LaMarcus Aldridge vs. Dereck Lively II Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dereck Lively II and LaMarcus Aldridge, 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.

LaMarcus Aldridge played 16 years in the NBA, 14 more than Dereck Lively II, who played 2. LaMarcus Aldridge had the first of his seasons in 2006-07, 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
LaMarcus Aldridge 16 9 2006-07 to 2021-22
Dereck Lively II 2 1 2023-24 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

LaMarcus Aldridge Dereck Lively II
Season 2006-072023-24
Team Portland Trail BlazersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks 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%
LaMarcus Aldridge 63 22.1 9.0 2.3 2.7 5.0 0.4 0.3 1.2 0.7 3.0 3.8 7.6 .503 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.8 .722
difference:+8+1.4+0.2+0.2+1.7+1.9+0.7+0.4+0.2-0.2-0.4+0.2+2.2+.244+0.6+0.3+.216
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%
LaMarcus Aldridge 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

Season 2

LaMarcus Aldridge Dereck Lively II
Season 2007-082024-25
Team Portland Trail BlazersDallas Mavericks
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%
LaMarcus Aldridge 76 34.9 17.8 2.9 4.7 7.6 1.6 0.7 1.2 1.7 3.2 7.4 15.3 .484 0.0 0.1 .143 3.0 3.9 .762
difference:+40+11.8+9.1+0.1+0.1+0.8+0.1+0.4-0.6-0.4+3.7+10.0+.218+0.1+1.7+1.9+.132
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
* Neiher LaMarcus Aldridge nor Dereck Lively II played in the postseason in their season 2

Additional Years

* LaMarcus Aldridge played 14 seasons more than Dereck Lively II in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 16, from 2009 to 2022—LaMarcus Aldridge played in 9 Playoffs.

In those 14 extra years over Dereck Lively II, LaMarcus Aldridge got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 3 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 7 All-Star Game