Since the arrival of Luka Doncic, the Mavericks have been looking for the ideal pivot to support him. An athletic interior, intimidating, but also capable of setting big screens, and playing above the circle to recover lofted passes. Mark Cuban may have found it with Derek Lively IIcompared, but also trained by Tyson Chandler, NBA champion in 2011 alongside Dirk Nowitzki.
Twelfth choice in the Draft, Lively is one of the very good picks of this 2023 vintage, even to the point of being almost essential to its training. The proof: Dallas only won one game out of six when he was injured…
Author of a big “double-double” against the Suns on Christmas Eve, Lively proved that his ankle injury was just a bad memory, and that he did not need a match observation to be super effective.
A very good record despite the injuries
“I am grateful for the work, my teammates and my coaches”Lively said. “The work is working. Being in the gym twice a day, every day, watching videos every day, working on your physique, your head, your timing, it all adds up. And when you accumulate all that, every day, everything falls into place.”
Despite numerous injuries, including Kyrie Irving, the Mavericks took the season in the right direction, and they have a record of 18 wins for 12 losses after 30 matches. This is the first time, under Jason Kidd, that the team has posted such a good record at this stage of the season.
“I think we have an amazing team” pursues former Duke player. “I feel a lot of confidence in everyone towards each other. It seems like the energy and emotions just keep increasing. This is what unites us even more. »
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| Players | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Bp | Int | Ct | Party | Pts |
| Luka Doncic | 28 | 37.1 | 48.9 | 38.7 | 78.5 | 0.9 | 7.6 | 8.5 | 9.4 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 33.5 |
| Kyrie Irving | 17 | 31.8 | 47.1 | 38.4 | 90.3 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 23.0 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 27 | 29.0 | 40.6 | 36.1 | 89.2 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 17.6 |
| Derrick Jones | 29 | 25.0 | 48.0 | 36.7 | 73.5 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 10.4 |
| Derek Lively II | 24 | 25.6 | 74.5 | 0.0 | 55.3 | 2.9 | 5.0 | 7.8 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 9.4 |
| Grant Williams | 27 | 29.1 | 42.1 | 39.3 | 64.7 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 9.1 |
| Dante Exum | 26 | 18.6 | 57.9 | 43.4 | 72.2 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 9.0 |
| Josh Green | 18 | 25.2 | 42.2 | 36.5 | 52.9 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 6.9 |
| Jaden Hardy | 26 | 13.9 | 35.8 | 34.1 | 66.7 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 6.8 |
| Dexter Dennis | 4 | 7.5 | 52.6 | 12.5 | 33.3 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 5.5 |
| Dwight Powell | 27 | 14.5 | 73.6 | 50.0 | 81.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 4.5 |
| Aj Lawson | 13 | 9.8 | 50.0 | 30.4 | 62.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 4.3 |
| Seth Curry | 23 | 12.0 | 36.7 | 38.8 | 90.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 4.1 |
| Richaun Holmes | 15 | 10.8 | 48.9 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
| Maxi Kleber | 5 | 18.1 | 25.0 | 33.3 | 60.0 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 3.4 |
| Markieff Morris | 12 | 10.4 | 33.3 | 29.6 | 50.0 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 3.1 |
| Olivier-maxence Prosper | 20 | 9.3 | 35.3 | 22.2 | 69.6 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 2.9 |
| Greg Brown III | 5 | 5.6 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 44.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.6 |
