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 |