- ----------
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
Kelenna Azubuike Max Strus
Season 2008-092021-22
Team Golden State WarriorsMiami 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 %
Kelenna Azubuike 74 32.1 14.4 1.5 3.5 5.0 1.6 0.8 0.7 1.3 2.5 5.3 11.4 .464 1.3 2.8 .448 2.5 3.1 .808
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 %
Kelenna Azubuike ------- --- ----------
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
Kelenna Azubuike Max Strus
Season 2009-102022-23
Team Golden State WarriorsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat 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 %
Kelenna Azubuike 9 25.7 13.9 1.3 3.2 4.6 1.1 0.6 1.0 0.8 1.8 5.3 9.8 .545 1.1 3.0 .370 2.1 3.1 .679
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 %
Kelenna Azubuike ------- --- ----------
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

Note: Kelenna Azubuike didn't play in 2010-11.

Season 5
Kelenna Azubuike Max Strus
Season 2011-122023-24
Team Dallas MavericksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdCavaliers 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 %
Kelenna Azubuike 3 6.0 2.3 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.3 0.0 1.3 0.3 1.0 2.7 .375 0.3 1.0 .333 0.0 0.0 -
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 %
Kelenna Azubuike 1 5.0 3.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 3.0 .333 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 -
Max Strus 8 33.6 8.6 0.6 4.3 4.9 2.0 0.9 0.0 1.5 3.0 3.4 7.9 .429 1.6 5.4 .302 0.3 0.3 1.000
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