His father, Derek Sr., ... Lively continued his rise up to the top of the class despite not being your prototypical star recruit who could go out and get 30 on any given night.

Mark Cuban wants Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II to shoot threes in 2025-26, possibly changing the teams' offensive ...

Derek Lively’s 3pt stroke looks mighty clean. And he shot more of these in HS as well. As the premiere Big of this draft- only question now is if he’s still there at #17.

Derek Lively II took a literal beating during Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals. The Mavericks rookie, who has become invaluable to Dallas, had to leave Sunday's game after taking a knee to ...

One of those contributors was rookie center Derek Lively II. Lively II reflected on rival center Rudy Gobert’s role with Minnesota in a sitdown with former Mavs guard Theo Pinson, which caused a ...

Shannon Sharpe, Derek Lively II (Image source Getty Images) During a recent episode of First Take, host Stephen A. Smith and former NFL player Shannon Sharpe previewed game 1 of the NBA Finals ...

Dereck Lively II injury: Mavericks big man could miss rest of regular season with foot fracture, per report Lively -- who is expected to be out 2-3 months -- had missed three games with what was ...

The Dallas Mavericks will be missing rookie center Dereck Lively II due to an ankle injury in their game against the Detroit Pistons. With several key players also injured, including Luka Dončić ...

Duke center Dereck Lively II — the No. 1 player in the 2022 recruiting class, per the 247Sports composite — will make his college debut tonight against USC-Upstate, the program announced on ...

Jaden Hardy and Derek Lively II combined for 40 points in the Dallas Mavericks’ come-from-behind win over the Orlando Magic on Monday night where every point was crucial.

One NBA Draft insider reports the Mavs' plan to select former Duke center Dereck Lively II using the 10th pick if a trade doesn't transpire.

Just incredible of who Derek Lively is as a young man to talk to the team.” The Mavs also released an official statement this evening: “We are deeply saddened and heartbroken by this loss.