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Dereck Lively II or Desmond Bane

Who Should I Start? - Week 21 • Start New
Dereck Lively II

Dereck Lively II

CDallas Mavericks DAL
Desmond Bane

Desmond Bane

SGMemphis Grizzlies MEM
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Lively II over Bane

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Dereck Lively II
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Bane over Lively II

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Desmond Bane
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Performance Dereck Lively II
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
0
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
0
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Desmond Bane
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
21.006.509.2535.001.501.004
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
22.575.869.2934.571.140.717
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Dereck Lively II
OWN
37%
-1.3 compared to last week
START
 
6%
-1.38 compared to last week
OWN/START Desmond Bane
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
87%
+1.65 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Dereck Lively II
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Desmond Bane
9th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Dereck Lively II

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among C's. Either he is injured or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 38th with 807 total points (26.03 avg).
  • He is currently 2892 points behind the leader: Nikola Jokic
  • His average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 26.
  • Performance Stats

  • Assists per game numbers are 0 apg.
  • He does not have enough rebounds this month to be analyzed. This could be due to an injury.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 35 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +2.78, APG: +1.78, RPG: +2.88, MPG: +6.66 STLS: +0.05 BLKS: +0.69
Breakdown Desmond Bane

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 9th among SG's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 11th with 1902 total points (35.22 avg).
  • He is currently 751 points behind the leader: James Harden
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 8.7 PPG. That is great, but how long can he perform at this level? If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 45.45% from the field this month.
  • Shooting 35.44% from beyond the arc this month. Not too good.
  • Assists per game numbers are good for a shooting guard with 5.36 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are great for a guard with 7.07 rpg this month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 12 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +4.99, APG: +2.55, RPG: +3.64, MPG: +12.01 STLS: +0.61 BLKS: +0.16
Next Up Health Check
Injury Dereck Lively II

ANKLE - Since Jan 14, 2025

Lively II is dealing with a stress fracture in his right ankle and will not take the court for the Mavericks. He is expected to remain out for 2-3 months.
Injury Desmond Bane

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Dereck Lively II
DateOpponentResult
Mar 10@SAW 133-129
Mar 12@SAL 126-116
Mar 14@HOU
Mar 16VS PHI
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
9.004.006.0020.500.502.254
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Desmond Bane
DateOpponentResult
Mar 10VS PHOW 120-118
Mar 12VS UTAW 122-115
Mar 14VS CLE
Mar 15VS MIA
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
18.886.255.7533.630.880.638
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Dereck Lively II
14.71
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Desmond Bane
29.63
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Dereck Lively II
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
23-24 DAL 60 22.8 .745 .0 .511 8.8 1.1 6.8 1.4 0.6 0.9
24-25 DAL 31 23.7 .695 .0 .642 9.2 2.6 7.9 1.7 0.5 1.2
3-YEAR AVG 30 22.8 .745 .0 .511 8.8 1.1 6.8 1.4 0.6 0.9
Totals 107 23.0 .719 .333 .574 8.7 1.6 7.3 1.4 0.6 1.0
Career Desmond Bane
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
20-21 MEM 59 21.6 .466 .444 .837 9.0 1.6 3.1 0.2 0.6 0.9
21-22 MEM 87 29.6 .463 .440 .899 18.2 2.7 4.3 0.4 1.2 1.5
22-23 MEM 63 31.9 .473 .399 .887 21.7 4.3 5.1 0.3 0.9 2.3
23-24 MEM 42 33.9 .464 .381 .870 23.7 5.5 4.4 0.5 1.0 2.7
24-25 MEM 54 31.1 .486 .377 .882 18.7 5.5 6.2 0.5 1.2 2.5
3-YEAR AVG 66 31.3 .467 .414 .885 20.4 3.8 4.5 0.4 1.1 2.0
Totals 326 29.1 .471 .411 .880 17.5 3.6 4.5 0.4 1.0 1.8
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