Dereck Lively

Dereck Lively

20-Year-Old CenterC
Dallas Mavericks
2023 Fantasy Outlook
After a successful high school career as a five-star recruit, Lively committed to Duke. During his lone freshman season, the center averaged 5.2 points on 65.8 percent shooting, 5.4 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 2.4 blocks in 20.6 minutes while starting 24 of 34 appearances. He was named to both the ACC All-Freshman Team and ACC All-Defensive Team. Lively demonstrated at Duke that he's capable of being an easy lob target and defensive anchor with his long wingspan, and he may settle into a role as a traditional pick-and-roll big. He's mobile enough to guard some on the perimeter, which can be useful as part of a switching scheme or when things break down and he ends up guarding a ballhandler. The center is also a willing passer, but that probably won't come in handy on a Mavericks team run by Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving. There's a big man log jam in Dallas, but it's not particularly talented. Lively should have an opportunity to jump into a role if he can prove to be as effective as Dwight Powell, Richaun Holmes, JaVale McGee or Maxi Kleber. It's unlikely he'll do enough as a rookie to warrant rostering in fantasy, but he's worth keeping an eye on. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a two-year, $9.79 million contract with the Mavericks in July of 2023. Contract includes $5.25 million team option for 2025-26.
Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary

After a successful high school career as a five-star recruit who won Pennsylvania Gatorade Player of the Year and was invited to the McDonald's All-American game, Jordan Brand Classic and Nike Hoop Summit in 2022, Dereck Lively II committed to Duke. During his lone freshman season, the center averaged 5.2 points on 65.8 percent shooting, 5.4 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 2.4 blocks in 20.6 minutes while starting 24 of 34 appearances. He was named to both the ACC All-Freshman Team and ACC All-Defensive Team, with Lively recording at least five blocks on five occasions, and Duke won its conference tournament. Lively demonstrated at Duke that he's capable of being an easy lob target and defensive anchor with his long wingspan, and he may settle into a role as a traditional pick-and-roll big. He's mobile enough to guard some on the perimeter, which can be useful as part of a switching scheme or when things break down and he ends up guarding a ballhandler. The center is also a willing passer and could find cutters or three-point shooters in a system with heavy off-ball movement. A team thin at center could draft Lively to compete for a backup big role, so the Duke product may have an opportunity to see meaningful action out of the gate. Longer term, he could develop into a starter, especially if he blocks shots as expected and finds a point guard with great touch throwing alley-oops. His NBA comparison could vary based on how a team uses him, but there are shades of Nick Richards, Nic Claxton and Willie Cauley-Stein.

Productive in return
CDallas Mavericks
May 31, 2024
Lively posted nine points (3-3 FG, 3-6 FT), eight rebounds, three assists and three blocks over 25 minutes during Thursday's 124-103 win over Minnesota in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals.
ANALYSIS
Lively returned to action Thursday after missing Game 4 due to a neck injury. The rookie big man returned to his role of coming off the bench but splitting minutes at the center position with Daniel Gafford as a platoon. Lively averaged 9.5 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 blocks in 22.0 minutes across his four appearances in the Western Conference Finals.
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How does Dereck Lively compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
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  • Effective Field Goal %
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  • 3-Point Attempt Rate
    Percentage of field goal attempts from three point range.
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  • Total Rebound %
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True Shooting %
72.8%
 
Effective Field Goal %
74.7%
 
3-Point Attempt Rate
0.7%
 
Free Throw Rate
27.4%
 
Offensive Rebound %
11.5%
 
Defensive Rebound %
20.5%
 
Total Rebound %
16.0%
 
Assist %
6.4%
 
Steal %
1.2%
 
Block %
5.2%
 
Turnover %
11.2%
 
Usage %
12.7%
 
Fantasy Points Per Game
23.9
 
Fantasy Points Per Minute
1.0
 
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Could lose starting spot
CDallas Mavericks
March 6, 2024
Lively might get replaced in the Mavericks' starting lineup by Daniel Gafford, Brad Townsend of The Dallas Morning News reports.
ANALYSIS
Dallas has been struggling defensively, and a switch at center seems the most likely first step toward fixing the issue. "We've got a 20-year-old who's starting at center and has never seen this before," coach Jason Kidd said after Tuesday's 137-120 loss to the Pacers. "And there's a rookie wall. He's a young man who's seeing the NBA for the first time. There's gonna be ups and downs." During Tuesday's game, Lively failed to record a point and pulled down only one rebound in 15 minutes.
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Available to play Thursday
CDallas Mavericks
May 30, 2024
Lively (neck) is available for Thursday's Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals against the Timberwolves.
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Present at shootaround
CDallas Mavericks
Neck
May 30, 2024
Lively (neck) was present at the Mavericks' morning shootaround but remains questionable for Thursday's matchup with the Timberwolves in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals, Grant Afseth of SI.com reports.
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Considered game-time decision
CDallas Mavericks
Neck
May 30, 2024
Lively (neck) is considered a game-time decision for Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals against the Timberwolves on Thursday, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports.
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Questionable for Game 5
CDallas Mavericks
Neck
May 29, 2024
Lively (neck) is questionable for Thursday's Game 5 against Minnesota.
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Could return for Game 5
CDallas Mavericks
Neck
May 29, 2024
Lively (neck) could return as soon as Thursday's Game 5 against Minnesota, Shams Charania said on FanDuel's Run It Back.
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