Luka Doncic vs. Dennis Hopson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dennis Hopson and Luka Doncic, 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.

Luka Doncic played 6 years in the NBA, 1 more than Dennis Hopson, who played 5. Luka Doncic had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Dennis Hopson had his rookie season in 1987-88. 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
Luka Doncic 6 4 2018-19 to 2023-24
Dennis Hopson 5 1 1987-88 to 1991-92

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Luka Doncic Dennis Hopson
Season 2018-191987-88
Team Dallas MavericksNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First 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 %
Luka Doncic 72 32.2 21.2 1.2 6.6 7.8 6.0 1.1 0.3 3.4 1.9 7.0 16.5 .427 2.3 7.1 .327 4.8 6.7 .713
Dennis Hopson 61 22.4 9.6 1.0 1.3 2.3 1.9 0.9 0.4 2.0 2.4 3.6 9.0 .404 0.2 0.7 .267 2.1 2.9 .740
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Dennis Hopson ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Luka Doncic Dennis Hopson
Season 2019-201988-89
Team Dallas MavericksNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks 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 %
Luka Doncic 61 33.6 28.8 1.3 8.1 9.4 8.8 1.0 0.2 4.3 2.5 9.5 20.6 .463 2.8 8.9 .316 7.0 9.2 .758
Dennis Hopson 62 25.0 12.7 1.5 1.8 3.3 1.7 1.1 0.5 1.6 2.4 4.8 11.5 .419 0.1 0.4 .148 3.0 3.5 .849
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic 6 35.8 31.0 0.7 9.2 9.8 8.7 1.2 0.5 5.2 2.8 10.7 21.3 .500 2.7 7.3 .364 7.0 10.7 .656
Dennis Hopson ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Luka Doncic Dennis Hopson
Season 2020-211989-90
Team Dallas MavericksNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks 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 %
Luka Doncic 66 34.3 27.7 0.8 7.2 8.0 8.6 1.0 0.5 4.3 2.3 9.8 20.5 .479 2.9 8.3 .350 5.2 7.1 .730
Dennis Hopson 79 32.3 15.8 1.4 2.1 3.5 1.9 1.3 0.6 2.1 2.3 6.0 13.8 .434 0.4 1.3 .317 3.4 4.3 .792
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic 7 40.1 35.7 0.6 7.3 7.9 10.3 1.3 0.4 4.6 2.4 13.7 28.0 .490 4.4 10.9 .408 3.9 7.3 .529
Dennis Hopson ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Luka Doncic Dennis Hopson
Season 2021-221990-91
Team Dallas MavericksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic 65 35.4 28.4 0.9 8.3 9.1 8.7 1.2 0.6 4.5 2.2 9.9 21.6 .457 3.1 8.8 .353 5.6 7.5 .744
Dennis Hopson 61 11.9 4.3 0.8 1.0 1.8 1.1 0.4 0.2 1.0 1.3 1.7 4.0 .426 0.0 0.1 .200 0.9 1.4 .663
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic 15 36.8 31.7 0.7 9.1 9.8 6.4 1.8 0.6 3.9 2.9 10.7 23.5 .455 3.4 9.9 .345 6.9 9.0 .770
Dennis Hopson 5 3.6 1.6 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 1.2 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.8 .444

Season 5
Luka Doncic Dennis Hopson
Season 2022-231991-92
Team Dallas MavericksChicago Bulls, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
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 %
Luka Doncic 66 36.2 32.4 0.8 7.8 8.6 8.0 1.4 0.5 3.6 2.5 10.9 22.0 .496 2.8 8.2 .342 7.8 10.5 .742
Dennis Hopson 71 18.5 10.5 1.5 1.4 2.9 1.4 0.9 0.5 1.4 1.6 3.9 8.4 .465 0.2 0.7 .255 2.5 3.6 .708
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Dennis Hopson ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Luka Doncic Dennis Hopson
Season 2023-24-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks 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 %
Luka Doncic 70 37.5 33.9 0.8 8.4 9.2 9.8 1.4 0.5 4.0 2.1 11.5 23.6 .487 4.1 10.6 .382 6.8 8.7 .786
Dennis Hopson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic 9 41.9 27.7 1.2 8.1 9.3 8.7 1.4 0.4 3.6 2.3 9.6 23.3 .410 2.6 9.7 .264 6.0 7.7 .783
Dennis Hopson ------- --- ----------
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