Brandon Ingram vs. Dereck Lively II Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dereck Lively II and Brandon Ingram, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Brandon Ingram played 9 years in the NBA, 7 more than Dereck Lively II, who played 2. Brandon Ingram had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, 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.
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Brandon Ingram |
79 |
28.8 |
9.4 |
0.8 |
3.2 |
4.0 |
2.1 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
3.5 |
8.7 |
.402 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
.294 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
.621 |
| difference: | +24 | +5.3 | +0.6 | +1.7 | +1.2 | +2.9 | +1.0 | +0.1 | +0.9 | -0.6 | -0.6 | +0.5 | +3.3 | +.345 | +0.7 | +2.4 | | +1.0 | +1.2 | +.115 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Brandon Ingram |
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 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Brandon Ingram |
59 |
33.5 |
16.1 |
1.0 |
4.4 |
5.3 |
3.9 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
6.1 |
12.9 |
.470 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
.390 |
3.3 |
4.8 |
.681 |
| difference: | +23 | +10.4 | +7.4 | +1.9 | +0.2 | +2.2 | +1.5 | +0.2 | +0.9 | -1.4 | | +2.4 | +7.6 | +.232 | +0.7 | +1.8 | | +2.0 | +2.8 | +.051 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Brandon Ingram nor Dereck Lively II played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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Additional Years |
* Brandon Ingram played 7 seasons more than Dereck Lively II in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 3 to 9, from 2019 to 2025—Brandon Ingram played in two Playoffs. In those 7 extra years over Dereck Lively II, Brandon Ingram got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 Most Improved Player
1 All-Star Game
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