Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II has continued to improve his all-around game. He's a strong defender and rumors suggest Lively could begin taking three-point attempts in games this season. However, Lively is known for his impressive dunking ability.

Although most people would love to be dunking by the time they are in seventh grade, Lively considered it a late start for himself since he was already 6'7″. In a recent video the Mavericks shared on social media, Lively told the story of the first time he dunked a basketball.

“This is what everyone's gonna laugh at,” Lively said. “I was 6'7″ and I couldn't dunk. Could barely jump over a piece of paper. I was going into the seventh grade and I dunked the ball. Once you dunk the ball the first time, you never stop.”

As he said

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