Dereck Lively II
Dereck Jerome Lively II (born February 12, 2004) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils. He was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2022 class. High school career
Lively attended Westtown School in West Chester, Pennsylvania, leading Westtown to a 31-7 record and the Pennsylvania Independent Schools Athletic Association state championship in 2022. As a senior, he averaged 14.0 points, 14.0 rebounds and 4.5 blocks per game. He was selected to play in the 2022 McDonald's All-American Boys Game. Recruiting
Lively was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2022 class, according to major recruiting services. On September 20, 2021, he committed to playing college basketball for Duke over offers from Kentucky, Michigan and Penn State. Professional career
The Oklahoma City Thunder selected Lively twelfth overall in the 2023 NBA draft and then traded him to the Dallas Mavericks, and on July 8, 2023, he signed with the Mavericks. On October 25, 2023, Lively made his NBA regular-season debut putting up 16 points, 10 rebounds, one block, and one steal in a 126–119 win against the San Antonio Spurs. Career statistics

College

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| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23
| style="text-align:left;"| Duke
| 32 || 25 || 19.8 || .658 || .154 || .600 || 5.0 || 1.1 || .5 || 2.3 || 5.4
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
|| 32 || 25 || 19.8 || .658 || .154 || .600 || 5.0 || 1.1 || .5 || 2.3 || 5.4

References

External links
Duke Blue Devils bio
USA Basketball bio

2004 births
Living people
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Philadelphia
Centers (basketball)
Dallas Mavericks players
Duke Blue Devils men's basketball players
McDonald's High School All-Americans
Oklahoma City Thunder draft picks
Westtown School alumni