Dereck Lively II
2026-27 projection
Built from his last three seasons, age and role. It is replaced by real stats after the first game.
FG 68.3% · FT 63.2% · TOV 1.2 · Known injury (Foot): games already reduced
- 2025-26 (7 GP), 2024-25 (36 GP), 2023-24 (55 GP) — weighted 3/2/1.
- Rates regressed 300 min toward the C average.
- Age 22 at season start → +4% production.
- Availability 37% of games → 30 GP, 22.6 MPG.
Season at a glance
2025-26 · every team game, coloured by FP. Hatched squares are games he missed (75).
Floor & ceiling
7 games · every dot is one game. Shaded: where the middle half of C players average.
Boom games (≥ 1.25× his average): 42.9% · Bust games (≤ 0.75×): 28.6%
Playing style
2025-26 · how he plays versus other Cs with 20+ games. P-values are approximate percentiles; neither end is better or worse, it is style.
Career arc
Production and availability by season. Click a season to open it above.
Fantasy points per game
Games played
When Dereck sits
Teammates' fantasy points per game when Dereck Lively II is out versus in. Only teammates with 5+ games each way; the small number is games without him.
Similar players
Closest style in 2025-26: per-36 scoring, rebounding, playmaking, defence, threes and turnovers, plus shooting percentages. 100% would be an identical profile.
- Goga Bitadze84%
ORL · C · 17.8 FP/G · alike in shot blocking and FG%
POR · C · 22.1 FP/G · alike in shot blocking and FG%
- Adem Bona82%
PHI · C · 14.7 FP/G · alike in shot blocking and 3-point volume
LAC · C · 18.1 FP/G · alike in shot blocking and FG%
DAL · C · 24.3 FP/G · alike in shot blocking and FG%
MEM · C · 22.2 FP/G · alike in shot blocking and FG%
2026-27 market
ESPN drafts him around pick 140.9.