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Dereck Lively

2025-2026 Season Stats
PTS4.3
REB5.3
AST1.9
FG%61.1%
FPTS18.4
Age22
Height7'1"
Weight230
CollegeDuke
Draft2023: Rd 1, Pk 12
FPPG18.41
Salary-

Dereck Lively Status Update

Dereck Lively

Dereck Lively

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Mavericks' Dereck Lively II (neck) available for Game 5 Thursday

What it means:

Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II (neck) is available to play in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday. Lively suffered a neck injury in Game 3 and subsequently missed Game 4 of the Mavericks' Western Conference Finals series, but will be back on the court tonight as Dallas tries to close it out against the Wolves. He has been averaging 22.4 minutes off the bench per night when healthy this postseason. Our model projects Lively for 23.2 FanDuel points in tonight's outing, with 7.9 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 1.5 assists.

Dereck Lively 2025-2026 Regular Season Averages

Stats
4.3PTS
5.3REB
1.9AST
1.6BLK
61.1%FG%
Fantasy
18.4FPTS

Dereck Lively Recent Games

DATEOPPONENTRESULTMINPTSFGMFGA3PM3PAFTMFTAREBASTSTLBLKTOVPFFPTS
Fri, Nov 21
W
118 - 115
17.85411002242111516.8
Wed, Nov 19
L
111 - 113
17.74130022101031125.5
Sun, Nov 16
W
138 - 133
11.87212000031022611.1
Fri, Nov 14
L
127 - 133
17.25413002250111015
Sun, Oct 26
W
139 - 129
21.02422000274032325.4

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