Dereck Lively II Going To Be Teammates With Former Duke Men's Basketball Players Current NBA Players Paolo Banchero, Wendell Carter Jr. In Orlando?
As a freshman at Duke in 2022 - 2023,
Dereck Lively II was Named the Preseason Rookie of the Year in the ACC and was a second-team Preseason All-ACC pick
On preseason watch lists for the Kareem Abdul-Jabaar Center of the Year Award, Naismith Trophy and Wooden Award
Sporting News Third Team Preseason All-America
All ACC-Defensive Team and All-Freshman Team
Named ACC Rookie of the Week for the first time in his career on Feb. 6
Made his Duke debut in the Blue Devils' 84-38 win over USC Upstate and went 2-for-2 from the field on two dunks
Tallied a career-high 11 points against Ohio State, his first game in double figures
Secured a then-career-high nine boards while blocking a carer-high five shots against UMES
Played 12 minutes vs. Pitt with a plus/minus of 17, including +15 in the second half in six minutes of action
Snagged double-digit rebounds for the first time in his career against Miami with 10 and blocked five shots against the Hurricanes, matching his career-high
Produced the same output on the boards against Georgia Tech while matching his career-high in minutes (23) and scoring nine points on 4-of-6 shooting
Swatted away eight shots against North Carolina, the most by any Duke player against UNC, while also grabbing a career-high 14 rebounds and playing a career-high 34 minutes
Led the team and matched a career-high with 11 points at Miami while blocking five more shots on the defensive end
Did not record a block for only the second time this season, playing limited minutes at No. 8 Virginia
Finished with six points, six rebounds and two blocks in 27 minutes of action against Notre Dame
Tallied a new career high in points (13) against Virginia Tech, on a perfect 6-of-6 from the field and 1-of-1 from the charity stripe
Grabbed 12 rebounds against NC State while scoring six points (3-of-4 from the field) and blocking two shots
Matched a career high with 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting against Pittsburgh in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals
Helped Duke defeat Miami in the ACC semifinals with eight points on 4-of-5 shooting while grabbing six rebounds
Grabbed nine first-half rebounds en route to 12 boards in game vs. Oral Roberts. Blocked six shots against the Golden Eagles -- a freshman record for blocks in an NCAA Tournament game, and third-most by any Duke player
As a freshman in 2021-2022 Paolo Banchero,
Named consensus second-team All-American, becoming 33rd player in program history to earn consensus All-America status
Second-team All-America selection by the NABC and USBWA
Third-team All-America pick by the AP and Sporting News
ACC Freshman of the Year
First-team All-ACC, ACC All-Freshman Team
First-team ACC All-Tournament
NCAA West Region Most Outstanding Player and All-Tournament Team selection
Named to Wooden Award National Ballot
NABC first-team All-District 2
USBWA All-District III
Finalist for Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award
Averaged 17.2 points on .478 shooting with 7.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 39 starts
Led all true freshmen nationally in scoring while ranking sixth in rebounding and fifth in field goal percentage
Posted 12 double-doubles and 15 games of 20+ points, each the most among power conference true freshmen
Scored 22 points on 7-of-11 shooting and 8-of-9 at the free throw line in collegiate debut vs. No. 10 Kentucky (11/9)
Grabbed seven rebounds in 32 minutes against the Wildcats
Had back-to-back 18-point outings in wins over Army (11/12) and Campbell (11/13)
Recorded first career double-double vs. Army with 12 rebounds
Named ACC Freshman of the Week after averaging 19.3 points on .667 field goal shooting and 8.7 rebounds in first three career games
Nearly had a triple-double against The Citadel (11/22) with 28 points, eight rebounds and six assists while not committing a turnover
Scored 20 of his 21 points against No. 1 Gonzaga (11/26) in the first half
Brought in five boards and dished out two assists to help Duke defeat the Bulldogs in Las Vegas
Named ACC Freshman of the Week following wins over The Citadel and Gonzaga
Went for 12 points, seven rebounds and a season-high six assists against SC State (12/14)
Finished 4-of-8 from the field and knocked down four free throws for 12 points with nine boards versus Elon (12/18)
Earned third ACC Freshman of the Week nod after 23 points, including 17 in the second half, seven rebounds and three assists in ACC opener against Virginia Tech (12/22)
Recorded his second double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds with four assists and three blocked shots versus Georgia Tech (1/4)
Went for 20 points, converting 6-of-7 from the free throw line, with seven rebounds, two assists and two blocks against Miami (1/8)
Shot 11-of-23 from the floor for 24 points and five boards at Wake Forest (1/12)
Became first Duke player since 2015 to earn three straight ACC Freshman of the Week honors (1/17, 1/24/ 1/31)
Had four straight 20+ point games, capped off by a double-double at Florida State (1/18) with 20 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists
Brought in 15 rebounds with 11 points and three dimes at Louisville (1/29)
Scored 21 points and grabbed nine boards at Notre Dame (1/31)
Posted 13-point, 10-rebound double-double at North Carolina (2/5)
Netted 15 points with 10 boards and three assists at Clemson (2/10)
Brought down 14 boards with 16 points and three dimes at Boston College (2/12)
Shot 6-of-12 from the field and 5-of-5 at the free throw line for 17 points and eight rebounds in win over Florida State (2/19)
Recorded career highs in assists (nine) and three-pointers (four) in 21-point effort at Syracuse (2/26)
Went 7-of-10, including 3-of-3 from three-point line, for 21 points at Pittsburgh (3/1)
Had 10 points, 10 boards and seven assists in ACC Tournament quarterfinals vs. Syracuse (3/10)
Finished 8-of-10 from the field for 18 points, 11 rebounds and four assists against Miami in ACC semifinals (3/11)
Netted 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting in ACC title game versus Virginia Tech (3/12)
Recorded a double-double in NCAA Tournament debut, going for 17 points and 10 rebounds against Cal State Fullerton (3/18)
Shot 8-of-14 for 19 points, seven boards and four assists in comeback win over Michigan State in Round of 32 (3/20)
Led Duke to Sweet 16 win over Texas Tech with 22 points on 7-of-12 from the field and 3-of-4 from three-point range
Scored 16 points, grabbed seven rebounds and dished three assists in Elite Eight victory over Arkansas (3/26)
Netted a team-high 20 points with 10 rebounds in Final Four vs. North Carolina (4/2)
Preseason ACC Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year
Named to NABC, Naismith and Wooden Award preseason watch lists
As a freshman at Duke in 2017 - 2018,
Wendell Carter Jr. was Named second-team All-ACC and a unanimous pick to the ACC All-Freshman Team
• Earned NABC All-District recognition
• Named ACC Rookie of the Week three times (11/20, 12/26, 2/26)
• Was a finalist for the Karl Malone Award
• One of three Blue Devils to start all 37 games and averaged 26.9 minutes per contest
• Duke’s fourth-leading scorer (13.5) and the team’s second-leading rebounder (9.1); was fourth in the ACC in rebounding and 22nd in scoring
• His 9.1 rebounds per game were third-most by a Duke freshman in team history, while his 16 double-doubles and 76 blocked shots were second-most
• Completed just the sixth season that a Blue Devil shot better than .500 from the field (.561), .400 from three three-point range (.413) and .700 at the free throw line (.738); the other Blue Devils to accomplish that feat were Danny Ferry (1989), Thomas Hill (1991, 1992), Christian Laettner (1992) and Shane Battier (1999)
• His .561 field goal percentage ranked seventh-best by a Duke freshman and his 57 dunks were fourth-most
• Reached double-figure points 30 times, including a stretch of 19 consecutive games
• Improved as the season progressed, averaging 14.0 points, 9.2 rebounds and 2.1 blocks over the final 25 contests
• Made his Duke debut with eight points and six rebounds in the opener against Elon (11/10)
• Recorded his first double-double with 12 points and 12 boards in 27 minutes against Michigan State in the Champions Classic (11/14)
• Went for 20 and 11 on 7-of-9 shooting and six blocks against Southern (11/17)
• Had 14 points, 11 rebounds, two steals, two blocks and two assists against Texas in the PK80 in Portland (11/24)
• Posted a double-double at Indiana with 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting and 12 rebounds (11/29)
• Scored a career-high 27 points on 9-of-15 from the field, including a career-best 4-of-7 from three-point range in just 18 minutes against Evansville (12/20)
• Followed the Evansville performance with a 14-point, career-best 16-rebound, four-assist, four-block effort against Florida State (12/30)
• Scored 21 and 23 in back-to-back ACC wins over Pitt (1/10) and Wake Forest (1/13), shooting a combined 15 of 18 from the field in those games
• Scored 14 points, pulled down 15 rebounds and collected four blocks and four assists against Virginia (1/27)
• At Clemson (2/18), scored 15 points, grabbed 10 boards and had three blocked shots
• Went for 16 and 10, along with a career-high four steals against Syracuse (2/24)
• Recorded his 16th double-double in the Sweet 16 win over Syracuse (3/23), scoring 14 points, including 8-of-11 at the free throw line, and grabbing 12 boards
• Scored in double-figures in four of Duke’s six postseason games
Following Dereck Lively II freshman season at Duke in 2022-2023 Dereck Lively II declared for the 2023 NBA Draft!Paolo Banchero, Wendell Carter Jr. currently play in Orlando in NBA!
With that in mind,
This question comes to mind!
Dereck Lively II going to be teammates with former Duke players current NBA players Paolo Banchero, Wendell Carter Jr. in Orlando?
Right now I don’t know the answer to that question though I do know what Dereck Lively II said recently about Orlando, Paolo Banchero!
I think I'd fit in there very well," Lively said at the NBA Draft Combine. "I know that they definitely need a rim protector, someone to always back up Paolo. And I know they are a run-and-gun type of team, so they get a lot of fast breaks... I know I can run the floor well, I know I can be a transition help, and of course, I'll bring a lot of defensive intensity."
According to Jeremy Brener article on si.com