Dereck Lively II vs Dylan Cardwell
Lively II · Cardwell
Dereck Lively II: Out (Foot · Leg · Right). Dylan Cardwell: Out (Calf · Leg · Left).
Where the gap is
from the numbers aboveDylan Cardwell scored more in 2025-26, 1.1 points a game apart (5.4 vs 4.3), on Lively II's heavier usage (11.3% vs 10.8%).
Lively II is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 67.0% to 59.1%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.
Playmaking goes to Lively II (1.9 vs 1.4 assists), the glass to Cardwell (7.5 vs 5.3 rebounds).
Availability is part of the comparison: Cardwell played 37 more games (44 vs 7 of 82).
With Lively II on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.3 per 100 possessions, against -2.5 for Cardwell; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.
On the books for 2026-27: Lively II $7.2M through 2026-27, Cardwell — through —. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.
Splits
2025-26 · from the game logsLast games & contracts
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pick any two players →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).