Dereck Lively II vs. Brook Lopez Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brook Lopez and Dereck Lively II, 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.
Dereck Lively II played 3 years in the NBA, 15 less than Brook Lopez, who played 18. Dereck Lively II had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, while Brook Lopez had his rookie season in 2008-09. 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 |
| Dereck Lively II |
3 |
1 |
2023-24 to 2025-26 |
| Brook Lopez |
18 |
9 |
2008-09 to 2025-26 |
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 | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +27 | +7.0 | +4.2 | +0.2 | +1.0 | +1.2 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.4 | -0.9 | -0.5 | +1.5 | +4.9 | +.216 | | | | +1.4 | +1.1 | +.287 |
| Brook Lopez |
82 |
30.5 |
13.0 |
2.7 |
5.4 |
8.1 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
3.1 |
5.5 |
10.3 |
.531 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.1 |
2.6 |
.793 |
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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 | % |
| 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 |
| Brook Lopez |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +46 | +13.8 | +10.1 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +1.1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | -1.4 | -0.3 | +3.2 | +8.5 | +.203 | | | | +3.8 | +4.2 | +.187 |
| Brook Lopez |
82 |
36.9 |
18.8 |
3.3 |
5.4 |
8.6 |
2.3 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
6.9 |
13.8 |
.499 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
5.1 |
6.2 |
.817 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Dereck Lively II nor Brook Lopez played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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3rd 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 | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +75 | +18.8 | +16.1 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +0.3 | | +0.1 | -0.7 | -0.1 | +6.3 | +13.4 | +.119 | | | | +3.6 | +4.6 | +.013 |
| Brook Lopez |
82 |
35.2 |
20.4 |
2.4 |
3.5 |
6.0 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
7.9 |
16.0 |
.492 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.7 |
6.0 |
.787 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Dereck Lively II nor Brook Lopez played in the postseason in their season 3 |
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Additional Years |
* Brook Lopez played 15 seasons more than Dereck Lively II in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 4 to 18, from 2012 to 2026—Brook Lopez played in 9 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship and one NBA Cup. In those 15 extra years over Dereck Lively II, Brook Lopez got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-Defensive First Team
1 All-Defensive Second Team
1 All-Star Game
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