Dereck Lively II
Center · Dallas Mavericks · #2


Dereck Lively II: season analysis
Dereck Lively II is a 22-year-old center for the Dallas Mavericks, wearing number 2. Listed at 7-foot-1 and 230 pounds, Lively II has 4 years of NBA experience and played college basketball at Duke.
Lively II has not played a game in 2026-27 yet (injury status: Out).
Before this season, Lively II played 3 NBA seasons and 98 games, averaging 8.4 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists. The best scoring season so far was 2023-24 at 8.8 points per game.
Injury report: Lively II is listed as out.
Background
Nationality: United States.
Background facts: Wikidata (CC0) · Dereck Lively II on Wikipedia ↗
Injury status
Out · reported 2026-11-11
Profile
| Team | Dallas Mavericks |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| Jersey | #2 |
| Age | 22 |
| Born | February 12, 2004 · Philadelphia, PA, USA |
| Height | 7' 1" (2.16 m) |
| Weight | 230 lbs (104 kg) |
| College | Duke |
| NBA experience | 4 years |
| Salary | $7,239,130 (2026-27) |
Mavericks teammates
Santi AldamaF · #34
Tarik BiberovicF · #13
Max ChristieG · #0
Moussa CisseC · #30
Walter Clayton Jr.G · #1
Sergio de LarreaF · #55
Cooper FlaggF · #32
Daniel GaffordF · #21
Jett HowardG · #9
Kyrie IrvingG · #11
Morez Johnson Jr.F · #14
Tobi LawalF · #33
Naji MarshallF · #3
Caleb MartinF · #16
Zaccharie RisacherF · #10
Marcus SasserG · #8
P.J. WashingtonF · #25
Season-by-season averages
| Season | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% | OR | DR | FG | 3PT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | dallas mavericks | 7 | 4 | 16.4 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 61.1 | 0.0 | 80.0 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 1.6-2.6 | 0.0-0.0 | 1.1-1.4 |
| 2024-25 | dallas mavericks | 36 | 29 | 23.1 | 8.7 | 7.5 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 70.2 | 0.0 | 63.0 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 3.7-5.3 | 0.0-0.0 | 1.3-2.0 |
| 2023-24 | dallas mavericks | 55 | 42 | 23.5 | 8.8 | 6.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 74.7 | 0.0 | 50.6 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 4.0-5.4 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.7-1.5 |
Profile, injury status and averages from ESPN's public NBA data, refreshed daily. MIN, PTS, REB… are per-game averages; OR/DR = offensive/defensive rebounds; FG, 3PT, FT = made-attempted per game.
