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Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Clint Capela vs Dereck Lively II

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Capela · Lively II

Dereck Lively II: Out (Foot · Leg · Right).

Clint Capela
Capela
Rockets
2025-26
Lively II
Mavericks
2
75
Games
availability
7
12.3
Minutes
per game
16.5
3.8
Points
per game
4.3
4.6
Rebounds
per game
5.3
0.7
Assists
per game
1.9
1.3
Steals + blocks
per game
2.2
0.5
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.4
52.0%
Field goal %
61.1%
50.0%
Three-point %
0.0 vs 0.0 attempts
0.0%
57.7%
Free throw %
80.0%
54.0%
True shooting
TS%
67.0%
13.3%
Usage
USG%
11.3%
7.2%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
15.3%
16.9%
Rebound %
of available
15.0%
+8.0
Net rating
on court
+6.3
11.0%
PIE
player impact estimate
9.4%
+2.2
Plus-minus
per game
+2.0
Bars show each player's share of the pair's total; the better number is in the club's color (turnovers: fewer is better).

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Dereck Lively II scored more in 2025-26, 0.5 points a game apart (4.3 vs 3.8), on Capela's heavier usage (13.3% vs 11.3%).

Lively II is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 67.0% to 54.0%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Lively II (1.9 vs 0.7 assists), the glass to Lively II (5.3 vs 4.6 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Capela played 68 more games (75 vs 7 of 82).

With Capela on the floor his team outscored opponents by +8.0 per 100 possessions, against +6.3 for Lively II; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Capela $7.0M through 2027-28, Lively II $7.2M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Capela
2025-26
Lively II
47-28
Record when playing
3-4
3.9
Points at home
4.3
3.6
Points on the road
—
4.0
Points in wins
3.3
3.4
Points in losses
5.0
23
Season high
8
0
30-point games
0
1
Double-doubles
0
Capela · last 5
Thu, Oct 15 vs OKC2 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Oct 11 vs DAL5 pts · 9 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Oct 9 at DAL0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Fri, May 1 vs LAL2 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Apr 24 vs LAL2 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Lively II · last 5
Sun, Oct 11 at HOU0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Oct 9 vs HOU0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Nov 21 vs NOP4 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Nov 19 vs NYK4 pts · 10 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Nov 16 vs POR2 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Capela · contract
2026-27$7.0M
2027-28$7.4M
Lively II · contract
2026-27$7.2M

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Per-game numbers and percentages are 2025-26 regular season from stats.nba.com; splits and last games from our own game logs; contract figures are cap hits from public salary data and can lag a signing by a day. Bold marks the better number in each row (turnovers: fewer is better).