Negele Knight vs. Naz Reid Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Naz Reid and Negele Knight, 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.

Negele Knight played 6 years in the NBA, 1 more than Naz Reid, who played 5. Negele Knight had the first of his seasons in 1990-91, while Naz Reid 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
Negele Knight 6 3 1990-91 to 1998-99
Naz Reid 5 2 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Negele Knight Naz Reid
Season 1990-912019-20
Team Phoenix SunsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns 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 %
Negele Knight 64 12.4 5.3 0.3 0.8 1.1 3.0 0.3 0.1 1.2 1.3 2.0 4.8 .425 0.1 0.4 .240 1.1 1.8 .602
Naz Reid 30 16.5 9.0 1.1 3.0 4.1 1.2 0.6 0.7 0.7 2.8 3.3 8.1 .412 1.1 3.2 .330 1.2 1.8 .698
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Negele Knight 4 14.0 8.0 0.3 0.8 1.0 2.3 0.3 0.0 1.0 1.8 3.3 6.5 .500 0.3 0.8 .333 1.3 1.8 .714
Naz Reid ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Negele Knight Naz Reid
Season 1991-922020-21
Team Phoenix SunsMinnesota Timberwolves
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 %
Negele Knight 42 15.0 5.8 0.4 0.7 1.1 2.7 0.6 0.1 1.4 1.4 2.5 5.2 .475 0.1 0.3 .308 0.8 1.1 .688
Naz Reid 70 19.2 11.2 1.2 3.4 4.6 1.0 0.5 1.1 1.0 2.6 4.3 8.3 .523 0.9 2.5 .351 1.6 2.4 .693
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Negele Knight ------- --- ----------
Naz Reid ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Negele Knight Naz Reid
Season 1992-932021-22
Team Phoenix SunsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost NBA FinalsTimberwolves 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 %
Negele Knight 52 17.1 6.1 0.5 0.7 1.2 2.8 0.4 0.1 1.4 1.3 2.4 6.1 .391 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 1.7 .779
Naz Reid 77 15.8 8.3 1.3 2.6 3.9 0.9 0.5 0.9 1.1 2.2 3.0 6.2 .489 0.7 2.2 .343 1.5 1.9 .765
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Negele Knight 9 3.8 2.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 1.0 1.8 .563 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Naz Reid 5 10.8 4.8 0.4 2.4 2.8 0.0 0.2 1.2 1.0 2.8 1.4 3.4 .412 0.6 1.4 .429 1.4 1.4 1.000

Season 4

Negele Knight Naz Reid
Season 1993-942022-23
Team Phoenix Suns, San Antonio SpursMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
Negele Knight 65 22.1 9.2 0.4 1.2 1.6 3.0 0.5 0.2 1.4 1.9 3.5 7.3 .474 0.1 0.3 .190 2.2 2.7 .810
Naz Reid 68 18.4 11.5 1.1 3.8 4.9 1.1 0.6 0.8 1.4 2.6 4.6 8.5 .537 1.1 3.2 .346 1.3 1.9 .677
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Negele Knight 4 27.0 9.3 0.8 0.8 1.5 3.0 0.8 0.0 1.8 2.3 3.3 10.3 .317 0.0 0.8 .000 2.8 3.0 .917
Naz Reid ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Negele Knight Naz Reid
Season 1994-952023-24
Team Portland Trail Blazers, Detroit PistonsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement Sixth Man of the Year
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves 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 %
Negele Knight 47 15.1 4.2 0.4 0.9 1.3 2.7 0.4 0.1 1.0 1.5 1.8 4.6 .397 0.2 0.6 .393 0.4 0.5 .720
Naz Reid 81 24.2 13.5 0.9 4.3 5.2 1.3 0.8 0.9 1.4 2.1 5.0 10.5 .477 2.1 5.0 .414 1.3 1.8 .736
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Negele Knight ------- --- ----------
Naz Reid 12 21.1 10.8 0.5 3.3 3.8 1.0 0.5 0.8 0.8 2.0 3.9 8.6 .456 1.4 4.2 .340 1.5 2.1 .720

Note: Negele Knight didn't play in 1995-96, 1996-97 and 1997-98.

Season 6

Negele Knight Naz Reid
Season 1998-99-
Team Toronto Raptors-
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 %
Negele Knight 6 9.3 1.3 0.2 0.8 1.0 1.3 0.2 0.0 1.2 0.8 0.5 1.3 .375 0.0 0.2 .000 0.3 0.7 .500
Naz Reid ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Negele Knight ------- --- ----------
Naz Reid ------- --- ----------