DeMar DeRozan vs. Dereck Lively II Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dereck Lively II and DeMar DeRozan, 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.
DeMar DeRozan played 16 years in the NBA, 14 more than Dereck Lively II, who played 2. DeMar DeRozan 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.
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 | % |
| DeMar DeRozan |
77 |
21.6 |
8.6 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
2.9 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
3.3 |
6.6 |
.498 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.250 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
.763 |
| difference: | +22 | +1.9 | +0.2 | +1.6 | +2.4 | +4.0 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +1.2 | -0.1 | -0.3 | +0.7 | +1.2 | +.249 | +0.1 | +0.2 | | +1.2 | +1.0 | +.257 |
| 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 | % |
| DeMar DeRozan |
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 | % |
| DeMar DeRozan |
82 |
34.8 |
17.2 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
3.8 |
1.8 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
6.6 |
14.1 |
.467 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
.096 |
4.0 |
4.9 |
.813 |
| difference: | +46 | +11.7 | +8.5 | +2.0 | +1.7 | +3.7 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +1.2 | -0.7 | -0.2 | +2.9 | +8.8 | +.235 | +0.1 | +0.6 | | +2.7 | +2.9 | +.183 |
| 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 DeMar DeRozan nor Dereck Lively II played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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Additional Years |
* DeMar DeRozan played 14 seasons more than Dereck Lively II in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 3 to 16, from 2012 to 2025—DeMar DeRozan played in 7 Playoffs. In those 14 extra years over Dereck Lively II, DeMar DeRozan got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  2 All-NBA Second Team
1 All-NBA Third Team
6 All-Star Game
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