The 2023 NBA Draft is over now and former Blue Devils Dereck Lively and Dariq Whitehead and now we’re learning more about what led to their new teams (Dallas and Brooklyn respectively) drafting them.
For Dallas, they liked Lively’s character, energy and his surprising outside shooting, with some comparing him to former Mavs center Tyson Chandler. What’s clear from reading through the links below is that Dallas really, really wanted Lively. It’s always good to be wanted.
For his part, Whitehead says don’t worry about his Duke injury: “I think I can definitely get back to that guy who I was.