Dereck Lively II vs. Shawn Marion Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Shawn Marion 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, 14 less than Shawn Marion, who played 16. Dereck Lively II had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, while Shawn Marion 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 2 1 2023-24 to 2024-25
Shawn Marion 16 11 1999-00 to 2014-15

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Dereck Lively II Shawn Marion
Season 2023-241999-00
Team Dallas MavericksPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second TeamAchievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Mavericks Lost NBA FinalsSuns Lost West Conf Semis
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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:+4+1.2+1.4+0.4+0.1+0.4+0.3+0.4-0.1-0.4+0.4+3.8+.276+0.1+0.4+0.7+0.2+.341
Shawn Marion 51 24.7 10.2 2.1 4.5 6.5 1.4 0.7 1.0 1.0 2.2 4.4 9.2 .471 0.1 0.4 .182 1.4 1.7 .847
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
difference:+12+9.3+1.2+0.4+1.7+1.4+0.5+0.3+0.6-0.2-0.4+1.0+5.1+.255+0.1+0.7+0.7+1.7+.228
Shawn Marion 9 31.3 9.1 2.3 6.4 8.8 0.8 0.7 1.6 0.8 1.9 4.0 9.6 .419 0.1 0.7 .167 1.0 1.2 .818

Season 2
Dereck Lively II Shawn Marion
Season 2024-252000-01
Team Dallas MavericksPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns Lost West 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:+43+13.1+8.6+0.1+3.3+3.2+0.4+1.1+0.2-0.5-0.1+3.4+9.4+.222+0.3+1.0+1.7+1.7+.180
Shawn Marion 79 36.2 17.3 2.8 7.9 10.7 2.0 1.7 1.4 1.6 2.7 7.1 14.7 .480 0.3 1.0 .256 3.0 3.7 .810
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dereck Lively II DNP------ --- ----------
Shawn Marion 4 34.8 14.8 2.5 5.8 8.3 0.8 1.5 1.5 1.5 3.3 5.8 15.5 .371 0.3 0.3 1.000 3.0 3.5 .857

Additional Years

* Shawn Marion played 14 seasons more than Dereck Lively II in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 16, from 2002 to 2015—Shawn Marion played in 9 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 14 extra years over Dereck Lively II, Shawn Marion got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 4 All-Star Game
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