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

Dereck Lively II vs Tony Bradley

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Lively II · Bradley

Dereck Lively II: Out (Foot · Leg · Right). Tony Bradley: Out (Quadriceps · Leg · Left).

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Lively II
Mavericks
2025-26
Bradley
Jazz
13
7
Games
availability
41
16.5
Minutes
per game
11.0
4.3
Points
per game
4.0
5.3
Rebounds
per game
2.8
1.9
Assists
per game
0.5
2.2
Steals + blocks
per game
0.3
1.4
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.4
61.1%
Field goal %
54.7%
0.0%
Three-point %
0.0 vs 0.1 attempts
50.0%
80.0%
Free throw %
74.4%
67.0%
True shooting
TS%
59.6%
11.3%
Usage
USG%
13.6%
15.3%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
7.7%
15.0%
Rebound %
of available
12.1%
+6.3
Net rating
on court
-14.2
9.4%
PIE
player impact estimate
7.4%
+2.0
Plus-minus
per game
-3.4
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, 0.3 points a game apart (4.3 vs 4.0), on Bradley's heavier usage (13.6% vs 11.3%).

Lively II is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 67.0% to 59.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Lively II (1.9 vs 0.5 assists), the glass to Lively II (5.3 vs 2.8 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Bradley played 34 more games (41 vs 7 of 82).

With Lively II on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.3 per 100 possessions, against -14.2 for Bradley; 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, Bradley — through —. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Lively II
2025-26
Bradley
3-4
Record when playing
9-31
4.3
Points at home
3.0
—
Points on the road
5.2
3.3
Points in wins
3.8
5.0
Points in losses
4.1
8
Season high
12
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0
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
Bradley · last 5
Tue, Oct 13 at TOR4 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Oct 12 vs MIN10 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs WAS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Oct 5 at PHI2 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Apr 30 vs NYK5 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Lively II · contract
2026-27$7.2M
Bradley · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).

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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).