Duke C Dereck Lively II entering NBA draft
Duke 7-foot-1 center Dereck Lively II announced Tuesday that he's entering the 2023 NBA Draft.
Lively made the announcement in a short video posted to Twitter -- wearing a shirt of 2016-17 Duke star Jayson Tatum -- and in a school news release.
"It was always a dream of mine to play for Duke, and now I'll set my sights on my dream of playing in the league and declare for the NBA draft," he said.
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