The second-year player from Duke talked about his expectations for his game moving forward
, they had no idea he'd be as good as he was immediately. They expected him to spend some time in the G-League as he developed but his rim protection and threat as a lob-catcher opened the offense up for
Lively played in 55 games as a rookie, missing some games due to various injuries, but averaged 8.8 PPG, 6.9 RPG, and 1.4 BPG while playing just 23.5 MPG. That was good enough to land on the All-Rookie Second Team. Had it not been for the Thunder'sessentially having a "redshirt" year, missing his first year with a foot injury so his second season became his rookie year, Lively would've been on the First Team.
Dereck Lively has shown progression with his shooting, hitting a three-pointer in Game 4 of the NBA Finals against the Celtics, and raising his free-throw percentage to 62.5% over the final three rounds of the playoffs after shooting 50.9% in the regular season. He knows that his career will be defined by paint protection though, as players like Holmgren and Victor Wembanyama are set to be in the same conference for years to come., who the Mavs acquired at last season's trade deadline.
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