Dereck Lively II vs. Domantas Sabonis Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Domantas Sabonis 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 2 years in the NBA, 7 less than Domantas Sabonis, who played 9. Dereck Lively II had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, while Domantas Sabonis had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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 | % |
| 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: | +26 | +3.4 | +2.9 | +1.9 | +1.4 | +3.3 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +1.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 | +1.6 | +0.5 | +.348 | +0.6 | +2.0 | | +0.2 | +0.7 | +.151 |
| Domantas Sabonis |
81 |
20.1 |
5.9 |
0.6 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
5.9 |
.399 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
.321 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
.657 |
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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 |
| difference: | +19 | +19.0 | +5.9 | +2.7 | +3.7 | +6.4 | +1.3 | +0.1 | +0.5 | -1.0 | -0.3 | +3.0 | +3.0 | +.674 | | +0.5 | | +0.3 | +0.9 | +.410 |
| Domantas Sabonis |
2 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.000 |
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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: | +38 | +1.4 | +2.9 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +1.2 | -0.8 | -0.2 | +0.9 | +3.6 | +.188 | +0.2 | +0.5 | | +1.0 | +1.0 | +.120 |
| Domantas Sabonis |
74 |
24.5 |
11.6 |
2.2 |
5.5 |
7.7 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
3.0 |
4.6 |
8.9 |
.514 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.351 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
.750 |
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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 |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Domantas Sabonis |
7 |
23.7 |
12.4 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
4.6 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
3.1 |
5.1 |
8.9 |
.581 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
.143 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
.778 |
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Additional Years |
* Domantas Sabonis played 7 seasons more than Dereck Lively II in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 3 to 9, from 2019 to 2025—Domantas Sabonis played in two Playoffs. In those 7 extra years over Dereck Lively II, Domantas Sabonis got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  2 All-NBA Third Team
3 Rebounds Leader
3 All-Star Game
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