The Mavericks are already playing without All-Star guard Luka Doncic, who's sidelined with a calf injury suffered on Christmas.

Despite their loss to the Denver Nuggets, the Dallas Mavericks are on a hot streak in the NBA, improving even without Luka Doncic. Klay Thompson has stepped up, setting a surprising record that led him to mention LeBron James.

The Dallas Mavericks are well aware of that, as they've been “one of the most active teams on the phone this trade season," according to ESPN's Brian Windhorst. He noted Maxi Kleber ($11 million) and Quentin Grimes ($4 million) as players who have a market.

The Mavericks defeated the Los Angeles Clippers in six games in the West First Round. They defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder in six games in the Western Conference semifinals. Dallas then defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves in five games in the Western ...

Two of the NBA’s best players will be going head to head when Kyrie Irving (24.3 points per game, 15th in league) and the Dallas Mavericks (21-16) welcome in Anthony Edwards (25.8, seventh) and the Minnesota Timberwolves (19-17) on Wednesday,

On the day first-year point guard Rob Dillingham was slated to being a rehab assignment with a G-League game in Iowa after sitting out the past three weeks with an ankle sprain, the Timberwolves announced rookie wing Terrence Shannon Jr. will miss two to four weeks with a foot sprain suffered in the Iowa Wolves’ contest on Saturday.

Star Grizzlies guard Ja Morant is listed as questionable. If he is unable to go, that would make things easier for the short-handed Mavericks. Memphis will still have star power forward Jaren Jackson Jr., who leads the team in points, steals and blocks per game with 22.3, 1.4 and 1.6, respectively.

The Minnesota Timberwolves are struggling to build chemistry this season after cornerstone forward Karl-Anthony Towns was traded to New York in the offseason.

In this deal, the Wolves acquire Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis, and Bulls forward Dalen Terry. Chicago acquires Randle and future first and second round draft picks. Finally, Boston welcomes Bulls center Nikola Vucevic and forward Torrey Craig.

Draymond Green last played in a 107-104 win against the Detroit Pistons last week. He finished with seven points, five rebounds, four assists, and three blocks. In the Warriors' previous meeting against the Timberwolves, Green tallied seven assists, six points, and one block in a 114-106 win.