What happens when the defender helps?
There are no three-point attempts in this sample. On film, look for the alternative: screening, cutting, interior touches or passing that makes a help defender pay.
Inspect the record ↓Players Dereck Lively II
DereckLively II
#2 · Center· 7' 1"· 22 years
Inside the game of Dereck Lively II.
PORTRAIT / NBA CENTERLast completed season · 2025-26
7 games · DALPoints / G4.3
Rebounds / G5.3
Assists / G1.9
Minutes / G16.4
Field goal61.1%
Three-point—
2026-27 No verified regular-season sample yet. The numbers above describe 2025-26; preseason is separate below.
NBA game-log minutes are rounded; season averages may differ slightly from the league’s full-precision totals.
Recent official source check · No recorded 2026-27 regular-season appearance. Season totals include published final games.
01 / The film room
The game, in motion.
The official film library
Lively.
On the floor.
Explore NBA clips ↗
02 / The scouting file
Look closer.
The role. The questions. The person.
The statistical read
What changes when you look past points per game?
115 recorded minutes
No league ranking without a qualified, same-season comparison sample. Per-36 rates describe production in the recorded role; they do not project starter minutes.
Scoring volume9.4 PTS / 36Comparison unavailable
Points per 36 minutes
Assist production4.1 AST / 36Comparison unavailable
Assists per 36 minutes; does not measure every advantage created
Rebound production11.6 REB / 36Comparison unavailable
Rebounds per 36 minutes; role and available rebounds matter
Three-point appetite0.0% of FGAComparison unavailable
Percentage of field-goal attempts taken from three
Free-throw volume55.6 FTA / 100 FGAComparison unavailable
Free-throw attempts per 100 field-goal attempts
Scoring efficiency67.0% TSComparison unavailable
True shooting percentage, weighted by attempts
How to read this profile
Percentiles compare this season’s qualified NBA players across all positions. Rebounding reflects opportunity as well as skill; assists depend on touches and teammates; shot volume does not measure gravity. True shooting uses aggregate points and attempts, with a 0.44 free-throw multiplier. Per-36 rates use recorded minutes, which may be rounded in historical NBA game logs.
NBA source record ↗Decisions under pressure
1.30 assists per turnover is a starting point. Rewatch possessions against traps and late-clock pressure; this ratio alone cannot tell you how difficult the passing job was.
Inspect the record ↓The roster around him
Who else occupies this part of the floor?
Current DAL teammates with an overlapping listed position. Their 2025-26 records put the available skill sets side by side; these are individual season numbers, not lineup results.
| Player | Position | MIN / G | AST / G | 3P% | 3PA | REB / G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santi Aldama ↗ | F-C | 27.8 | 2.9 | 35.0% | 200 | 6.7 |
| Daniel Gafford ↗ | F-C | 21.7 | 1.1 | — | 0 | 6.9 |
| Moussa Cissé ↗ | C | 13.9 | 0.2 | — | 0 | 5.7 |
The reporting file
Start with the people who were there.
Read Lively’s official biography and the reporting below for the path to the NBA. A reviewed account of upbringing, scouting disagreements and development is not yet in this file.
Official biography ↗Player reporting ↓03 / The numbers
A season in motion.
2025-26 regular season · 7 games
Game by game
The shooting profile
Every point has a source.
2025-26 · Percentages and attempt volume.
67.0%True shooting
61.1%Effective FG
61.1%
Two-point18 attempts—
Three-point0 attempts80.0%
Free throws10 attemptsShare of points30 total points
Two-pointers 73.3%Three-pointers 0.0%Free throws 26.7%
04 / The reading room
Beyond the stat line.
Read the Game
The next chapter is on the court.
Reviewed player analysis appears here as game reports are published.
Every recorded appearance ↓
ESPN ·
Mavericks' Dereck Lively II to have season-ending foot surgery ↗
Shams Charania and Tim MacMahon
ESPN ·
Firings, 'cheerleader energy' and lost trust: What really led to the Luka Doncic trade ↗
Tim MacMahon
05 / The long view
The career, chapter by chapter.
Points per game · Regular season · Team stints are shown separately where supplied.
| Season | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | DAL | 7 | 16.4 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 61.1% | — | 80.0% |
| 2024-25 | DAL | 36 | 23.1 | 8.7 | 7.5 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 70.2% | — | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | DAL | 55 | 23.5 | 8.8 | 6.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 74.7% | 0.0% | 50.6% |
1xAll-Rookie 2nd Team2024
06 / Every appearance
The game log.
| Competition | Game | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Contribution | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game data will appear as the season unfolds. | ||||||||||||
No games match these filters.
Shooting percentages use recorded attempts; no attempts is unavailable. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
07 / The player file
How Lively got here.
At a glance.
Last reported availabilityOut · FootESPN · reported 2026-10-22. Check the latest team report before tipoff.
- Height
- 7' 1"
- Weight
- 230 lbs
- Age now
- 22 years
- Born
- 2004-02-12
- Hometown
- Philadelphia, PA
- College
- Duke
- Draft
- 2023: Rd 1, Pk 12 (OKC)
- Experience
- 4th Season
Draft Rights Traded from OKC on 07/06/23
Biography source · ESPN ↗The contract
$7.24M
2026-27 reported base salary
2026-27
$7.24M
2027-28
$10.68M
Reported base salary. Guarantees and trade restrictions are unverified.
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