Vlade Divac vs. Dereck Lively II Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dereck Lively II and Vlade Divac, 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.

Vlade Divac played 16 years in the NBA, 13 more than Dereck Lively II, who played 3. Vlade Divac had the first of his seasons in 1989-90, 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
Vlade Divac 16 14 1989-90 to 2004-05
Dereck Lively II 3 1 2023-24 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Vlade Divac Dereck Lively II
Season 1989-902023-24
Team Los Angeles LakersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisMavericks 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%
Vlade Divac 82 19.6 8.5 2.0 4.2 6.2 0.9 1.0 1.4 1.3 2.9 3.3 6.7 .499 0.0 0.1 .000 1.9 2.6 .708
difference:+27+3.9+0.3+0.5+0.2+0.7+0.2+0.3-0.4-0.3+0.7+1.3+.248+0.1+1.2+1.1+.202
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%
Vlade Divac 9 19.4 9.1 1.8 3.6 5.3 1.1 0.9 1.7 1.4 3.0 3.6 4.9 .727 0.1 0.2 .500 1.9 2.1 .895
difference:+12+2.6+1.2+0.9+1.1+2.1+0.2+0.5+0.7-0.4-0.7+0.6+0.4+.053+0.1+0.2+0.2+0.8+.305
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
Vlade Divac Dereck Lively II
Season 1990-912024-25
Team Los Angeles LakersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsDid 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%
Vlade Divac 82 28.2 11.2 2.5 5.6 8.1 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.8 3.0 4.4 7.8 .565 0.1 0.2 .357 2.4 3.4 .703
difference:+46+5.1+2.5+0.4+1.0+0.6+1.3+0.7+0.1-0.7-0.2+0.7+2.5+.137+0.1+0.2+1.1+1.4+.073
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%
Vlade Divac 19 32.1 13.3 2.6 4.1 6.7 1.1 1.4 2.2 2.2 3.4 5.1 9.1 .564 0.1 0.3 .167 3.0 3.7 .803
Dereck Lively II DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Vlade Divac Dereck Lively II
Season 1991-922025-26
Team Los Angeles LakersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Vlade Divac 36 27.2 11.3 2.4 4.4 6.9 1.7 1.5 1.0 2.4 3.2 4.4 8.8 .495 0.1 0.5 .263 2.4 3.1 .768
difference:+29+10.8+7.0+0.4+1.1+1.6+0.2+0.9+0.6-1.0-0.2+2.8+6.2+.116+0.1+0.5+1.3+1.7+.032
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%
Vlade Divac 4 35.8 9.8 1.5 4.0 5.5 3.8 1.3 0.8 4.5 4.3 3.8 10.8 .349 0.0 0.5 .000 2.3 2.5 .900
Dereck Lively II DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Vlade Divac played 13 seasons more than Dereck Lively II in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 16, from 1993 to 2005—Vlade Divac played in 11 Playoffs.

In those 13 extra years over Dereck Lively II, Vlade Divac got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Star Game
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