Lively wasnt as agile in the open court and he went to Duke, a place where he had eye balls on him and he underperformed because the college game didnt showcase his talent well.Dereck Lively maybe. Would Lively be a top 3 pick in this draft? I doubt it. Lively landed in the perfect situation in Dallas though.
There's a lot of perfect situations for Lively. Not like Dallas is some unique bubble. Rim running bigs who have elite size/athleticism are pretty easy to fit into most team dynamics.
He's shooting it fine enough to convince a team he's a project shooter. I wouldnt be shocked to see the Spurs take him.