Malcolm Brogdon vs. Dereck Lively II Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dereck Lively II and Malcolm Brogdon, 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 / 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.

Malcolm Brogdon played 9 years in the NBA, 6 more than Dereck Lively II, who played 3. Malcolm Brogdon had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, 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
Malcolm Brogdon 9 5 2016-17 to 2024-25
Dereck Lively II 3 1 2023-24 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Malcolm Brogdon Dereck Lively II
Season 2016-172023-24
Team Milwaukee BucksDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Bucks 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%
Malcolm Brogdon 75 26.4 10.2 0.6 2.2 2.8 4.2 1.1 0.2 1.5 1.9 3.9 8.5 .457 1.0 2.6 .404 1.5 1.7 .865
difference:+20+2.9+1.4+1.9+2.2+4.1+3.1+0.4+1.2-0.6-0.7+0.1+3.1+.290+1.0+2.6+0.8+0.2+.359
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%
Malcolm Brogdon 6 30.5 9.0 0.5 3.8 4.3 3.5 0.5 0.3 2.0 2.0 3.7 9.2 .400 1.7 3.5 .476 0.0 0.0 -
difference:+15+8.5+1.1+2.2+0.9+3.1+2.2+0.1+0.7-1.0-0.3+0.7+4.7+.274+1.7+3.5+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
Malcolm Brogdon Dereck Lively II
Season 2017-182024-25
Team Milwaukee BucksDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East 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%
Malcolm Brogdon 48 29.9 13.0 0.5 2.8 3.3 3.2 0.9 0.3 1.4 2.7 5.1 10.5 .485 1.3 3.4 .385 1.6 1.8 .882
difference:+12+6.8+4.3+2.4+1.8+4.2+0.8+0.3+1.3-0.3-0.1+1.4+5.2+.217+1.3+3.4+0.3+0.2+.252
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%
Malcolm Brogdon 7 26.6 8.7 0.4 3.0 3.4 2.4 0.1 0.0 1.7 2.0 3.4 7.9 .436 0.7 2.7 .263 1.1 1.4 .800
Dereck Lively II DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Malcolm Brogdon Dereck Lively II
Season 2018-192025-26
Team Milwaukee BucksDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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%
Malcolm Brogdon 64 28.6 15.6 1.0 3.5 4.5 3.2 0.7 0.2 1.4 1.6 5.9 11.7 .505 1.6 3.8 .426 2.2 2.4 .928
difference:+57+12.2+11.3+1.0+0.2+0.8+1.3+0.1+1.4-1.4+4.3+9.1+.106+1.6+3.8+1.1+1.0+.128
Dereck Lively II 7 16.4 4.3 2.0 3.3 5.3 1.9 0.6 1.6 1.4 3.0 1.6 2.6 .611 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.4 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Malcolm Brogdon 7 28.3 13.0 0.9 4.0 4.9 3.4 0.7 0.1 1.4 2.3 5.0 11.1 .449 2.0 5.3 .378 1.0 1.6 .636
Dereck Lively II DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Malcolm Brogdon played 6 seasons more than Dereck Lively II in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 9, from 2020 to 2025—Malcolm Brogdon played in two Playoffs.

In those 6 extra years over Dereck Lively II, Malcolm Brogdon got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Sixth Man of the Year
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