Nemanja Bjelica vs. Josh Giddey Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Josh Giddey and Nemanja Bjelica, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Nemanja Bjelica played 7 years in the NBA, 4 more than Josh Giddey, who played 3. Nemanja Bjelica had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Josh Giddey had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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 |
Nemanja Bjelica |
7 |
3 |
2015-16 to 2021-22 |
Josh Giddey |
3 |
1 |
2021-22 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
|
Nemanja Bjelica |
Josh Giddey |
Season |
2015-16 | 2021-22 |
Team |
Minnesota Timberwolves | Oklahoma City Thunder |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-Rookie Second Team |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
% |
Nemanja Bjelica |
60 |
17.9 |
5.1 |
0.8 |
2.7 |
3.5 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
1.8 |
3.9 |
.468 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
.384 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
.727 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Nemanja Bjelica |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Nemanja Bjelica |
65 |
18.3 |
6.2 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
3.8 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
5.5 |
.424 |
0.9 |
2.7 |
.316 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
.738 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Nemanja Bjelica |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Nemanja Bjelica |
67 |
20.5 |
6.8 |
0.8 |
3.3 |
4.1 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
5.5 |
.461 |
1.1 |
2.7 |
.415 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
.800 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Nemanja Bjelica |
5 |
9.4 |
4.6 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
3.2 |
.438 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
.571 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
.714 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Nemanja Bjelica |
77 |
23.2 |
9.6 |
1.6 |
4.1 |
5.8 |
1.9 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
2.6 |
3.7 |
7.7 |
.479 |
1.3 |
3.3 |
.401 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
.761 |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Nemanja Bjelica |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Nemanja Bjelica |
72 |
27.9 |
11.5 |
1.5 |
4.8 |
6.4 |
2.8 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
3.0 |
4.4 |
9.1 |
.481 |
1.9 |
4.4 |
.419 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
.821 |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Nemanja Bjelica |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Nemanja Bjelica |
37 |
16.1 |
6.5 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
1.9 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
5.3 |
.454 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
.318 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
.725 |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Nemanja Bjelica |
2 |
15.0 |
9.0 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
5.5 |
.455 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
.500 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
.667 |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Nemanja Bjelica |
71 |
16.1 |
6.1 |
0.9 |
3.3 |
4.1 |
2.2 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
4.8 |
.468 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
.362 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
.728 |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Nemanja Bjelica |
15 |
10.0 |
2.9 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
2.3 |
.529 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.375 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
.571 |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |