BREAKING: Dereck Lively II is Out for the Season | Dallas Mavericks Plans Don’t Change
Dereck Lively II is out for the season after a right foot injury, shaking up the Dallas Mavericks’ plans and impacting the Mavs’ NBA playoff hopes. How will the absence of Lively affect key stars like Cooper Flagg, Anthony Davis, and Kyrie Irving as the Mavs navigate the rest of the season and look toward the team’s future in the NBA?
Nick Angstadt dives into Dereck Lively II’s injury, what it means for the Dallas Mavericks, and if it changes the organization’s plans on players like Anthony Davis, Daniel Gafford, and PJ Washington. Other players and topics discussed include Klay Thompson, Naji Marshall, and the role of team decision-makers like Nico Harrison, Jason Kidd, and Mark Cuban. This episode breaks down how injuries, trade rumors, and roster moves could affect the Mavs and their chances in the NBA. Listen for in-depth analysis on Cooper Flagg’s future, Anthony Davis contract decisions, and what’s next for Kyrie Irving and the Dallas Mavericks.
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0:00 Dereck Lively’s Season-Ending Injury & Mavs’ Plans
7:36 Mavs’ Center Rotation & Impact of Injuries
13:05 Anthony Davis Trade Rumors & Roster Implications
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43 Comments
Do you still consider Dereck Lively part of the Mavs Future?
Lively needs to be traded has not been healthy for one season since drafted. Missed more games then been available for
If you can get a guy in this next draft you got to take a chance to add another piece this next offseason. Draft or trade for one. Most teams hold onto big guys more than anything else. We need to find someone to replace Davis and Gafford in the draft as well. We have nemby and B will plus whatever we get when Irving returns so PG is deep. I say that but if we can add that 6'9 PG in this years draft class we kill 2 birds with one stone by adding size and a PG capable talent at the same time. Now if we can snag another pick, then we can start adding bigs to replace the guys we have who are injured and or getting traded.
They should trade him before.he didn't shows any skill improvements.and keep gafford.ane get the young center with the heat.
Derek Lively will be out NEXT SEASON TOO, if history is any indicator.
Is there time for us to load are last save prior to February 2025?
I feel bad for Lively, but how does this change anything? We all expected it and it's not like he's a star player. Yes, he's a pretty good big and those don't grow on trees. You keep them when you have them. Hint hint…
Lively junior street clothes😳👀👀👀🤣🤣🤣 AD senior street clothes 😳👀👀👀🤣🤣🤣🤣
If there's a season to miss to get fully better it's this one. This is because Nico fired Casey Smith. He's had issues with this foot ever since that new incompetent medical staff missed that stress fracture and had him play on it.
7 footers with foot problems basically never come back once they get that first injury. I doubt Lively ever plays meaningful minutes for the Mavs again.
AD is here to stay.
No need to trade him now. Give him time, he is not expensive to keep.
I been telling yall since last season we don’t need to be talkign about Gafford traded when D Live is clearly the least dependable big on the team
The trickle effect of Nico’s stupidity years later
Lively has become a problem for two seasons now he plays 1/4 of every season maybe Anthony Davis looks healthy as fuck compared to lively and he’s gonna want to get paid 30 mill this year so the score 12 points a game when he does play
Idk why ppl are trying to give up on lively, especially when he was told he was healthy to play and wasn’t. That’s not his fault, plus we wasted a lottery pick on him, we’re 100% keeping him. He’s waaaay too young to give up on. I still think he’s apart of the future.
If you are going to trade AD and keep Lively, make sure Exum and Martin are included to free up more roster space. Make Nembhards contract permanent and sign Kai Jones or Moses Brown to go with Gafford.
The suns would reject this but I would call Phoenix and propose a Lively for Maluach trade
Remember when going into the season we were talking about lively being the 3rd most important player 🤦♂️🥲 we shud tank FR. I’m gonna be sad/mad if we don’t tank, the chance at getting one of these top 5ish guys is too beneficial to pass up..
imagine starting a new era with
Nemhard/Flagg/Christie/PJ
And either someone like Caleb Wilson or Mikel Brown Jr from Louisville
We can carry one or two injury prone players in our roster but Nico built a team where half the guys were brittle. Keep Lively. He’s young and talented and might still be productive with the right support. Maybe he won’t be but he’s cheap and young and a smarter risk to take than the others.
As bad as AD is prone to injuries, Lively is far worse.
I hope the Mavs don’t overpay to keep him
Foot injuries for really tall players can become chronic.
Love Lively but they should've traded him asap after they got AD.
Mavs have 5 centers in the roster (counting AD), 3 of whom cannot be counted to play a huge part of the season. Their most enticing trade asset – Gafford – can't be traded in case both Lively and AD are out. They have to get rid of two of those centers.
I disagree, trading AD and Gafford is a priority now.
I just wanna hold on for the rest of his Tyson Chandler Arc.
Fire Nico
It’s simple. You offer him a contract . As it stands it going to be a pretty low number considering it’s purely on potential at this point. If another team offers him significantly more, good for him. You also helped him get a bag. If not, you may have one of the best bargain centers in the league and more cap space to rebuild. Hit me up Adelson.
Nick, stop.
This makes sense why they haven’t played Cisse too much recently. Going to need him for later on in the season with two way guys being limited to a certain amount of games they can be played. As for Lively, it’s a tough break for the kid. After losing his mom over a year ago, I’m sure basketball was apart of his therapy in dealing with the loss. Now he won’t be having that anytime soon. Hopefully his teammates are encouraging the young man through this tough times. God bless him.
Lively is AD junior.
WE HAVE OUR OWN 2026 #1 pick, please correct that. It is huge for center possibilities
He can't be considered part of our future. It's insanely sad.
Some bodies just can't hold up to the rigors of a full NBA season, esp bigs.
DLive appears to be one of those. Moreover, foot injuries are the Achilles' heel of big men.
Good heart, great athlete, plenty of upside, just can't stay on the floor.
I love listening to the podcasts but damn boy, you are always so freaking negative on everything. Nico gone, quit talking about the guy.
It worked because of Luka. You were a contender because of Luka. Mavs need a reset if you believe in Flagg. Need to figure out what you need and current structure is not what you need
DuMont and the owners fault … Will boycot every mavs game until the owners leave..
STOP IT TELL ISSAC TOO!! Leave AD alone, if the Mavs make it to the play in or off that means AD is playing out of his mind ( trade value is high) AD may like playing with Kyrie and Coop and give the Mavs a discount on his contract to bring in who they want or you can wait till the summer because of his value you can get what you want for him. These are the talks behind the scene😮 You see Kyrie gave a discount 😊
Why hasn't this complete training staff been fired? We still got one of Nico's guys on the staff! Get rid of all of them and get a completely new staff.
Let’s not mention Nico ever again.
So the Detroit deal is now
AD AND DLo
For
Harris expiring contract (cut immediately)
Stewart (100% certifiably insane)
Ivey (hurt)
Holland (can’t shoot)
Two #1’s (somewhere in the 20’s)
Sadly that’s the best possible deal.
Make it and let’s move on.
Let’s move Klay for an expiring contract.
ANY EXPIRING CONTRACT.
Martin to Miami for an expiring contract.
Let’s start over with young, hungry players with something to prove.
Use the picks and the LA pick to get back our picks and swaps.
Clean slate.
Get lucky again and get a top 4 pick (not really a strategy).
The new bench is
Holland
Ivey
Stewart
Marshall and
BWill
The starting 5
Gafford
PJ
Flagg
Christie
Nembhard
Someday Kyrie, Lively and the 2026 #1 pick(Peterson….their I spoke it into existence)
Actually that’s kind of an exciting group.
The Luka deal would then be Christie, three #1’s, Ivey, Holland, Stewart, a large expiring contract, FLAGG AND a top 4 pick in the 2026 draft (please).
Not happy but less pissed.
I still believe in him
Hope he'll recover and turns into a tyson chander 2.0.
I remembered when tyson came out he had a rash of injuries first few years and as he learned the game he learned how to use his length instead of go after evey balls like young Derek.
I called this a long time ago. Nico had nothing to do with this! Some players are just more susceptible to injury.