There was a time when the average fan insisted that the Dallas Mavericks went many years before they had a productive center they could consistently count on. Now they have two.
Dereck Lively II and Daniel Gafford have combined to form arguably the most dynamic and devastating one-two punch in the middle in the Mavs’ franchise history. Together, they have made sure that the Mavs will be an effective force in the middle of the lineup no matter whether it’s Lively or Gafford on the court.
“No matter who starts, no matter who sits first, we know that whenever one person comes out, the other person picks things up,” Lively told Mavs.