The Mavericks provided updates on a trio of injured big men on Friday, announcing in a press release that Anthony Davis has been making daily improvements and has been cleared for “more dynamic on-court movements.”
The star forward/center has missed the past 10 games with a left adductor strain, with a recent report suggesting that Davis might miss the rest of the season with the injury.
According to the Mavericks, Davis will be evaluated on a weekly basis going forward. That means he’s out at least four more games, and it certainly doesn’t sound like his return is imminent.
Second-year center Dereck Lively, who is recovering from a right ankle stress fracture, has progressed to individual on-court work. He will also be evaluated weekly. The 21-year-old has been out since January 14, having missed the past 23 games.
Finally, the Mavs issued a vague update on center Daniel Gafford. According to the team, while Gafford is “showing progress,” he’ll be sidelined for at least two more weeks, which is when he’ll be reexamined.
Gafford, who is expected to explore an extension with Dallas in the offseason, has been sidelined since February 10 due to a right knee sprain. It was reported that he suffered a Grade 3 MCL sprain.
It has been a rough go of late for the Mavericks, who recently lost star guard Kyrie Irving to a season-ending ACL tear in his left knee. Dallas has lost five of its past six games and only had eight players active for Wednesday’s contest in Milwaukee due to the spate of injuries.
The team has an open spot on its 15-man roster but can’t fill it until April 10 due to its proximity to a hard cap.
I am amazed they have had injuries. I thought they traded the injury problem who cost to much.
No, he was the fat problem not the injury problem
They are so F’d
Mavs were in the championship against Boston last year and people thought they just needed to add players and get Luka under control and stop yelling at refs.
Less than a year, billionaires who know nothing about hoops and want $$$ destroyed the team and the Mavs wont see the playoffs.
So dumb, I feel for Mavs fans. Their ownership is just so stupid.
AD, Max Christie and Austin Reeves, Plus 4 1sts and maybe we talk. Not AD, Max Christie and a bag of cool ranch Doritos and shhh, keep it quiet bc there would be teams who beat this offer…shhh.
Nico will be fired this summer, someone must pay for this stupidity and it wont be the owners.
Nico will take the fall for the owners being too cheap to pay Luka.
Right now Doritos sound real good.. Reeves would have been a good pickup..the reason the Mavs did not get more was the Lakers ability to acquire Kleber and Morris..they will be glad to be rid of them.
Saw a few notes that Nico’s trade and the following injuries to AD and Kyrie has set the franchise back at least a billion in valuation and will probably only go up.
Nico hopefully has some really good job security because I doubt ANY other franchise in the league would touch him with a 10′ pole.
He is Billy King.
I agree, I doubt he gets another GM job, ever.
Shut it all down.
I just go for it. And build for next yr. Go for playoffs and show AD. Best case scenario from tanking is a top 10 pick. Or like 10-12. This year that us still a solid pick. Just look at 8-14 on the mocks.
Your Dallas Street Clothes…