Trade & FA 2024-25:

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Best case: Lively finds an ideal team around him and he develops into a prime Tyson Chandler 

Worst case: Willie Cauley-Stein

Except: Willey Cauley-Stein would've been a hell of a fine player if he wasn't an absolute moron. We already factually know that Lively is miles ahead of him in that department. 

I think the biggest anti-Lively worry is the injury thing, but I'll double down on what I've said pretty frequently: I'm not worried about that. I think he got thrown into the deep end of the pool on a very competitive team much earlier than most young bigs do, and the learning curve has been impressive. I think he'll learn how to get his body through a full season as he goes, personally. He's only two years in, and while I can appreciate that it has annoyed fans he has missed time, especially this year, the ENTIRE team missed significant time this year, so I'm not ready to blow the "injury prone" whistle just yet.