Dereck Lively II vs. Kostas Papanikolaou Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kostas Papanikolaou and Dereck Lively II that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Dereck Lively II: 2023-24 to 2025-26
Kostas Papanikolaou: 2014-15 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dereck Lively II 0 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

NBA Seasons Dereck Lively II 3 Kostas Papanikolaou 2

Playoffs Played Dereck Lively II 1 Kostas Papanikolaou 1

All-Star Games Dereck Lively II 0 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dereck Lively II 8.4 Kostas Papanikolaou 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Dereck Lively II 7.0 Kostas Papanikolaou 2.3

Assists Per Game Dereck Lively II 1.6 Kostas Papanikolaou 1.5

Steals Per Game Dereck Lively II 0.6 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.6

Blocks Per Game Dereck Lively II 1.5 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Dereck Lively II 827 Kostas Papanikolaou 249

Total Rebounds Dereck Lively II 685 Kostas Papanikolaou 158

Total Assists Dereck Lively II 158 Kostas Papanikolaou 101

Total Steals Dereck Lively II 60 Kostas Papanikolaou 42

Total Blocks Dereck Lively II 144 Kostas Papanikolaou 18

Total Games Dereck Lively II 98 Kostas Papanikolaou 69

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dereck Lively II .725 Kostas Papanikolaou .354

3-Point Percentage Dereck Lively II .000 Kostas Papanikolaou .297

Free Throw Percentage Dereck Lively II .579 Kostas Papanikolaou .688

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dereck Lively II 8.8 (2024) Kostas Papanikolaou 4.2 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Dereck Lively II 7.5 (2025) Kostas Papanikolaou 2.7 (2015)

Assists Per Game Dereck Lively II 2.4 (2025) Kostas Papanikolaou 2.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Dereck Lively II 0.7 (2024) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Dereck Lively II 1.6 (2026) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dereck Lively II 7.9 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4

Rebounds Per Game Dereck Lively II 7.4 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3

Assists Per Game Dereck Lively II 1.3 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Steals Per Game Dereck Lively II 0.4 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Blocks Per Game Dereck Lively II 1.0 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dereck Lively II 165 Kostas Papanikolaou 3

Total Rebounds Dereck Lively II 156 Kostas Papanikolaou 2

Total Assists Dereck Lively II 27 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Steals Dereck Lively II 9 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Blocks Dereck Lively II 20 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Games Dereck Lively II 21 Kostas Papanikolaou 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dereck Lively II .674 Kostas Papanikolaou .250

3-Point Percentage Dereck Lively II 1.000 Kostas Papanikolaou .000

Free Throw Percentage Dereck Lively II .590 Kostas Papanikolaou .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dereck Lively II 7.9 (2024) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Dereck Lively II 7.4 (2024) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Dereck Lively II 1.3 (2024) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Dereck Lively II 0.4 (2024) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Dereck Lively II 1.0 (2024) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)