Player Comparison
| Dereck Lively II | Lively II | Kel'el Ware | Ware |
| Profile | Profile | Profile |
| Mock | 2023 | 2024 |
| Big Board | | |
| Position | C | C |
| Team | Duke | Indiana |
| Year | Freshman | Sophomore |
| Height | 7'1" | 7'1" |
| Weight | 215 lbs | 230 lbs |
| Wingspan | | 7'4.5" WINGSPAN |
| Draft Age | 19.35 yrs | 20.17 yrs |
| Games | 34 | 30 |
| Minutes | 20.6 | 32.2 |
| Dereck Lively II | Lively II | Kel'el Ware | Ware |
| Stats Below are Per-36-Minutes |
| Points | 9.1 | 17.8 |
| Rebounds | 9.5 | 11.0 |
| Assists | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| Blocks | 4.2 | 2.1 |
| Steals | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Turnovers | 1.2 | 1.8 |
| Fouls | 4.7 | 2.3 |
| Dereck Lively II | Lively II | Kel'el Ware | Ware |
| FG | 4.0-6.0 | 7.0-12.0 |
| FG% | .658 | .586 |
| 3P | 0.1-0.7 | 0.6-1.5 |
| 3P% | .154 | .425 |
| FT | 1.1-1.8 | 3.2-5.0 |
| FT% | .600 | .634 |
| Dereck Lively II | Lively II | Kel'el Ware | Ware |
| TS% | .662 | .621 |
| EFG% | .667 | .612 |
| 3PA Rate | .111 | .125 |
| FTA Rate | .299 | .417 |
| PROJ NBA3 | .305 | .324 |
| Dereck Lively II | Lively II | Kel'el Ware | Ware |
| USG% | 11.6 | 22.9 |
| PER | 22.6 | 25.0 |
| OWS/40 | .103 | .112 |
| DWS/40 | .097 | .062 |
| WS/40 | .200 | .174 |
| ORTG | 133.9 | 120.3 |
| DRTG | 91.1 | 102.3 |
| OBPM | 2.5 | 5.8 |
| DBPM | 6.8 | 2.7 |
| BPM | 9.3 | 8.5 |