It's time for the Dallas Mavericks to let Dereck Lively II shoot threes.
This has been a major talking point from Mavericks fans ever since the summer of 2023, when he shot the lights out during his Klutch Sports Pro Day ahead of the 2023 NBA Draft, but Dallas has never fully given him the green light to let it fly during games. He has been primarily a rim runner who occasionally scores out of the post, but it's time for him to spread his wings and expand his game as he enters his third season.
Mavericks fans were ecstatic when Lively II drilled the first 3-pointer of his NBA career in Game 4 of the 2024 NBA Finals, but since then, he hasn't made a three.