Tim Hardaway Jr. vs. Dereck Lively II Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dereck Lively II and Tim Hardaway Jr., 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.

Tim Hardaway Jr. played 12 years in the NBA, 10 more than Dereck Lively II, who played 2. Tim Hardaway Jr. had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, 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
Tim Hardaway Jr. 12 6 2013-14 to 2024-25
Dereck Lively II 2 1 2023-24 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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1-2

Rookie Season
Tim Hardaway Jr. Dereck Lively II
Season 2013-142023-24
Team New York KnicksDallas 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%
Tim Hardaway Jr. 81 23.1 10.2 0.2 1.3 1.5 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.6 1.8 3.6 8.5 .428 1.6 4.4 .363 1.3 1.6 .828
difference:+26+0.4+1.4+2.3+3.1+5.4+0.3+0.2+1.3-0.3-0.8+0.4+3.1+.319+1.6+4.4+0.6+0.1+.322
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%
Tim Hardaway Jr. 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
Tim Hardaway Jr. Dereck Lively II
Season 2014-152024-25
Team New York KnicksDallas 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%
Tim Hardaway Jr. 70 24.0 11.5 0.2 2.1 2.2 1.8 0.3 0.2 1.2 1.7 4.0 10.2 .389 1.7 5.1 .342 1.8 2.2 .801
difference:+34+0.9+2.8+2.7+2.5+5.3+0.6+0.3+1.4-0.1-1.1+0.3+4.9+.313+1.7+5.1+0.5+0.2+.171
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 Tim Hardaway Jr. nor Dereck Lively II played in the postseason in their season 2

Additional Years

* Tim Hardaway Jr. played 10 seasons more than Dereck Lively II in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 12, from 2016 to 2025—Tim Hardaway Jr. played in 6 Playoffs.

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