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Out · expected back around Nov 12
Although there haven't been any negative reports regarding Lively's rehab progress, it doesn't appear he will be back in the lineup anytime soon. For now, the 22-year-old should be considered week-to-week. While Lively remains on the shelf, Daniel Gafford and Moussa Cisse should continue to handle most of the work at the five. Santi Aldama (knee) might also get involved in that area once he's cleared to return.
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UTAH· Fri Nov 6Game preview →2025-26 season (his most recent)
- GP
- 7
- MIN
- 16.4
- PTS
- 4.3
- REB
- 5.3
- AST
- 1.9
- STL
- 0.6
- BLK
- 1.6
- 3PM
- 0.0
- FG%
- 61.1
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | FG | STL | BLK | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21 | vs NO | W 118-115 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | +8 |
| Nov 19 | vs NY | L 111-113 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0 | 3 | +10 |
| Nov 16 | vs POR | W 138-133 OT | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 2 | -7 |
| Nov 14 | vs LAC | L 127-133 OT | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1 | 1 | -12 |
| Oct 26 | vs TOR | W 139-129 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 3 | +17 |
| Oct 24 | vs WSH | L 107-117 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4-5 | 2 | 1 | +3 |
| Oct 22 | vs SA | L 92-125 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | -5 |
| 2024-25 season | |||||||||||
| Apr 12 | vs TOR | W 124-102 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5-7 | 0 | 0 | +29 |
| Apr 9 | vs LAL | L 97-112 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 1 | 0 | -17 |
| Apr 6 | @LAC | L 104-135 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 2 | 1 | -13 |
| Apr 3 | vs ATL | W 120-118 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | -2 |
| Jan 15 | vs DEN | L 99-118 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 1 | -4 |
| Jan 12 | vs DEN | L 101-112 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 6-8 | 0 | 2 | +5 |
| Jan 10 | vs POR | W 117-111 | 35 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 9-13 | 0 | 3 | +15 |
| Jan 8 | vs LAL | W 118-97 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | -4 |
| Jan 7 | @MEM | L 104-119 | 33 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 7-11 | 0 | 3 | -17 |
| Jan 4 | vs CLE | L 122-134 | 27 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3-5 | 0 | 1 | -17 |
| Jan 2 | @HOU | L 99-110 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4-5 | 1 | 4 | +5 |
| Dec 25 | vs MIN | L 99-105 | 30 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3-7 | 1 | 2 | +6 |
| Dec 24 | vs POR | W 132-108 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | +16 |
| Dec 22 | vs LAC | W 113-97 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 5-6 | 2 | 2 | +13 |
| Dec 20 | vs LAC | L 95-118 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5-5 | 0 | 3 | -3 |
| Dec 16 | @GS | W 143-133 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4-4 | 1 | 1 | +10 |
| Dec 11 | @OKC | L 104-118 | 31 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | 1 | -12 |
| Dec 8 | @TOR | W 125-118 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 0 | 2 | +3 |
| Dec 6 | @WSH | W 137-101 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 1 | 1 | +8 |
| Dec 4 | vs MEM | W 121-116 | 32 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 7-10 | 0 | 3 | +12 |
| Dec 1 | @UTAH | W 106-94 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 2 | +3 |
| Nov 28 | vs NY | W 129-114 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4-5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | @ATL | W 129-119 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 2 | -3 |
| Nov 24 | @MIA | L 118-123 | 31 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 7-9 | 0 | 2 | +8 |
| Nov 23 | @DEN | W 123-120 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 1 | 2 | +2 |
| Nov 20 | vs NO | W 132-91 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4-5 | 1 | 0 | +20 |
| Nov 18 | @OKC | W 121-119 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3-5 | 0 | 2 | +12 |
| Nov 17 | vs SA | W 110-93 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3-6 | 0 | 4 | +11 |
| Nov 15 | @UTAH | L 113-115 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 1 | 4 | +11 |
| Nov 13 | @GS | L 117-120 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4-6 | 0 | 1 | -5 |
| Nov 4 | vs ORL | W 108-85 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5-7 | 0 | 0 | +25 |
| Nov 1 | vs HOU | L 102-108 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | 1 | -2 |
| Oct 29 | vs UTAH | W 110-102 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7-10 | 1 | 3 | +14 |
| Oct 29 | @MIN | W 120-114 | 27 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | +3 |
| Oct 27 | @PHX | L 102-114 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | -16 |
| Oct 24 | vs SA | W 120-109 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 6-8 | 1 | 0 | +5 |
| 2023-24 season | |||||||||||
| Mar 31 | @HOU | W 125-107 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1 | 2 | +24 |
| Mar 30 | @SAC | W 107-103 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5-7 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| Mar 27 | @SAC | W 132-96 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 1 | 2 | +10 |
| Mar 26 | @UTAH | W 115-105 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 1 | 0 | -3 |
| Mar 22 | vs UTAH | W 113-97 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | -17 |
| Mar 20 | @SA | W 113-107 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5-7 | 0 | 1 | -4 |
| Mar 17 | vs DEN | W 107-105 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7-8 | 0 | 2 | -18 |
| Mar 15 | @OKC | L 119-126 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| Mar 14 | vs GS | W 109-99 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6-8 | 0 | 2 | +8 |
| Mar 12 | @CHI | W 127-92 | 20 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 11-12 | 2 | 2 | +22 |
| Mar 8 | vs MIA | W 114-108 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | +17 |
| Mar 6 | vs IND | L 120-137 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | -8 |
| Mar 3 | vs PHI | L 116-120 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 1 | -7 |
| Mar 2 | @BOS | L 110-138 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7-7 | 2 | 1 | -15 |
| Feb 29 | @TOR | W 136-125 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4-4 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Feb 28 | @CLE | L 119-121 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 2 | -5 |
| Feb 25 | @IND | L 111-133 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 4 | 0 | +9 |
| Feb 23 | vs PHX | W 123-113 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 2 | -3 |
| Feb 15 | vs SA | W 116-93 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 0 | 4 | +27 |
| Jan 30 | vs ORL | W 131-129 | 41 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 8-9 | 1 | 1 | +13 |
| Jan 28 | vs SAC | L 115-120 | 31 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6-9 | 1 | 0 | +11 |
| Jan 27 | @ATL | W 148-143 | 28 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4-7 | 1 | 4 | +16 |
| Jan 25 | vs PHX | L 109-132 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-5 | 1 | 1 | -20 |
| Jan 23 | vs BOS | L 110-119 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 2 | -7 |
| Jan 18 | @LAL | L 110-127 | 28 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 8-9 | 1 | 0 | -5 |
| Jan 15 | vs NO | W 125-120 | 26 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| Jan 4 | vs POR | W 126-97 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 2 | 3 | +23 |
| Jan 2 | @UTAH | L 90-127 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5-8 | 1 | 1 | -3 |
| Dec 31 | @GS | W 132-122 | 35 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 5-7 | 0 | 0 | +12 |
| Dec 29 | @MIN | L 110-118 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | -16 |
| Dec 28 | vs CLE | L 110-113 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | -7 |
| Dec 26 | @PHX | W 128-114 | 32 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 8-9 | 0 | 0 | +18 |
| Dec 17 | @POR | W 131-120 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | -4 |
| Dec 15 | vs MIN | L 101-119 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7-9 | 1 | 2 | -12 |
| Dec 13 | vs LAL | W 127-125 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 2 | 3 | +8 |
| Dec 12 | @MEM | W 120-113 | 35 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 8-9 | 0 | 1 | +5 |
| Dec 9 | @POR | W 125-112 | 28 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5-6 | 1 | 2 | +6 |
| Dec 7 | vs UTAH | W 147-97 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5-6 | 1 | 2 | +26 |
| Dec 3 | vs OKC | L 120-126 | 39 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 9-9 | 1 | 7 | +12 |
| Dec 2 | vs MEM | L 94-108 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 1 | 2 | -8 |
| Nov 29 | vs HOU | W 121-115 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
| Nov 23 | @LAL | W 104-101 | 19 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | +1 |
| Nov 20 | vs SAC | L 113-129 | 29 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 1 | 2 | -16 |
| Nov 19 | @MIL | L 125-132 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| Nov 16 | @WSH | W 130-117 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7-8 | 1 | 2 | +16 |
| Nov 15 | @NO | L 110-131 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | -8 |
| Nov 13 | @NO | W 136-124 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 1 | 2 | +13 |
| Nov 11 | vs LAC | W 144-126 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 0 | 1 | +15 |
| Nov 7 | @ORL | W 117-102 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 1 | 1 | +1 |
| Nov 6 | vs CHA | W 124-118 | 32 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 7-9 | 0 | 1 | +1 |
| Nov 4 | @DEN | L 114-125 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1 | 1 | -10 |
| Nov 2 | vs CHI | W 114-105 | 33 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 3-5 | 2 | 1 | +15 |
| Oct 31 | @MEM | W 125-110 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | -2 |
| Oct 28 | vs BKN | W 125-120 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 1 | +1 |
| Oct 26 | @SA | W 126-119 | 31 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 7-8 | 1 | 1 | +20 |
| - | - | 27 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| - | - | 27 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Latest news
Lively (foot) is listed as out for Monday's game against the Kings.
Although there haven't been any negative reports regarding Lively's rehab progress, it doesn't appear he will be back in the lineup anytime soon. For now, the 22-year-old should be considered week-to-week. While Lively remains on the shelf, Daniel Gafford and Moussa Cisse should continue to handle most of the work at the five. Santi Aldama (knee) might also get involved in that area once he's cleared to return.
RotoWire via ESPN · 5d ago
Lively (foot) has been ruled out for Friday's game against the Pacers.
Lively underwent right foot surgery last December and remains without a clear timetable to return. The big man can be considered week-to-week until the Mavericks offer an update on his status. In the meantime, Moussa Cisse and Morez Johnson are candidates for increased minutes.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 22
Lively (foot) has been ruled out for Wednesday's game against Houston.
Lively is without a clear timetable to return to game action after undergoing right foot surgery last December. He can be considered doubtful ahead of Friday's game against Indiana until Dallas provides an update on his status.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 20
Lively (foot) has been ruled out for Friday's exhibition against the Hawks.
Lively, who is recovering from foot surgery he underwent back in December, will wind up missing all four of Dallas' preseason games. Given that there hasn't been any reporting of Lively ramping up his workload, it seems there's a real chance he won't be ready for the start of the 2026-27 season.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 16
Lively (foot) has been ruled out for Wednesday's preseason game against New Orleans, Grant Afseth of DallasHoopsJournal.com reports.
Lively underwent right foot surgery in December and has progressed to some shooting and on-court work, but the big man isn't quite ready to return to game action. His next chance to suit up will come Friday against Atlanta, though there's been no indication of an imminent return, and Lively could ultimately miss time to begin the regular season.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 14
Lively (foot) won't play in Sunday's preseason game against the Rockets, Grant Afseth of DallasHoopsJournal.com reports.
Lively underwent right foot surgery in December after appearing in just seven regular-season games in 2025-26, and it's unclear when he'll be ready to play again. Mavericks president Masai Ujiri said Lively has progressed to shooting and is working toward running on the court, while head coach Dusty May said the center is moving well but has a unique return-to-play protocol given all of his missed time in recent years.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 11
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