What did Dereck Lively II actually supply in 2024-25 for DAL?
Dereck Lively II's strongest evidenced functions are rim protection, interior finishing, screening; the weakest available areas are event creation, creation, passing. The profile is tied to DAL for 2024-25.
High847 observed minutes
Function profile
Directly observed offensive and defensive functions — separate readings, never a grade.
3 of 3 — complete
Career arc
Stabilized impact across governed seasons — a trend line, not a career grade. Hollow points mean evidence unavailable.
Lineup context
Exact five-player context with honest sample strength.
DAL · 2024-25Small lineup sample222 possessions
Kyrie Irving, Klay Thompson, P.J. Washington, Luka Doncic, Dereck Lively II produced 129.7 offense and 107.6 defense over 222 possessions (6.8 shrunk net). 1 player function profile(s) are full-season multi-franchise aggregates; exact lineup performance remains valid, while those function attributions are season-level and caveated.
DAL · 2023-24Small lineup sample265 possessions
Kyrie Irving, Derrick Jones Jr., P.J. Washington, Luka Doncic, Dereck Lively II produced 113.5 offense and 101.5 defense over 265 possessions (4.2 shrunk net). 1 player function profile(s) are full-season multi-franchise aggregates; exact lineup performance remains valid, while those function attributions are season-level and caveated.
DAL · 2023-24Small lineup sample263 possessions
Kyrie Irving, P.J. Washington, Luka Doncic, Josh Green, Dereck Lively II produced 134.2 offense and 121.3 defense over 263 possessions (4.4 shrunk net). 1 player function profile(s) are full-season multi-franchise aggregates; exact lineup performance remains valid, while those function attributions are season-level and caveated.
Contract & salary
Season rows under the serving definition; provisional status sits beside the amount.
* hatched bars are provisional or scheduled figures, not canonically resolved cap hits.
Season
Kind
Amount
Status
2023-24
cap hit
$4.78M
provisional
Body & injury history
Every governed medical episode, mapped to the body. Evidence about the player — never a team decision or a durability grade.
1Right foot · 1 surgery1Right knee
Injury
Acquisition history
How he arrived at each team — fit, role realization and price stay separate lanes.
No governed acquisition rows for this player.
CoverageResolved
withheld: falsesalary rows: 5resolved player: trueseason profiles: 3medical episodes: 2lineup rows returned: 4current acquisition signal count: 0current acquisition date unresolved count: 0actual nba minutes required for season profiles: true
+Supporting relations (7)
gb_state.frontend_player_season_basketball_v
gb_contracts.salary_resolution
gb_availability.medical_episode
gb_state.frontend_lineup_overview_v
gb_state.frontend_acquisition_review_v
gb_state.frontend_current_acquisition_signal_v
gb_state.nba_person_decision_feed_at
Creation
47
Rim pressure
57
Shooting*—
Passing
47
Screening
60
Interior finish
66
Point of attack*
60
Switch coverage*
53
Rim protection
74
Event creation
41
Rebounding
49
* limited evidence. A dash means the evidence was insufficient — not a zero. The radar plots only scored functions; missing axes are marked with a dash, never drawn at zero.
Performance lanes
Three separate lanes — never merged into one number.
On/Off
+11.4 net per 100
on +7.3 · off -4.1 · 1,590 possessions
RAPM (single season)
+0.7 per 100
3,187 possessions
Stabilized RAPM
+2.8 per 100
O +2.6 / D +0.2 · 1 season history
Season summaries are retrospective descriptions, not causal player-value estimates.
DAL · 2023-24Small lineup sample203 possessions
Kyrie Irving, Derrick Jones Jr., Luka Doncic, Grant Williams, Dereck Lively II produced 111.8 offense and 109.1 defense over 203 possessions (0.8 shrunk net). 1 player function profile(s) are full-season multi-franchise aggregates; exact lineup performance remains valid, while those function attributions are season-level and caveated.
2024-25
cap hit
$5.01M
provisional
2025-26
cap hit
$5.25M
provisional
+
right right foot injury management
surgery
Nov 19, 2025 → Dec 22, 2025
+ Injuryright right knee sprainOct 27, 2025 → back Nov 19, 2025
Marker size and count reflect governed episode volume only; a pulsing ring means an episode is open at this knowledge date. This maps evidence — it is not a durability score.