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NBA · 2025-26

Dereck Lively II

#2 · C·Dallas Mavericks

Height
7-1
Weight
230 lb
College
Duke
Country
USA
Draft
2023 · Rd 1, Pick 12
Seasons
2023–2026

Injury status

Reported Jun 26

Day-To-DayFoot — Leg — SurgeryEst. return Oct 1

Lively (foot) still hasn't progressed to running yet, per Christian Clark of The Athletic.

Lively is walking and lifting weights, though he's not quite ready to enter the next phase of his rehab. The 22-year-old big man is recovering from right foot surgery, which cut his season short in December of last yar, and it remains uncertain if he'll be a full participant in training camp this fall. The Mavericks did take Morez Johnson with the No. 9 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft to improve its frontcourt, but Lively remains the most likely candidate to open next season as Dallas' starting center.

Season averages

2025-26

11GP
8GS
16.8MPG
5.3PPG
5.8RPG
1.7APG
0.7SPG
1.5BPG
1.0TOV
66.7%FG%
0.0%3P%
76.9%FT%
+2.4+/-

Game log

86 games · 2025-26

DateOppResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOPFFG3PFT+/-
Apr 12vsCHIW149-128DNP — injury
Apr 10@SASL120-139DNP — injury
Apr 8@PHXL107-112DNP — injury
Apr 7@LACL103-116DNP — injury
Apr 5vsLALW134-128DNP — injury
Apr 3vsORLL127-138DNP — injury
Mar 31@MILL99-123DNP — injury
Mar 30vsMINL94-124DNP — injury
Mar 27@PORW100-93DNP — injury
Mar 25@DENL135-142DNP — injury
Mar 23vsGSWL131-137DNP — injury
Mar 21vsLACL131-138DNP — injury
Mar 18vsATLL120-135DNP — injury
Mar 16@NOPL111-129DNP — injury
Mar 15@CLEW130-120DNP — injury
Mar 13vsCLEL105-138DNP — injury
Mar 12@MEMW120-112DNP — injury
Mar 10@ATLL112-124DNP — injury
Mar 8@TORL92-122DNP — injury
Mar 6@BOSL100-120DNP — injury
Mar 5@ORLL114-115DNP — injury
Mar 3@CHAL90-117DNP — injury
Mar 1vsOKCL87-100DNP — injury
Feb 27vsMEML105-124DNP — injury
Feb 26vsSACL121-130DNP — injury
Feb 24@BKNW123-114DNP — injury
Feb 22@INDW134-130DNP — injury
Feb 20@MINL111-122DNP — injury
Feb 12@LALL104-124DNP — injury
Feb 10@PHXL111-120DNP — injury
Feb 7@SASL125-138DNP — injury
Feb 5vsSASL123-135DNP — injury
Feb 3vsBOSL100-110DNP — injury
Jan 31@HOUL107-111DNP — injury
Jan 29vsCHAL121-123DNP — injury
Jan 28vsMINL105-118DNP — injury
Jan 24vsLALL110-116DNP — injury
Jan 22vsGSWW123-115DNP — injury
Jan 19@NYKW114-97DNP — injury
Jan 17vsUTAW138-120DNP — injury
Jan 15vsUTAW144-122DNP — injury
Jan 14vsDENL109-118DNP — injury
Jan 12vsBKNW113-105DNP — injury
Jan 10@CHIL107-125DNP — injury
Jan 8@UTAL114-116DNP — injury
Jan 6@SACW100-98DNP — injury
Jan 3vsHOUW110-104DNP — injury
Jan 1vsPHIL108-123DNP — injury
Dec 29@PORL122-125DNP — injury
Dec 27@SACL107-113DNP — injury
Dec 25@GSWL116-126DNP — injury
Dec 23vsDENW131-130DNP — injury
Dec 22@NOPL113-119DNP — injury
Dec 20@PHIL114-121DNP — injury
Dec 18vsDETW116-114DNP — injury
Dec 15@UTAL133-140DNP — injury
Dec 12vsBKNW119-111DNP — injury
Dec 6vsHOUW122-109DNP — injury
Dec 5@OKCL111-132DNP — injury
Dec 3vsMIAW118-108DNP — injury
Dec 1@DENW131-121DNP — injury
Nov 29@LACW114-110DNP — injury
Nov 28@LALL119-129DNP — injury
Nov 24@MIAL102-106DNP — injury
Nov 22vsMEML96-102DNP — injury
Nov 21vsNOPW118-1151844211151-10-02-2+8
Nov 19vsNYKGSL111-11318410103111-30-02-2+10
Nov 17@MINL96-120DNP — injury
Nov 16vsPORW138-1331223102261-20-00-0-7
Nov 14vsLACL127-1331745011101-30-02-2-12
Nov 12vsPHXL114-123DNP — injury
Nov 10vsMILL114-116DNP — injury
Nov 8@WASW111-105DNP — injury
Nov 7@MEML104-118DNP — injury
Nov 5vsNOPL99-101DNP — injury
Nov 3@HOUL102-110DNP — injury
Nov 1@DETL110-122DNP — injury
Oct 29vsINDW107-105DNP — injury
Oct 27vsOKCL94-101DNP — injury
Oct 26vsTORGSW139-1292147403232-20-00-2+17
Oct 24vsWASGSL107-1171986221214-50-00-0+3
Oct 22vsSASGSL92-1251042300151-20-02-2-5
Oct 15@LALGSW121-94251211112025-70-02-3-7
Oct 13@UTAGSW114-101726001011-10-00-00
Oct 11vsCHAGSL116-12022106322105-60-10-0+2
Oct 6vsOKCGSW106-891644211012-40-00-0+17