Luka Doncic vs. Max Zaslofsky Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Max Zaslofsky 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, 4 less than Max Zaslofsky, who played 10. Luka Doncic had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Max Zaslofsky had his rookie season in 1946-47. 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
Max Zaslofsky 10 8 1946-47 to 1955-56

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Luka Doncic Max Zaslofsky
Season 2018-191946-47
Team Dallas MavericksChicago Stags
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayStags 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 %
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
Max Zaslofsky 61 - 14.4 - - - 0.7 - - - 2.0 5.5 16.7 .329 - - - 3.4 4.6 .737
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Max Zaslofsky 11 - 13.5 - - - 0.4 - - - 2.4 5.5 18.1 .302 - - - 2.6 4.0 .659

Season 2

Luka Doncic Max Zaslofsky
Season 2019-201947-48
Team Dallas MavericksChicago Stags
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First TeamAchievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdStags Lost Semifinals
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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
Max Zaslofsky 48 - 21.0 - - - 0.6 - - - 2.6 7.8 24.1 .323 - - - 5.4 6.9 .784
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
Max Zaslofsky 5 - 19.4 - - - 0.0 - - - 3.4 6.0 17.6 .341 - - - 7.4 9.4 .787

Season 3

Luka Doncic Max Zaslofsky
Season 2020-211948-49
Team Dallas MavericksChicago Stags
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First TeamAchievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdStags Lost West Div 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 %
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
Max Zaslofsky 58 - 20.6 - - - 2.6 - - - 2.7 7.3 21.0 .350 - - - 6.0 7.1 .840
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
Max Zaslofsky 2 - 22.0 - - - 3.0 - - - 1.5 7.5 24.5 .306 - - - 7.0 9.0 .778

Season 4

Luka Doncic Max Zaslofsky
Season 2021-221949-50
Team Dallas MavericksChicago Stags
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First TeamAchievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsStags Lost Cent Div 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 %
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
Max Zaslofsky 68 - 16.4 - - - 2.3 - - - 2.7 5.8 16.6 .351 - - - 4.7 5.6 .843
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
Max Zaslofsky 2 - 22.5 - - - 3.0 - - - 3.5 7.5 16.0 .469 - - - 7.5 9.0 .833

Season 5

Luka Doncic Max Zaslofsky
Season 2022-231950-51
Team Dallas MavericksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks 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 %
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
Max Zaslofsky 66 - 12.7 - - 3.5 2.1 - - - 2.3 4.6 12.9 .354 - - - 3.5 4.5 .775
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Max Zaslofsky 14 - 17.9 - - 4.1 2.7 - - - 3.1 6.3 15.5 .406 - - - 5.3 7.1 .740

Season 6

Luka Doncic Max Zaslofsky
Season 2023-241951-52
Team Dallas MavericksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Mavericks TBDKnicks 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 %
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
Max Zaslofsky 66 32.0 14.1 - - 2.9 2.4 - - - 2.8 4.9 14.5 .336 - - - 4.3 5.8 .755
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic 12 42.1 27.3 1.0 8.7 9.7 9.1 1.4 0.5 4.1 2.7 9.4 22.3 .423 2.8 9.4 .301 5.6 7.1 .788
Max Zaslofsky 14 36.1 16.2 - - 3.1 1.6 - - - 3.6 4.9 13.2 .373 - - - 6.4 7.9 .809

Season 7

Luka Doncic Max Zaslofsky
Season -1952-53
Team -New York Knicks
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 %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Max Zaslofsky 29 24.9 11.9 - - 2.6 1.9 - - - 2.8 4.2 11.0 .384 - - - 3.4 4.9 .690
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Max Zaslofsky ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Luka Doncic Max Zaslofsky
Season -1953-54
Team -Baltimore Bullets (1st), Milwaukee Hawks, Fort Wayne Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Pistons Lost W Div Round Robin
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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 ------- --- ----------
Max Zaslofsky 65 28.9 12.5 - - 2.5 2.4 - - - 2.2 4.3 11.6 .368 - - - 3.9 5.5 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Max Zaslofsky 4 24.5 8.8 - - 0.8 1.5 - - - 1.8 2.8 9.0 .306 - - - 3.3 3.8 .867

Season 9

Luka Doncic Max Zaslofsky
Season -1954-55
Team -Fort Wayne Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Pistons 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 %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Max Zaslofsky 70 26.6 11.2 - - 2.7 2.9 - - - 1.9 3.8 11.7 .328 - - - 3.5 5.0 .702
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Max Zaslofsky 11 11.7 4.7 - - 1.5 1.6 - - - 1.8 1.6 4.0 .409 - - - 1.5 1.8 .800

Season 10

Luka Doncic Max Zaslofsky
Season -1955-56
Team -Fort Wayne Pistons
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 %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Max Zaslofsky 9 20.2 9.8 - - 1.8 1.8 - - - 2.0 3.2 9.0 .358 - - - 3.3 3.9 .857
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Max Zaslofsky ------- --- ----------