Dereck Lively II vs Jakob Poeltl

Dereck Lively II and Jakob Poeltl compared on their NBA careers: Dereck Lively II played 3 seasons, 2023-24 to 2025-26, Jakob Poeltl 10 seasons, 2016-17 to 2025-26. Dereck Lively II averaged 8.4 points a game to Jakob Poeltl's 9.1.

Who has the better career numbers?

Dereck Lively II and Jakob Poeltl career per game

98	GP	641
22.9	MIN	22.6
8.4	PTS	9.1
7	REB	7
1.6	AST	1.8
0.6	STL	0.7
1.5	BLK	1.2
72.5	FG%	63.6
0	3P%	42.9
57.9	FT%	55.9
71.6	TS%	63.6

Career totals

Dereck Lively II and Jakob Poeltl career totals

827	PTS	5,804
685	REB	4,476
158	AST	1,176
60	STL	421
144	BLK	789
72.5	FG%	63.6
0	3P%	42.9
57.9	FT%	55.9
71.6	TS%	63.6

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Dereck Lively II and Jakob Poeltl postseason

21	GP	29
22	MIN	16.4
7.9	PTS	5.5
7.4	REB	5
1.3	AST	1
0.4	STL	0.4
1	BLK	0.6
67.4	FG%	59.6
100	3P%	0
59	FT%	65.9
67.7	TS%	61.9

Where each stands all time

Dereck Lively II and Jakob Poeltl all-time places

—	Rebounds	235th (4,476)
—	Blocks	141st (789)

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Dereck Lively II: 0 championships; All-Rookie Second Team
Jakob Poeltl: 0 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Dereck Lively II and Jakob Poeltl season by season

1st	2023-24	8.8	6.9	1.1	2016-17	3.1	3.1	0.2
2nd	2024-25	8.7	7.5	2.4	2017-18	6.9	4.8	0.7
3rd	2025-26	4.3	5.3	1.9	2018-19	5.5	5.3	1.2
4th	—	—	—	—	2019-20	5.6	5.7	1.8
5th	—	—	—	—	2020-21	8.6	7.9	1.9
6th	—	—	—	—	2021-22	13.5	9.3	2.8
7th	—	—	—	—	2022-23	12.5	9.1	2.7
8th	—	—	—	—	2023-24	11.1	8.6	2.5
9th	—	—	—	—	2024-25	14.5	9.6	2.8
10th	—	—	—	—	2025-26	10.7	7	2

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST