Dereck Lively II

Dereck LIVELY II

Dallas Mavericks · C · Age 22 · 2 YOS
4.3 PPG 5.3 RPG 1.9 APG 67.0% TS 15.1 PER 2025-26
Off
22
Def
39
Ovr
24

Player Info

Height
7'1"
Weight
230 lbs
Age
22
Born
2004-02-12
Position
C
Service
2 yrs
Bird Rights
Full
Trade Status
Eligible
Scale
Rookie

Contract

2023-24 – 2026-27 Rookie DAL via rookie-scale-exception

Dereck Lively II signed a 4 year, $22,282,691 contract with the Dallas Mavericks, including $22,282,691 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $5,570,673. In 2026-27, Lively II will earn a base salary of $7,239,131, while carrying a cap hit of $7,239,131 and a dead cap value of $7,239,131.

  • 2025-26: Club Option (deadline 10/31/24, exercised 10/23/24)
  • 2026-27: Club Option (deadline 10/31/25, exercised 10/20/25)
rookie_scale Bird Clock Start
Season Salary Cap Hit Guaranteed Option
2023-24 $4.8M $4.8M $4.8M
2024-25 $5.0M $5.0M $5.0M
2025-26 $5.3M $5.3M $5.3M
2026-27 now $7.2M $7.2M $7.2M

Contract Value

9/100 Significant Overpay Projected fair value $3.0M · $4.2M over market
Low confidence · 15 comps

Per-Game Stats

Season GP GS MPG PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FG% 3P% FT% FGA FTA
2023-24 55 42 23.5 8.8 6.9 1.1 0.7 1.4 0.9 74.7% 0.0% 50.6% 5.4 1.5
2024-25 36 29 23.1 8.7 7.5 2.4 0.6 1.6 1.1 70.2% 0.0% 63.0% 5.3 2.0
2025-26 7 4 16.5 4.3 5.3 1.9 0.6 1.6 1.4 61.1% 0.0% 80.0% 2.6 1.4

Advanced Stats

Season GP MPG TS% USG% PER BPM OBPM DBPM VORP WS WS/48 ORtg DRtg
2023-24 55 23.5 72.8% 12.4% 17.5 -0.1 -0.0 -0.0 0.6 4.9 0.181 120.6 115.6
2024-25 36 23.1 70.4% 13.2% 19.5 +0.8 +0.5 +0.3 0.6 2.1 0.124 114.1 106.4
2025-26 7 16.5 67.0% 11.3% 15.1 +0.2 +0.1 +0.1 0.1 0.1 0.046 108.6 102.3