Dereck Lively II vs. Collin Sexton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Collin Sexton 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

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, 5 less than Collin Sexton, who played 8. Dereck Lively II had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, while Collin Sexton had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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
Collin Sexton 8 0 2018-19 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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1-2-3

Rookie Season

Dereck Lively II Collin Sexton
Season 2023-242018-19
Team Dallas MavericksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second TeamAchievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Mavericks Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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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%
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+8.3+7.9+1.8+2.2+4.0+1.9+0.2+1.3-1.4-0.3+2.3+9.3+.317+1.5+3.6+1.9+1.6+.333
Collin Sexton 82 31.8 16.7 0.7 2.2 2.9 3.0 0.5 0.1 2.3 2.3 6.3 14.7 .430 1.5 3.6 .402 2.6 3.1 .839
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Collin Sexton DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Dereck Lively II Collin Sexton
Season 2024-252019-20
Team Dallas MavericksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
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:+29+9.9+12.1+2.0+2.4+4.4+0.6+0.4+1.5-1.3-0.6+4.2+11.4+.230+1.5+3.9+2.2+2.1+.216
Collin Sexton 65 33.0 20.8 0.9 2.2 3.1 3.0 1.0 0.1 2.4 2.2 7.9 16.7 .472 1.5 3.9 .380 3.5 4.1 .846
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dereck Lively II nor Collin Sexton played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Dereck Lively II Collin Sexton
Season 2025-262020-21
Team Dallas MavericksCleveland Cavaliers
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%
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:+53+18.9+20.0+1.0+1.1+2.2+2.5+0.4+1.4-1.4-0.4+7.2+15.8+.136+1.6+4.4+4.1+5.0+.015
Collin Sexton 60 35.3 24.3 1.0 2.2 3.1 4.4 1.0 0.2 2.8 2.6 8.8 18.4 .475 1.6 4.4 .371 5.2 6.4 .815
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dereck Lively II nor Collin Sexton played in the postseason in their season 3

Additional Years

* Collin Sexton played 5 seasons more than Dereck Lively II in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 8, from 2022 to 2026—Collin Sexton didn't play in the postseason.