Rick Adelman vs. Paolo Banchero Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Paolo Banchero and Rick Adelman, 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.

Rick Adelman played 7 years in the NBA, 5 more than Paolo Banchero, who played 2. Rick Adelman had the first of his seasons in 1968-69, while Paolo Banchero had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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
Rick Adelman 7 3 1968-69 to 1974-75
Paolo Banchero 2 1 2022-23 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Rick Adelman Paolo Banchero
Season 1968-692022-23
Team San Diego RocketsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Div SemisDid 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 %
Rick Adelman 77 18.8 6.3 - - 2.8 3.1 - - - 2.1 2.3 5.8 .394 - - - 1.7 2.6 .642
Paolo Banchero 72 33.8 20.0 1.2 5.7 6.9 3.7 0.8 0.5 2.8 2.2 6.7 15.6 .427 1.2 4.0 .298 5.5 7.4 .738
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Adelman 6 31.2 11.7 - - 2.5 4.8 - - - 3.0 4.0 8.8 .453 - - - 3.7 6.2 .595
Paolo Banchero ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Rick Adelman Paolo Banchero
Season 1969-702023-24
Team San Diego RocketsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayMagic Lost East 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 %
Rick Adelman 35 20.5 7.4 - - 2.3 3.2 - - - 2.6 2.7 7.1 .389 - - - 1.9 2.6 .747
Paolo Banchero 80 35.0 22.6 1.0 5.9 6.9 5.4 0.9 0.6 3.1 1.9 8.0 17.6 .455 1.5 4.4 .339 5.1 7.0 .725
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Adelman ------- --- ----------
Paolo Banchero 7 37.4 27.0 2.0 6.6 8.6 4.0 1.1 0.6 4.6 2.0 9.7 21.3 .456 2.3 5.7 .400 5.3 7.0 .755

Season 3

Rick Adelman Paolo Banchero
Season 1970-71-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
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 %
Rick Adelman 81 28.4 12.6 - - 3.5 4.7 - - - 2.6 4.7 11.0 .422 - - - 3.3 4.6 .724
Paolo Banchero ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Adelman ------- --- ----------
Paolo Banchero ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Rick Adelman Paolo Banchero
Season 1971-72-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
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 %
Rick Adelman 80 30.6 10.1 - - 2.9 5.2 - - - 2.6 4.1 9.4 .437 - - - 1.9 2.5 .751
Paolo Banchero ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Adelman ------- --- ----------
Paolo Banchero ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Rick Adelman Paolo Banchero
Season 1972-73-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
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 %
Rick Adelman 76 24.0 6.6 - - 2.1 3.9 - - - 2.0 2.8 6.9 .408 - - - 1.0 1.3 .716
Paolo Banchero ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Adelman ------- --- ----------
Paolo Banchero ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Rick Adelman Paolo Banchero
Season 1973-74-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost West Conf 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 %
Rick Adelman 55 11.2 3.3 0.3 1.0 1.3 1.0 0.7 0.0 - 1.1 1.2 3.1 .376 - - - 1.0 1.4 .711
Paolo Banchero ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Adelman 9 12.0 4.3 0.1 1.0 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.0 - 0.6 1.8 3.8 .471 - - - 0.8 1.2 .636
Paolo Banchero ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Rick Adelman Paolo Banchero
Season 1974-75-
Team Chicago Bulls, New Orleans Jazz, Kansas City-Omaha Kings-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings 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 %
Rick Adelman 58 18.5 5.5 0.4 1.2 1.6 1.9 1.2 0.1 - 1.7 2.1 5.0 .423 - - - 1.3 1.8 .709
Paolo Banchero ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Adelman 6 5.7 2.0 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.0 - 1.5 0.5 1.5 .333 - - - 1.0 1.3 .750
Paolo Banchero ------- --- ----------