DERECK LIVELY II (DAL)
FUTURE TOP DOG
NBA ROLE: ATHLETIC FINISHER/RIM PROTECTOR
For many years to come, Dereck Lively II will patrol in the middle in Dallas; landed in the right spot to flourish, with the elite, star playmakers (Luka & Kyrie) to benefit immensely from (off lob catches, breakdowns & on the break); textbook “catch and” finisher: high leaper, fast-twitch athlete w/ instincts and awareness of how to exploit PnR defenders; big-time athlete at the 5: new wave-sort of center w/ a reel that features in-between the legs dunks, windmills & skyscraping oops; needs to significantly improve foul shooting + develop a couple of go-to moves from the paint to about 15 feet (basically, anything from hooks to foul-line Js); very high activity level, makes a habit of beating opposing bigs down the floor and outworking them on the glass; perfect “five-man” tandem alongside Daniel Gafford - D-Live’s a fellow, emphatic Watch DOG w/ versatility; tremendous X-Factor during Dallas’s 2024 Finals run; made NBA All-Rookie team: Lively II could become a perennial All-Star if he stays the course
*mentored by former Mavs All-Star & NBA Champion, Tyson Chandler (has expedited Lively II’s development)
SIGNATURE! COMING SOON.
#DOGTAGS: FUTURE TOP DOG, HI-FLYER,
POWER DUNKER, WATCH DOG
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NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2024)
Drafted 12th overall by OKC (2023)
ACC All-Freshman Team (2023)
ACC All-Defensive Team (2023)
McDonald’s All-American (2022)
Mr. Pennsylvania Basketball (2022)
(FACTORY SETTING) NBA 2K25 RATING: 81
(via Delay of Game Hoops)