Dereck Lively II vs. Lamar Odom Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lamar Odom 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 3 years in the NBA, 11 less than Lamar Odom, who played 14. Dereck Lively II had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, while Lamar Odom had his rookie season in 1999-00. 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
Lamar Odom 14 8 1999-00 to 2012-13

Comparison Season by Season

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1-2-3

Rookie Season
Dereck Lively II Lamar Odom
Season 2023-241999-00
Team Dallas MavericksLos Angeles Clippers
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:+21+12.9+7.8+0.4+1.3+0.9+3.1+0.5+0.1-2.5-1.2+1.9+8.1+.309+0.8+2.2+3.3+4.0+.213
Lamar Odom 76 36.4 16.6 2.1 5.7 7.8 4.2 1.2 1.3 3.4 3.8 5.9 13.5 .438 0.8 2.2 .360 4.0 5.5 .719
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
Lamar Odom DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Dereck Lively II Lamar Odom
Season 2024-252000-01
Team Dallas MavericksLos Angeles Clippers
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:+40+14.2+8.5+1.5+1.7+0.3+2.8+0.4-2.4-0.3+2.6+8.5+.242+1.1+3.3+2.1+3.1+.049
Lamar Odom 76 37.3 17.2 1.4 6.3 7.8 5.2 1.0 1.6 3.5 3.1 6.3 13.8 .460 1.1 3.3 .316 3.4 5.1 .679
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dereck Lively II nor Lamar Odom played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Dereck Lively II Lamar Odom
Season 2025-262001-02
Team Dallas MavericksLos Angeles Clippers
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:+22+18.0+8.8+0.9+1.7+0.8+4.0+0.2+0.4-1.9-0.1+3.6+9.8+.192+0.6+2.9+1.0+1.8+.144
Lamar Odom 29 34.4 13.1 1.1 5.0 6.1 5.9 0.8 1.2 3.3 3.1 5.2 12.4 .419 0.6 2.9 .190 2.1 3.2 .656
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dereck Lively II nor Lamar Odom played in the postseason in their season 3

Additional Years

* Lamar Odom played 11 seasons more than Dereck Lively II in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 14, from 2003 to 2013—Lamar Odom played in 8 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships.

In those 11 extra years over Dereck Lively II, Lamar Odom got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Sixth Man of the Year
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