Outside of Davis, the Mavericks will be without guards Kyrie Irving (left ACL surgery recovery), Dante Exum (right knee injury management), and Ryan Nembhard (left knee sprain). There is no timeline to return for any of the three guards, though the injury for Nembhard is a new one.

The tension building between Anthony Davis and the Lakers last season was so bad that they looked to move him weeks before the Luka Doncic deal.