Kyle Kuzma vs. Dereck Lively II Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dereck Lively II and Kyle Kuzma, 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.
Kyle Kuzma played 8 years in the NBA, 6 more than Dereck Lively II, who played 2. Kyle Kuzma had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, 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 |
| Kyle Kuzma |
8 |
3 |
2017-18 to 2024-25 |
| Dereck Lively II |
2 |
1 |
2023-24 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 | % |
| Kyle Kuzma |
77 |
31.2 |
16.1 |
1.1 |
5.1 |
6.3 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
6.1 |
13.5 |
.450 |
2.1 |
5.6 |
.366 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
.707 |
| difference: | +22 | +7.7 | +7.3 | +1.4 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.1 | +1.0 | -0.9 | -0.5 | +2.1 | +8.1 | +.297 | +2.1 | +5.6 | | +1.2 | +1.2 | +.201 |
| 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 |
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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 | % |
| Kyle Kuzma |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
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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 | % |
| Kyle Kuzma |
70 |
33.1 |
18.7 |
0.9 |
4.6 |
5.5 |
2.5 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
7.1 |
15.5 |
.456 |
1.8 |
6.0 |
.303 |
2.7 |
3.6 |
.752 |
| difference: | +34 | +10.0 | +10.0 | +2.0 | | +2.0 | +0.1 | | +1.2 | -0.8 | -0.4 | +3.4 | +10.2 | +.246 | +1.8 | +6.0 | | +1.4 | +1.6 | +.122 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Kyle Kuzma nor Dereck Lively II played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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Additional Years |
* Kyle Kuzma played 6 seasons more than Dereck Lively II in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 3 to 8, from 2020 to 2025—Kyle Kuzma played in 3 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. |
All-Rookie First Team