07-31-2026, 11:47 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-31-2026, 11:47 PM by hakeemfaan.)
(07-31-2026, 02:55 PM)rocky164 Wrote: When healthy, Lively is a game changer. It’s just been so long since we’ve seen him healthy that people have forgotten the impact he has on a game. I know it’s a small sample size but what he did in the finals run was top 5 center in the league stuff. Personally I can’t wait to see him healthy again and playing for the Mavericks, even if it takes another year or so, it is worth the wait.
We can substitute Lively with AD in the first line and know that he can be an All World NBA player when healthy, but the thing is he is never healthy these days. At least AD had a good run at some point in his career. Lively is young and has already been injury prone. At what point do you say, he is not dependable than continue to make excuses?
As for waiting another year, the Mavs have no choice because his value is low, but I am not holding out much hope for him. Even if he comes back one or two years down the road, he'll most likely get hurt again fast.