Mavs’ Dereck Lively II has ‘no doubt’ that Nets’ Dariq Whitehead will be good

Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II has ‘no doubt’ that Brooklyn Nets wing Dariq Whitehead will be good in the NBA once healthy. Credit to @NetsKingdomAJ for the video clip.

Brooklyn Nets wing Dariq Whitehead has not played a game for Brooklyn yet this season, but he has played for Brooklyn’s G League affiliate, the Long Island Nets. Whitehead has been trying to get back to his usual form as he comes back from the foot surgeries that he’s had over the past year or so.

Whitehead, 19, has played five games for LIN and in those contests, he has averaged 8.2 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game while shooting just 28.9% from the field and 16.7% from three-point land. While his numbers have not been impressive as he works his way back from injury, Whitehead still has the support of someone who has known him for at least one year.

Dallas Maverick center Dereck Lively II, who was roommates with Whitehead at Duke University last season, believes that Whitehead will be just fine once he gets back to his pre-injury form. There’s no telling when Whitehead will start playing games for Brooklyn, but the vote of confidence from one of his former teammates should be encouraging at the least.

Lively recently appeared on a podcast under the “Tidal League” umbrella and here’s what he had to say about Whitehead:

“Dariq’s gonna be good. I have no doubt that Dariq’s gonna be good in the league (NBA). He can score, he’s a great teammate, he can pass, he can run offense, and he knows how to make the right play.”

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