Dereck Lively II vs. Dennis Rodman Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dennis Rodman 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

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 2 years in the NBA, 12 less than Dennis Rodman, who played 14. Dereck Lively II had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, while Dennis Rodman had his rookie season in 1986-87. 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 2 1 2023-24 to 2024-25
Dennis Rodman 14 11 1986-87 to 1999-00

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Dereck Lively II Dennis Rodman
Season 2023-241986-87
Team Dallas MavericksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost NBA FinalsPistons Lost East Conf Finals
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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:+22+8.5+2.3+0.4+2.2+2.6+0.4+0.2+0.8-0.3-0.4+1.2+0.3+.202+0.3+0.1+.081
Dennis Rodman 77 15.0 6.5 2.1 2.2 4.3 0.7 0.5 0.6 1.2 2.2 2.8 5.1 .545 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.6 .587
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
difference:+6+5.7+1.4+0.6+2.1+2.7+1.1+0.1-0.1-0.9+0.3+0.4+.133+0.5+0.8+.027
Dennis Rodman 15 16.3 6.5 2.1 2.6 4.7 0.2 0.4 1.1 1.1 3.2 2.7 4.9 .541 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 2.1 .563

Season 2
Dereck Lively II Dennis Rodman
Season 2024-251987-88
Team Dallas MavericksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost NBA Finals
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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:+46+3.1+2.9+1.0+0.2+1.2+1.1+0.3+1.1-0.8-0.5+1.2+3.3+.141+0.1+0.2+0.6+1.5+.095
Dennis Rodman 82 26.2 11.6 3.9 4.8 8.7 1.3 0.9 0.5 1.9 3.3 4.9 8.6 .561 0.1 0.2 .294 1.9 3.5 .535
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dereck Lively II DNP------ --- ----------
Dennis Rodman 23 20.6 7.1 2.2 3.7 5.9 0.9 0.6 0.6 1.3 3.8 3.1 5.9 .522 0.0 0.1 .000 1.0 2.3 .407

Additional Years

* Dennis Rodman played 12 seasons more than Dereck Lively II in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 14, from 1989 to 2000—Dennis Rodman played in 9 Playoffs and won 5 NBA Championships.

In those 12 extra years over Dereck Lively II, Dennis Rodman got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 7 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 2 Defensive Player of the Year
Achievement 7 Rebounds Leader
Achievement 2 All-Star Game
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