Tamar Slay vs. Max Strus Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Max Strus and Tamar Slay, 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.

Tamar Slay played 3 years in the NBA, 2 less than Max Strus, who played 5. Tamar Slay had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Max Strus 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
Tamar Slay 3 2 2002-03 to 2004-05
Max Strus 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Tamar Slay Max Strus
Season 2002-032019-20
Team New Jersey NetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Tamar Slay 36 7.6 2.6 0.2 0.6 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.6 0.9 1.1 2.9 .379 0.2 0.7 .280 0.2 0.3 .700
Max Strus 2 3.0 2.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 .667 0.0 0.5 .000 0.5 0.5 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tamar Slay 6 1.8 0.5 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.7 .250 0.2 0.2 1.000 0.0 0.0 -
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Tamar Slay Max Strus
Season 2003-042020-21
Team New Jersey NetsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf SemisHeat 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 %
Tamar Slay 22 7.5 2.4 0.5 0.7 1.1 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.9 1.0 2.7 .350 0.2 0.5 .333 0.3 0.6 .500
Max Strus 39 13.0 6.1 0.1 0.9 1.1 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.2 1.1 2.2 4.8 .455 1.3 3.8 .338 0.4 0.6 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tamar Slay 6 1.8 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.8 .200 0.0 0.2 .000 0.3 0.3 1.000
Max Strus 2 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3
Tamar Slay Max Strus
Season 2004-052021-22
Team Charlotte BobcatsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat Lost East 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 %
Tamar Slay 8 9.8 3.5 0.8 1.0 1.8 0.4 0.6 0.0 1.0 2.5 1.6 4.9 .333 0.3 1.5 .167 0.0 0.3 .000
Max Strus 68 23.3 10.6 0.4 2.6 3.0 1.4 0.4 0.2 0.8 1.7 3.7 8.3 .441 2.7 6.5 .410 0.6 0.8 .792
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tamar Slay ------- --- ----------
Max Strus 18 29.1 10.9 0.8 3.2 4.1 2.1 0.8 0.4 1.1 3.1 3.8 10.1 .374 2.6 7.9 .331 0.7 1.0 .722

Season 4
Tamar Slay Max Strus
Season -2022-23
Team -Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Heat 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 %
Tamar Slay ------- --- ----------
Max Strus 80 28.4 11.5 0.6 2.6 3.2 2.1 0.5 0.2 0.9 2.1 4.1 9.9 .410 2.5 7.0 .350 1.0 1.1 .876
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tamar Slay ------- --- ----------
Max Strus 23 28.2 9.3 0.6 3.0 3.6 1.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 2.0 3.3 8.2 .402 1.9 5.9 .319 0.9 1.1 .800

Season 5
Tamar Slay Max Strus
Season -2023-24
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Cavaliers 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 %
Tamar Slay ------- --- ----------
Max Strus 70 32.0 12.2 0.9 3.9 4.8 4.0 0.9 0.4 1.6 2.4 4.3 10.4 .418 2.4 6.8 .351 1.1 1.4 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tamar Slay ------- --- ----------
Max Strus 12 36.2 9.5 0.7 4.7 5.3 2.9 0.8 0.0 1.3 3.4 3.5 8.6 .408 2.1 6.0 .347 0.4 0.4 1.000
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