Daniel Gafford - OUT (Right Knee; Sprain)Jaden Hardy - OUT (Right Ankle; Sprain)Kyrie Irving - OUT (Left Knee; Sprain/ACL tear)Kai Jones - OUT (Left Quad; Strain)Dereck Lively II - OUT (Right Ankle; Stress Fracture)Olivier-Maxence Prosper - OUT (Right Wrist;

The most charitable possible explanation for the Luka Dončić trade -- and this was already a stretch -- was that it improved the team's short-term prospects. Nico Harrison told us as much when he said,

Dallas Mavericks forward Anthony Davis is heading to the NBA G League to get some five-on-five work in as he prepares for his return from a left adductor strain