Going to Duke isn’t the only similarity Dereck Lively II has with Cooper Flagg. As Flagg embarks on his NBA career with the ...

D'Angelo Russell is set to significantly impact the Dallas Mavericks in 2025-26 as Kyrie Irving recovers from ACL surgery.

The Dallas Mavericks have a potential franchise building block for the future in Cooper Flagg. And Dereck Lively II is going to make sure Flagg is "comfortable" in Dallas.

Dereck Lively II will be one of the most interesting Mavericks to follow throughout the upcoming 2025-26 NBA season.

Dereck Lively II was the top recruit in the nation coming out of high school in 2022. A year later, he will hear his name called in the 2023 NBA Draft.

Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II didn’t hold back his thoughts on fellow Duke alum Cooper Flagg’s early days with the ...

DALLAS — Dereck Lively II returned to the Dallas Mavericks lineup on Monday after a five-game absence caused by a left ankle sprain. He provided six points, 12 rebounds, and one assist in 26 ...

Lively logged the third-most minutes in a playoff run for a rookie big man in NBA history. He’s the first rookie center to play meaningful minutes in a Finals series since 1993.

Dereck Lively II made his first playoff 3-point attempt in the 38-point win over the Celtics in Game 4 of the NBA Finals, dedicating it to his late mother.

Dereck Lively is a young star for the Dallas Mavericks who plays the center position. He played at Duke University for one year before he entered the 2023 NBA Draft and was taken 12th overall. He ...

Defying expectations, the Mavericks took their chances, trading back to the 12th pick with the Oklahoma City Thunder to select intriguing Duke big man Dereck Lively II. Six months later, we can ...

Duke center Dereck Lively II is declaring for the 2023 NBA Draft, he announced on social media Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know: Lively averaged 5.2 points, 5.4 rebounds and shot .658 from ...