Kessler Edwards vs. Dereck Lively II Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dereck Lively II and Kessler Edwards, 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 / 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.

Kessler Edwards played 4 years in the NBA, 1 more than Dereck Lively II, who played 3. Kessler Edwards had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Dereck Lively II had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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
Kessler Edwards 4 2 2021-22 to 2024-25
Dereck Lively II 3 1 2023-24 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kessler Edwards Dereck Lively II
Season 2021-222023-24
Team Brooklyn NetsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdMavericks Lost NBA Finals
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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%
Kessler Edwards 48 20.6 5.9 0.9 2.7 3.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.9 1.8 2.3 5.6 .412 1.0 2.8 .353 0.3 0.4 .842
difference:+7+2.9+2.9+1.6+1.7+3.3+0.5+0.1+0.9-0.8+1.7+0.2+.335+1.0+2.8+0.4+1.1+.336
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kessler Edwards 2 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
difference:+19+18.5+7.9+2.7+4.7+7.4+0.8+0.1+1.0-0.5-0.8+3.0+4.5+1.7+2.9
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

Season 2
Kessler Edwards Dereck Lively II
Season 2022-232024-25
Team Brooklyn Nets, Sacramento KingsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Kessler Edwards 36 10.7 2.8 0.6 1.1 1.7 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.4 1.1 1.0 2.6 .387 0.5 1.5 .309 0.3 0.4 .733
difference:+12.4+5.9+2.3+3.5+5.8+1.8+0.2+1.4-0.7-1.7+2.7+2.7+.315+0.5+1.5+1.0+1.6+.103
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kessler Edwards 6 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Dereck Lively II DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Kessler Edwards Dereck Lively II
Season 2023-242025-26
Team Sacramento KingsDallas Mavericks
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%
Kessler Edwards 54 5.1 1.7 0.2 0.6 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.6 1.5 .415 0.4 1.0 .385 0.1 0.2 .556
difference:+53+4.9+2.3+0.8+0.4+1.2+2.7+0.2+0.1-0.9-4.5+0.4+0.5+.085+0.4+1.0+1.9+1.8+.444
Dereck Lively II 1 10.0 4.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 5.0 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.0 1.000
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kessler Edwards nor Dereck Lively II played in the postseason in their season 3

Additional Years

* Kessler Edwards played 1 season more than Dereck Lively II in the NBA.

In that period—his season 4 in 2025—Kessler Edwards didn't play in the postseason.

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