Nikola Jokic vs. Luc Longley Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Luc Longley and Nikola Jokic, 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.

Nikola Jokic played 9 years in the NBA, 1 less than Luc Longley, who played 10. Nikola Jokic had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Luc Longley had his rookie season in 1991-92. 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
Nikola Jokic	9	6	2015-16 to 2023-24
Luc Longley	10	7	1991-92 to 2000-01

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Nikola Jokic	Luc Longley
Season	2015-16	1991-92
Team	Denver Nuggets	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First 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		%
Nikola Jokic	80	21.7	10.0	2.3	4.7	7.0	2.4	1.0	0.6	1.3	2.6	3.8	7.5	.512	0.4	1.1	.333	1.9	2.4	.811
Luc Longley	66	15.0	4.3	1.0	2.9	3.9	0.8	0.5	1.0	1.3	2.4	1.7	3.8	.458	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.2	.663

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nikola Jokic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Luc Longley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Nikola Jokic	Luc Longley
Season	2016-17	1992-93
Team	Denver Nuggets	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
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		%
Nikola Jokic	73	27.9	16.7	2.9	6.9	9.8	4.9	0.8	0.8	2.3	2.9	6.8	11.7	.578	0.6	1.9	.324	2.6	3.1	.825
Luc Longley	55	19.0	5.8	1.3	3.1	4.4	0.9	0.9	1.4	1.6	3.1	2.4	5.3	.455	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	1.3	.716

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nikola Jokic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Luc Longley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Nikola Jokic	Luc Longley
Season	2017-18	1993-94
Team	Denver Nuggets	Minnesota Timberwolves, Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bulls Lost East Conf 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		%
Nikola Jokic	75	32.6	18.5	2.6	8.1	10.7	6.1	1.2	0.8	2.8	2.8	6.7	13.5	.499	1.5	3.7	.396	3.5	4.2	.850
Luc Longley	76	19.8	6.9	1.7	4.0	5.7	1.4	0.6	1.0	1.6	2.8	2.9	6.1	.471	0.0	0.0	.000	1.2	1.6	.720

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nikola Jokic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Luc Longley	10	17.0	6.3	1.3	3.2	4.5	1.8	0.6	0.8	2.1	3.8	2.5	5.0	.500	0.0	0.0	-	1.3	1.8	.722


Season 4
	Nikola Jokic	Luc Longley
Season	2018-19	1994-95
Team	Denver Nuggets	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis	Bulls Lost East Conf 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		%
Nikola Jokic	80	31.3	20.1	2.9	8.0	10.8	7.3	1.4	0.7	3.1	2.9	7.7	15.1	.511	1.0	3.4	.307	3.6	4.4	.821
Luc Longley	55	18.2	6.5	1.5	3.3	4.8	1.3	0.4	0.8	1.6	3.2	2.5	5.5	.447	0.0	0.0	.000	1.6	1.9	.822

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nikola Jokic	14	39.8	25.1	3.9	9.1	13.0	8.4	1.1	0.9	2.6	3.9	9.4	18.6	.506	1.6	4.0	.393	4.7	5.6	.846
Luc Longley	10	20.4	5.6	0.6	2.6	3.2	1.1	0.7	0.5	1.0	4.1	2.4	5.0	.480	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.0	.800


Season 5
	Nikola Jokic	Luc Longley
Season	2019-20	1995-96
Team	Denver Nuggets	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf Finals	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		%
Nikola Jokic	73	32.0	19.9	2.3	7.5	9.7	7.0	1.2	0.6	3.1	3.0	7.7	14.7	.528	1.1	3.5	.314	3.4	4.1	.817
Luc Longley	62	26.5	9.1	1.7	3.5	5.1	1.9	0.4	1.4	1.8	3.6	3.9	8.1	.482	0.0	0.0	-	1.3	1.7	.777

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nikola Jokic	19	36.5	24.4	1.9	7.9	9.8	5.7	1.1	0.8	3.3	3.6	9.4	18.1	.519	2.2	5.2	.429	3.5	4.2	.835
Luc Longley	18	24.4	8.3	1.9	2.7	4.6	1.6	0.4	1.4	2.1	4.6	3.4	7.2	.469	0.0	0.0	-	1.6	2.1	.757


Season 6
	Nikola Jokic	Luc Longley
Season	2020-21	1996-97
Team	Denver Nuggets	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
Nikola Jokic	72	34.6	26.4	2.8	8.0	10.8	8.3	1.3	0.7	3.1	2.7	10.2	18.0	.566	1.3	3.3	.388	4.8	5.5	.868
Luc Longley	59	24.9	9.1	2.1	3.6	5.6	2.4	0.4	1.1	1.9	3.2	3.7	8.2	.456	0.0	0.0	.000	1.6	2.0	.792

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nikola Jokic	10	34.5	29.8	3.7	7.9	11.6	5.0	0.6	0.9	2.4	2.3	11.6	22.8	.509	2.0	5.3	.377	4.6	5.5	.836
Luc Longley	19	22.8	6.5	2.1	2.4	4.4	1.8	0.4	0.8	1.5	3.4	3.0	5.5	.548	0.0	0.0	-	0.5	1.4	.385


Season 7
	Nikola Jokic	Luc Longley
Season	2021-22	1997-98
Team	Denver Nuggets	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Nikola Jokic	74	33.5	27.1	2.8	11.0	13.8	7.9	1.5	0.9	3.8	2.6	10.3	17.7	.583	1.3	3.9	.337	5.1	6.3	.810
Luc Longley	58	29.4	11.4	1.9	3.9	5.9	2.8	0.6	1.1	2.2	3.6	4.8	10.5	.455	0.0	0.0	-	1.9	2.6	.736

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nikola Jokic	5	34.2	31.0	3.4	9.8	13.2	5.8	1.6	1.0	4.8	4.0	12.2	21.2	.575	1.0	3.6	.278	5.6	6.6	.848
Luc Longley	18	25.4	7.9	1.9	3.1	5.0	1.9	0.7	0.8	2.0	4.1	3.0	6.7	.450	0.0	0.0	-	1.9	2.2	.872


Season 8
	Nikola Jokic	Luc Longley
Season	2022-23	1998-99
Team	Denver Nuggets	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Suns 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		%
Nikola Jokic	69	33.7	24.5	2.4	9.4	11.8	9.8	1.3	0.7	3.6	2.5	9.4	14.8	.632	0.8	2.2	.383	4.9	6.0	.822
Luc Longley	39	23.9	8.7	1.5	4.2	5.7	1.2	0.6	0.5	1.4	3.1	3.6	7.4	.483	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	1.9	.776

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nikola Jokic	20	39.5	30.0	3.5	10.0	13.5	9.5	1.1	1.0	3.5	3.5	11.4	20.7	.548	1.8	3.8	.461	5.6	7.0	.799
Luc Longley	3	17.0	1.3	0.7	2.3	3.0	0.3	1.0	0.0	0.7	0.7	0.7	4.0	.167	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-


Season 9
	Nikola Jokic	Luc Longley
Season	2023-24	1999-00
Team	Denver Nuggets	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nuggets TBD	Suns Lost West Conf 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		%
Nikola Jokic	79	34.6	26.4	2.8	9.5	12.4	9.0	1.4	0.9	3.0	2.5	10.4	17.9	.583	1.1	2.9	.359	4.5	5.5	.817
Luc Longley	72	19.7	6.3	1.4	3.1	4.5	1.1	0.3	0.6	1.9	3.1	2.6	5.5	.466	0.0	0.0	-	1.1	1.3	.825

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nikola Jokic	10	40.0	28.8	3.2	10.1	13.3	9.5	1.7	0.7	3.4	2.9	11.1	19.7	.563	1.2	3.9	.308	5.4	6.0	.900
Luc Longley	9	18.1	4.2	1.3	2.0	3.3	0.9	0.4	0.4	1.1	4.0	2.0	5.7	.353	0.0	0.0	-	0.2	0.3	.667


Season 10
	Nikola Jokic	Luc Longley
Season	-	2000-01
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		%
Nikola Jokic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Luc Longley	25	12.0	2.0	1.0	1.6	2.6	0.3	0.1	0.4	0.9	2.0	0.7	2.2	.333	0.0	0.0	-	0.5	0.7	.765

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nikola Jokic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Luc Longley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Nikola Jokic vs. Luc Longley Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Luc Longley and Nikola Jokic, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10