Interview with Dereck Lively II - #2 Ranked Player in the Class of 2022 Rankings - a podcast by Zain Motani

Paul and Zain connect with Westtown School and Team Final star center Dereck Lively II. Dereck is the #2 ranked prospect in the ESPN Top 100 Class of 2022 Rankings and recently committed to play his college basketball at Duke.

Dereck talks about:

• Why he chose to commit to Duke


• What influence his mom had on his game


• The support from Duke nation he has had since committing


• The hardest thing about being 7'2


• Winning Peach Jam with Team Final 


• Playing with Jalen Duren 


• What the off-court experience at Peach Jam was like 


• What advice he would offer to other top recruits going through the recruiting process

You can follow Dereck on Instagram @derecklively and on Twitter @dereckl41

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