Dereck Lively II vs. Kristaps Porzingis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kristaps Porzingis 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 2 years in the NBA, 7 less than Kristaps Porzingis, who played 9. Dereck Lively II had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, while Kristaps Porzingis had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
Kristaps Porzingis 9 4 2015-16 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

Jump to season:

1-2

Rookie Season
Dereck Lively II Kristaps Porzingis
Season 2023-242015-16
Team Dallas MavericksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
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:+17+4.9+5.5+0.7+1.1+0.4+0.2+0.5-0.8-0.2+1.2+6.9+.326+1.1+3.4+2.1+1.8+.332
Kristaps Porzingis 72 28.4 14.3 1.8 5.5 7.3 1.3 0.7 1.9 1.7 2.8 5.2 12.3 .421 1.1 3.4 .333 2.8 3.3 .838
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
Kristaps Porzingis DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Dereck Lively II Kristaps Porzingis
Season 2024-252016-17
Team Dallas MavericksNew York Knicks
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:+30+9.7+9.4+1.2+0.9+0.3+0.9+0.1+0.4-0.7-0.9+3.0+9.6+.252+1.7+4.8+1.7+1.8+.156
Kristaps Porzingis 66 32.8 18.1 1.7 5.5 7.2 1.5 0.7 2.0 1.8 3.7 6.7 14.9 .450 1.7 4.8 .357 3.0 3.8 .786
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dereck Lively II nor Kristaps Porzingis played in the postseason in their season 2

Additional Years

* Kristaps Porzingis played 7 seasons more than Dereck Lively II in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 9, from 2018 to 2025—Kristaps Porzingis played in 4 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 7 extra years over Dereck Lively II, Kristaps Porzingis got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Star Game
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