That could change, however, now that the college basketball season is now underway. No one predicted Ja Morant would become the No. 2 overall pick before his sophomore season at Murray State began.

Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II (2) scores against the Boston Celtics during Game 4 of the NBA basketball finals, Friday, June 14, 2024, in Dallas.

Lively averaged 1.8 lob conversions per game, significantly contributing to Dallas leading all playoff teams with 45 lob conversions, far ahead of the second-ranked team in that category.

NEW YORK — Shortly before his eighth birthday, Dereck Lively II and his mother heard a loud thump coming from downstairs. This wasn’t the first time. “Big Dereck,” Lively’s father, had ...

Former Duke basketball star Dereck Lively II is giving back to the younger ranks this week, working out with high school and college stars at the Nike Academy. However, the opportunity could help ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — If you want to know what Dereck Lively means to Duke basketball, just ask junior captain Jeremy Roach and first-year head coach Jon Scheyer. Following the Blue Devils’ 74-51 ...

Lively’s father, Dereck Lively Sr., had died of an overdose in 2011, and the single mother didn’t want her son to become an orphan. Drysdale passed away from Hodgkin’s on April 12, 2024 . 3.

Duke’s Dereck Lively II (1) blocks the shot by Miami’s Jordan Miller (11) during Duke’s 85-78 victory over Miami in the semifinals of the ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament in Greensboro, N.C ...

Duke basketball is in solid position to have two players drafted in the first round for the 11th time in 12 years on Thursday when the 2023 NBA Draft begins in Brooklyn, New York.. Dereck Lively ...

Flagg joins a list of 13 former Mavericks who have worn the number 32 in Dallas. The most notable among them have been Detlef ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — If you want to know what Dereck Lively means to Duke basketball, just ask junior captain Jeremy Roach and first-year head coach Jon Scheyer.. Following the Blue Devils’ 74-51 ...