Dereck Lively
Injury
Dereck Lively II will miss the remainder of the NBA season due to season-ending surgery on his right foot, as reported by Shams Charania. After appearing in only seven games, the third-year player’s absence will require the team to increase Anthony Davis’s minutes at center and rely more on backup options like Moussa Cisse and Dwight Powell. Fantasy managers in redraft leagues are advised to drop Lively, though he remains a promising option for the future.