Dereck Lively II has been terrific for the Dallas Mavericks when he's been on the court since they drafted him 10th overall in the 2023 NBA Draft. The only real issue for the former Duke standout is availability,

Here we will look at and discuss the biggest Dallas Mavericks overreactions from the 2025 NBA Summer League games.

Here we will look at and discuss the biggest mistake that the Dallas Mavericks may have made during the 2025 NBA free agency.

The Dallas Mavericks only made one new addition to their roster during free agency. The Mavericks were left with a hole in the backcourt following Kyrie Irving's season-ending ACL tear in March. Irving re-signed with the franchise earlier this offseason but isn't expected to return to the court until the early stages of 2026.

Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison offered an encouraging update on Kyrie Irving’s recovery from a torn ACL, noting that the All-Star guard exceeded expectations in his rehab process.

Nembhard led Dallas in scoring and posted a game-high mark in assists during the low-scoring affair. The 22-year-old guard bounced back from a two-point performance in Saturday's loss to the Spurs, when he shot 1-for-10 from the field. He has now tallied at least five assists in all three of Dallas' Summer League games.

The deal keeps the Mavericks’ vaunted frontcourt trio of Gafford, Dereck Lively II and Anthony Davis together for the foreseeable future.

Megan Thee Stallion is hot to trot with Dallas Mavericks star Klay Thompson. After the NBA star made a casual appearance in the “WAP” rapper’s sizzling poolside photo shoot shared to Instagram Wednesday, TMZ reported the pair are “dating.”

Those moves have put Dallas in a position to compete for a title in the near future. However, not everything has gone the Mavericks’ way. On Tuesday, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported that Dereck Lively II recently underwent surgery for bone spurs in his right foot.