Player Comparison
| Dereck Lively II | Lively II | Ryan Kalkbrenner | Kalkbrenner |
| Profile | Profile | Profile |
| Mock | 2023 | 2025 |
| Big Board | | |
| Position | C | C |
| Team | Duke | Creighton |
| Year | Freshman | Senior |
| Height | 7'1" | 7'2.25" |
| Weight | 215 lbs | 257 lbs |
| Wingspan | | 7'6" WINGSPAN |
| Draft Age | 19.35 yrs | 23.42 yrs |
| Games | 34 | 35 |
| Minutes | 20.6 | 34.5 |
| Dereck Lively II | Lively II | Ryan Kalkbrenner | Kalkbrenner |
| Stats Below are Per-36-Minutes |
| Points | 9.1 | 20.1 |
| Rebounds | 9.5 | 9.0 |
| Assists | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Blocks | 4.2 | 2.8 |
| Steals | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| Turnovers | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| Fouls | 4.7 | 1.5 |
| Dereck Lively II | Lively II | Ryan Kalkbrenner | Kalkbrenner |
| FG | 4.0-6.0 | 8.1-12.4 |
| FG% | .658 | .653 |
| 3P | 0.1-0.7 | 0.6-1.8 |
| 3P% | .154 | .344 |
| FT | 1.1-1.8 | 3.3-4.8 |
| FT% | .600 | .681 |
| Dereck Lively II | Lively II | Ryan Kalkbrenner | Kalkbrenner |
| TS% | .662 | .684 |
| EFG% | .667 | .678 |
| 3PA Rate | .111 | .147 |
| FTA Rate | .299 | .386 |
| PROJ NBA3 | .305 | .326 |
| Dereck Lively II | Lively II | Ryan Kalkbrenner | Kalkbrenner |
| USG% | 11.6 | 23.6 |
| PER | 22.6 | 29.1 |
| OWS/40 | .103 | .159 |
| DWS/40 | .097 | .080 |
| WS/40 | .200 | .235 |
| ORTG | 133.9 | 132.7 |
| DRTG | 91.1 | 99.4 |
| OBPM | 2.5 | 7.7 |
| DBPM | 6.8 | 4.4 |
| BPM | 9.3 | 12.2 |