Dallas Mavericks assistant general manager Michael Finley was extolling the virtues of Dereck Lively II on Thursday night, then he paused and collected himself before delivering a message that gave Mavs fans a shot in the arm.
“I hate to put this comparison on him because it’s kind of unfair,” Finley said of Lively. “But he kind of reminded me of a younger Tyson Chandler.
“But again, that’s unfair. But if he continues to grow and improve in the areas that I think he needs to improve in, that would be a comparison that will be fair for him as his career goes on.