Dereck Lively II vs. Malik Monk Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Malik Monk 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, 6 less than Malik Monk, who played 8. Dereck Lively II had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, while Malik Monk had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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 |
| Malik Monk |
8 |
1 |
2017-18 to 2024-25 |
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: | +8 | +9.9 | +2.1 | +2.4 | +3.5 | +5.9 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +1.3 | -0.1 | -1.6 | +1.6 | +1.3 | +.387 | +1.3 | +3.9 | | +0.2 | +0.9 | +.336 |
| Malik Monk |
63 |
13.6 |
6.7 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
6.7 |
.360 |
1.3 |
3.9 |
.342 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
.842 |
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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 |
| Malik Monk |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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: | +37 | +5.9 | +0.2 | +2.7 | +2.9 | +5.6 | +0.8 | +0.1 | +1.3 | -0.1 | -1.3 | +0.6 | +2.7 | +.315 | +1.5 | +4.5 | | +0.1 | +0.6 | +.252 |
| Malik Monk |
73 |
17.2 |
8.9 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
3.1 |
8.0 |
.387 |
1.5 |
4.5 |
.330 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
.882 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Dereck Lively II nor Malik Monk played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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Additional Years |
* Malik Monk played 6 seasons more than Dereck Lively II in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 3 to 8, from 2020 to 2025—Malik Monk played in one postseason. |
All-Rookie Second Team