Dereck Lively II
- Age
- 23
- Height
- 7'1"
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Experience
- 3 yrs
Ignore his worst category (threes) and he's worth 0.23.
The per-game skills are exactly what you want in a young center — blocks, boards, 61% shooting — and exactly none of it matters if he doesn't play, which is why our expected number sits at a bleak 27 games. There's a case the misses were bad luck in bunches rather than a chronic body, and that's the upside scenario. Draft him only as a discounted stash with the IL spot already earmarked.
Dereck Lively II enters 2026-27 at #107 on our board — Round 9 value in a standard 12-team draft, projected for 8.4 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 21.9 minutes a night. The value is built on blocks and field-goal percentage, with threes the soft spot in the profile. He's a natural fit for punt-threes builds — take that category out of the equation and his value climbs. Availability is the swing factor — we expect about 27 games, which is priced into his draft value.
GP = expected games this season (availability model + analyst judgment), not last year's total. DRAFT VAL = draft-day value (round/window-paced), used for draft decisions. MPG = projected minutes per game.
| Season | ValueG-score | GP | Projected per-game stats | Category value · G-score | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FGM | FG% | FTM | FT% | TO | USG% | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO | |||
| 2026-27projected | -1.11 | 27 | 21.9 | 8.4 | 6.9 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 66.8% | 1.2 | 69.4% | 1.3 | 11.4% | -1.33 | 0.37 | -0.69 | -0.50 | 1.34 | -1.34 | 0.75 | -0.34 | 0.63 |
Share of team plays a player uses while on the floor. The highlighted bar is our 2026-27 projection.
| Season | ValueG-score | GP | Per-game stats | Category value · G-score | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FGM | FG% | FTM | FT% | TO | USG% | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO | |||
| 2023-24DAL | -1.51 | 55 | 23.5 | 8.8 | 6.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 74.7% | 0.8 | 50.6% | 0.9 | 12.7% | -1.14 | 0.31 | -1.17 | -0.40 | 0.95 | -1.34 | 1.25 | -0.88 | 0.92 |
| 2024-25DAL | -0.95 | 36 | 23.1 | 8.7 | 7.5 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 70.2% | 1.3 | 63.0% | 1.1 | 13.5% | -1.16 | 0.51 | -0.63 | -0.67 | 1.28 | -1.41 | 1.04 | -0.67 | 0.75 |
| 2025-26DAL | -2.75 | 7 | 16.5 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 61.1% | 1.1 | 80.0% | 1.4 | 11.6% | -1.86 | -0.22 | -0.84 | -0.66 | 1.37 | -1.34 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.52 |
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What round should I draft Dereck Lively II in 2026-27 fantasy basketball?
Our board has Dereck Lively II at #107 overall — Round 9 value in a standard 12-team draft. That already weighs expected games (about 27), not just the per-game line.
Is Dereck Lively II a good fantasy basketball pick?
In the right build — he projects as a late-round value at #107, helping most in blocks and field-goal percentage, with threes the main cost.
How many games will Dereck Lively II play in 2026-27?
We project about 27 games — an expected-games estimate from our availability model plus analyst judgment, rather than a repeat of last season's total.
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