Is Lively already a top 50 player?
Couple of my posts from last June:
TheShow2021 wrote: There is a case to be made that Lively is already better for the Mavs than Ayton would be, not even considering the 30m extra/yr that Ayton costs. Good on the Mavs to not consider these ridiculously cringe Ayton for 10th pick trades.
TheShow2021 wrote:jym85 wrote:Yeah I have some hope for Lively but let's not kid ourselves. He averaged 14 ppg as a senior in high school and 5 ppg as a freshman in college
Lively's prior scoring average is irrelevant with Luka. He just needs to set good picks, roll to the hoop, finish lobs, not be horrible FT shooter, and play good defense. He's already a better athlete than Ayton.