Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II underwent a successful foot surgery this week, according to reports by ESPN’s Shams Charania and NBA insider Marc Stein, to remove bone spurs from his foot. The 21-year old big man entering his third season with the Mavericks is expected to be healthy and recovered in time for training camp in a couple months.

After a productive rookie season that saw him play an impactful role in the team’s run to the NBA Finals , Lively battled injury in hi sophomore campaign. Limited to just 36 games last season, Lively was still a key player in the roller-coaster ride of last season while averaging 8.7 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 1.6 blocks in 23 minutes per game.

His season was derailed by an injury the Mavericks reported as a right ankle stress fr

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