Bernard King vs. Dereck Lively II Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dereck Lively II and Bernard King, 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.

Bernard King played 14 years in the NBA, 11 more than Dereck Lively II, who played 3. Bernard King had the first of his seasons in 1977-78, while Dereck Lively II had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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 achievements, 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
Bernard King 14 5 1977-78 to 1992-93
Dereck Lively II 3 1 2023-24 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Bernard King Dereck Lively II
Season 1977-782023-24
Team New Jersey NetsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks Lost NBA Finals
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bernard King 79 39.1 24.2 3.4 6.2 9.5 2.4 1.5 0.5 3.9 3.8 10.1 21.1 .479 - - - 4.0 5.8 .677
difference:+24+15.6+15.4+0.9+1.8+2.6+1.3+0.8+0.9-3.0-1.2+6.1+15.7+.268+3.3+4.3+.171
Dereck Lively II 55 23.5 8.8 2.5 4.4 6.9 1.1 0.7 1.4 0.9 2.6 4.0 5.4 .747 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.5 .506
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bernard King DNP------ --- ----------
Dereck Lively II 21 22.0 7.9 2.7 4.7 7.4 1.3 0.4 1.0 1.0 2.3 3.0 4.5 .674 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.9 .590

Season 2
Bernard King Dereck Lively II
Season 1978-792024-25
Team New Jersey NetsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bernard King 82 34.9 21.6 3.1 5.1 8.2 3.6 1.4 0.5 3.9 4.0 8.7 16.6 .522 - - - 4.3 7.5 .564
difference:+46+11.8+12.9+0.2+0.5+0.7+1.2+0.8+1.1-2.8-1.2+5.0+11.3+.180+3.0+5.5+.066
Dereck Lively II 36 23.1 8.7 2.9 4.6 7.5 2.4 0.6 1.6 1.1 2.8 3.7 5.3 .702 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.0 .630
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bernard King 2 40.5 26.0 2.5 3.0 5.5 3.5 2.0 0.0 3.0 5.0 10.5 21.0 .500 - - - 5.0 12.0 .417
Dereck Lively II DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Bernard King Dereck Lively II
Season 1979-802025-26
Team Utah JazzDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bernard King 19 22.1 9.3 1.3 3.4 4.6 2.7 0.4 0.2 2.6 3.5 3.7 7.2 .518 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 3.3 .540
difference:+12+5.7+5.0+0.7+0.1+0.7+0.8+0.2+1.4-1.2-0.5+2.1+4.6+.093+0.7+1.9+.260
Dereck Lively II 7 16.4 4.3 2.0 3.3 5.3 1.9 0.6 1.6 1.4 3.0 1.6 2.6 .611 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.4 .800
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Bernard King nor Dereck Lively II played in the postseason in their season 3

Additional Years

* Bernard King played 11 seasons more than Dereck Lively II in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 14, from 1981 to 1993—Bernard King played in 4 Playoffs.

In those 11 extra years over Dereck Lively II, Bernard King got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 1 Scoring Leader
Achievement 4 All-Star Game
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