Dereck Lively II vs. Nikola Mirotic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nikola Mirotic 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
Nikola Mirotic: 2014-15 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dereck Lively II 0 Nikola Mirotic 0

NBA Seasons Dereck Lively II 3 Nikola Mirotic 5

Playoffs Played Dereck Lively II 1 Nikola Mirotic 4

All-Star Games Dereck Lively II 0 Nikola Mirotic 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dereck Lively II 8.4 Nikola Mirotic 12.3

Rebounds Per Game Dereck Lively II 7.0 Nikola Mirotic 5.9

Assists Per Game Dereck Lively II 1.6 Nikola Mirotic 1.3

Steals Per Game Dereck Lively II 0.6 Nikola Mirotic 0.8

Blocks Per Game Dereck Lively II 1.5 Nikola Mirotic 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Dereck Lively II 827 Nikola Mirotic 3,910

Total Rebounds Dereck Lively II 685 Nikola Mirotic 1,894

Total Assists Dereck Lively II 158 Nikola Mirotic 407

Total Steals Dereck Lively II 60 Nikola Mirotic 240

Total Blocks Dereck Lively II 144 Nikola Mirotic 228

Total Games Dereck Lively II 98 Nikola Mirotic 319

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dereck Lively II .725 Nikola Mirotic .423

3-Point Percentage Dereck Lively II .000 Nikola Mirotic .359

Free Throw Percentage Dereck Lively II .579 Nikola Mirotic .808

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dereck Lively II 8.8 (2024) Nikola Mirotic 15.6 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Dereck Lively II 7.5 (2025) Nikola Mirotic 7.4 (2019)

Assists Per Game Dereck Lively II 2.4 (2025) Nikola Mirotic 1.5 (2016)

Steals Per Game Dereck Lively II 0.7 (2024) Nikola Mirotic 0.9 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Dereck Lively II 1.6 (2026) Nikola Mirotic 0.8 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dereck Lively II 7.9 Nikola Mirotic 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Dereck Lively II 7.4 Nikola Mirotic 5.2

Assists Per Game Dereck Lively II 1.3 Nikola Mirotic 1.1

Steals Per Game Dereck Lively II 0.4 Nikola Mirotic 0.8

Blocks Per Game Dereck Lively II 1.0 Nikola Mirotic 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Dereck Lively II 165 Nikola Mirotic 383

Total Rebounds Dereck Lively II 156 Nikola Mirotic 206

Total Assists Dereck Lively II 27 Nikola Mirotic 43

Total Steals Dereck Lively II 9 Nikola Mirotic 30

Total Blocks Dereck Lively II 20 Nikola Mirotic 24

Total Games Dereck Lively II 21 Nikola Mirotic 40

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dereck Lively II .674 Nikola Mirotic .388

3-Point Percentage Dereck Lively II 1.000 Nikola Mirotic .318

Free Throw Percentage Dereck Lively II .590 Nikola Mirotic .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dereck Lively II 7.9 (2024) Nikola Mirotic 15.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Dereck Lively II 7.4 (2024) Nikola Mirotic 9.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Dereck Lively II 1.3 (2024) Nikola Mirotic 1.7 (2018)

Steals Per Game Dereck Lively II 0.4 (2024) Nikola Mirotic 1.1 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Dereck Lively II 1.0 (2024) Nikola Mirotic 1.3 (2018)