Dereck Lively, who left Duke after his freshman year to be drafted by the Dallas Mavericks, was valued primarily for his defensive skills. And that’s understandable: when he was fully healthy, he completely changed the trajectory of Duke’s season. It became very difficult to score on the Blue Devils with Lively shutting things down inside.
He wasn’t called on to score at Duke, but people who paid attention understood that he was also a talented offensive player in high school, and that, yes, he had three point range.
Apparently people around the Mavericks and the NBA are catching on to that now.