Dereck Lively II vs. Joakim Noah Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Joakim Noah 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, 11 less than Joakim Noah, who played 13. Dereck Lively II had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, while Joakim Noah had his rookie season in 2007-08. 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
Joakim Noah 13 8 2007-08 to 2019-20

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Dereck Lively II Joakim Noah
Season 2023-242007-08
Team Dallas MavericksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement 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:+19+2.8+2.2+0.1+1.1+1.3+0.2+0.5-0.3-0.3+1.6+0.4+.265+1.1+1.1+.185
Joakim Noah 74 20.7 6.6 2.4 3.3 5.6 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.2 2.3 2.4 5.0 .482 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 2.6 .691
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
Joakim Noah DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Dereck Lively II Joakim Noah
Season 2024-252008-09
Team Dallas MavericksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+44+1.1+2.0+0.2+0.1+0.1+1.1+0.2-0.1-0.2+1.1+0.6+.146+0.2+0.3+.046
Joakim Noah 80 24.2 6.7 3.1 4.5 7.6 1.3 0.6 1.4 1.0 3.0 2.6 4.7 .556 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.3 .676
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dereck Lively II DNP------ --- ----------
Joakim Noah 7 38.7 10.1 4.0 9.1 13.1 2.3 0.9 2.1 1.1 4.4 3.7 7.3 .510 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 3.6 .760

Additional Years

* Joakim Noah played 11 seasons more than Dereck Lively II in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 13, from 2010 to 2020—Joakim Noah played in 7 Playoffs.

In those 11 extra years over Dereck Lively II, Joakim Noah got these achievements:

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