The Dallas Mavericks have been up and down recently, dropping a tight road contest against the Portland Trail Blazers earlier in the week. The Mavericks have been without Anthony Davis for the last few games after he injured his groin in last week's Christmas Day road loss against the Golden State Warriors.
Thankfully, on Wednesday, the team got a positive injury update on Davis' status for Thursday's New Year's Day game against the Philadelphia 76ers.
“Mavs coach Jason Kidd said Anthony Davis will play about 30-34 minutes against the 76ers tomorrow. Davis has missed the last two games with a groin injury,” reported Ron Harrod Jr. of DLLS Mavs on X, formerly Twitter.
The Davis news comes amid immense trade speculation swirling around the Mavericks in recent days, with the Atlanta Hawks being circled as a potential team that might have interest in trading for Davis' services.
The Mavericks currently sit at 12-22 on the year, well below where they thought they would be at this point in the season, even with Kyrie Irving yet to return from his torn ACL from last year.
The good news for the Mavericks is that rookie number one overall pick Cooper Flagg has been playing some excellent basketball in recent weeks, currently in the driver's seat for the Rookie of the Year award, which may be helping to motivate the chatter on a potential Davis trade.
In any case, the Mavericks and 76ers are set to tip off on Thursday at 8:30 pm ET from Dallas.
