Danny Green vs. Dereck Lively II Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dereck Lively II and Danny Green, 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.
Danny Green played 15 years in the NBA, 13 more than Dereck Lively II, who played 2. Danny Green had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, 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 |
| Danny Green |
15 |
13 |
2009-10 to 2023-24 |
| Dereck Lively II |
2 |
1 |
2023-24 to 2024-25 |
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 | % |
| Danny Green |
20 |
5.8 |
2.0 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
.385 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
.273 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.667 |
| difference: | +35 | +17.7 | +6.8 | +2.1 | +3.9 | +6.0 | +0.8 | +0.4 | +1.2 | -0.6 | -2.1 | +3.2 | +3.4 | +.362 | +0.3 | +1.1 | | +0.5 | +1.2 | +.161 |
| 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 | % |
| Danny Green |
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 | % |
| Danny Green |
8 |
11.5 |
5.1 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
4.4 |
.486 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
.368 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
| difference: | +28 | +11.6 | +3.6 | +2.5 | +3.1 | +5.6 | +2.1 | +0.3 | +1.5 | -0.5 | -1.9 | +1.6 | +0.9 | +.216 | +0.9 | +2.4 | | +1.3 | +2.0 | |
| 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 |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Danny Green |
4 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
.333 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
.250 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
| Dereck Lively II |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Additional Years |
* Danny Green played 13 seasons more than Dereck Lively II in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 3 to 15, from 2012 to 2024—Danny Green played in 12 Playoffs and won 3 NBA Championships. In those 13 extra years over Dereck Lively II, Danny Green got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-Defensive Second Team
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