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Grant Afseth: Final: Celtics 110, Mavericks 100 Cooper Flagg: 36 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST Daniel Gafford: 10 PTS, 12 REB, 2 BLK Caleb Martin: 13 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST Jaylen Brown: 33 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST Payton Pritchard: 26 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB Dallas (19-31) hosts San Antonio on Thursday.
Marc Stein: Klay Thompson, Caleb Martin, D'Angelo Russell, in this apron era, it's hard for me to see teams chasing those contracts or being willing to take on those contracts. So, I've been saying it, I think, all season. Daniel Gafford probably has the most external interest at the moment because he's a big man. Teams in this league are on the lookout. Numerous teams in this league are always on the lookout, hoping to add proven size and his contract was signed to the dollar the most they could extend him, but also keep him trade eligible during the season. But I would think teams out there have to be noticing the all-around excellent play from Naji Marshall. Will the Mavs field interest in him? It's the kind of thing where when you're in the Mavs position, you have to be open to listening to anything.
As the Mavericks sent four defenders his way on the last possession, Jokic made the read and kicked the ball to the corner. Peyton Watson got a wide-open look at the buzzer, but the three-pointer didn't fall. "I kind of offered myself in a little pocket area. I turned around, and I got what was kind of behind [Caleb] Martin, and I saw Peyton in the corner. I think it was a really good shot. It didn't go in," the Serbian superstar said after the game. "I think it's the right play to do, and I will do it again," Jokic added.
Landon Thomas: Jason Kidd said Brandon Williams and Caleb Martin went through practice. Daniel Gafford got some individual workouts in. Dante Exum was out.
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Anthony Davis, who has taken on a mentoring role, said he’s been impressed by how quickly Flagg has adjusted to the professional pace. Davis said Flagg’s feel for the game is far beyond his age and that his ability to absorb feedback instantly is what separates him “He looks comfortable,” Davis said. “He can block shots and he can jump, he can rebound. He can defend one through five. I had some conversations with him. I didn’t have vets like he does — like with myself, Klay, Caleb, Kyrie — where you can go to them and talk. I told him today in practice, we were doing a drill and he was hesitant about kicking the guy out, and I said, you’re very great defensively where you have the ability to grab him and throw him and tell him to get to his position. And we’ve got to be able to do that, not just because he’s a rookie, but because we want to win.”
Keith Smith: Factoring in unlikely bonuses for Caleb Martin and PJ Washington (unlikely bonuses count towards the apron calculation), Dallas was just under $600K under their second-apron hard cap. After waiving-and-stretching Olivier-Maxence Prosper, the Mavs are almost $3.6M under the second apron. That's enough room to sign Dante Exum to a vet minimum deal at $2.3M.
Tim MacMahon: But I'm just telling you, there were Mavericks coaches who were not happy with another trade that the team made and weren’t shy to let me know about it. None of the Mavericks coaches were upset about the Grimes-for-Martin trade. They didn’t really value Grimes long-term, which is a long-winded way of saying: if he’s getting something around the mid-level, I think that would be a good deal for him.
Law Murray: Anthony Davis, PJ Washington Jr, Dereck Lively II, Caleb Martin are all available per Mavericks Daniel Gafford and Jaden Hardy out Klay Thompson available after missing second half last night due to illness/blowout
What have your conversations with Kyrie been like since he suffered his season-ending ACL tear? Anthony Davis: In basketball, man, s— happens. [It’s] Kind of been going around the league, not even just the league but in sports in general, freakish injuries. I saw [Irving’s] play. Once he stepped in, he went down for a split second. The first thing I thought was, ‘Please, don’t let it be his ACL.’ And I went to go check on him, and he said it right then and there. I was like, ‘[expletive] .’ I could just tell how it was. We went from that to Gaff [Gafford] with his knee, Ex [Exum] with his hand, and O-Max [Prosper] with his hand. Then you had be Will [Brandon Williams] with his hammy and D-Live [Lively] already had his foot, J-Hardy [Jaden Hardy] with his ankle. Like f— man, we can’t catch the break, Caleb [Martin], with everything he got going on. PJ’s [Washington’s] ankle. But credit to these guys who around the clock getting treatment and doing everything we can to get back on the floor to make this push. But in [Irving’s] instance, during that time, I let him have time to himself, his team, and everything. And then obviously, I was in the back with him, gave him some space, and then once he did everything he needed to do, he came back to the locker room where I was at. And his whole mood was just different as far as he was like, ‘Hey listen, ain’t nothing I can do about it.’ His mindset went from ‘f—’ to let’s get ready to start this rehab process and get back. So that’s the opposite, tough injury, but I know he’s had some pretty significant injuries, the kneecap and everything, and he came back the same Kai. So, it’s my job to hold the fort down the rest of the season and then go into next season with some of the offseason things that we’re pretty sure we’re going to do. Then, have him have his time to get back healthy, get back right, come in, and be Kyrie again.
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Dallas Mavericks PR: Mavs Injury Update at BKN (1/2): Anthony Davis (left adductor strain) - AVAILABLE Brandon Williams (low back tightness) - AVAILABLE Caleb Martin (right hip strain) - OUT Dante Exum (left hand fracture) - OUT Kyrie Irving (left knee sprain / ACL Tear) - OUT
Mike Curtis: #Mavs star Anthony Davis (left adductor strain) has been upgraded to doubtful for tomorrow’s game against the #Nets. Brandon Williams (low back tightness) is probable. Caleb Martin (right hip strain) remains out.
Eddie Sefko: Mavs' new injury update: Anthony Davis, Kyrie Irving, Dereck Lively II, Daniel Gafford, Dante Exum, Caleb Martin and O-Max Prosper out. Brandon Williams probable.
“… You tell my guy (James Harden) that you’re gonna do something for him, a guy that you brought from all these teams, and then you don’t. Like, did AI tell him not to pay James Harden this amount of money? Does the AI tell him to go get Paul George, hire Nick Nurse? “Does AI tell you to get the guy from Miami, Caleb Martin, because he played well in the Boston series? He can’t shoot the ball. You got three dominant guys that need the ball in their hands. Why is that the first guy that you go get? How did you come up with picking a team? Why do you want to start a brand-new team and try to win a championship? I haven’t seen any team that has 10 new guys be really good the following year. I don’t even know if any team has ever done that. “I’m just not a fan of how he goes about choosing players and flipping players in and out. It’s kind of like he’s trying to outsmart the game too much.”
