A curse appears to have befallen the Mavericks since they traded Luka Doncic to the Lakers. In Dallas, they’ve run out of sources within the paint as all 5 inside gamers are injured: Anthony Davis, Dereck Energetic II, Dwight Powell, PJ Washington and Daniel Gafford, who was the final to fall.
Gafford suffered a sprained proper knee within the recreation towards the Kings, which was the third loss in 5 video games for the reason that NBA skilled an earthquake with the Doncic commerce. The brand new casualty shall be re-evaluated in two weeks.
The Mavericks had already misplaced Davis on his debut with the staff. He was having an amazing efficiency towards the Rockets when he needed to go away because of a pressure within the adductor of his left leg. There’s discuss of a interval of round a month, though essentially the most pessimistic imagine it will likely be indefinite.
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Energetic has not performed for a while because of a stress fracture in his proper foot. He’s anticipated to be out for 2 to a few months. Powell has a hip harm that has no timetable for restoration. And PJ Washington has an ankle harm. His return appears the closest. Maybe he shall be accessible within the subsequent recreation.
With that in thoughts, Olivier-Maxence Prosper needed to play middle when Gafford was injured within the final recreation. He has 83 NBA video games beneath his belt, solely three as a starter, and his common minutes is 9.3. When he recovers, Washington may be compelled to play the ‘5’ place.
