The Mavericks — losers in seven of their final eight video games — barely have been in a position to subject a crew for a lot of March. Dwight Powell, Dallas’ solely wholesome middle, performed within the crew’s three-game journey with stitches in his brow after he collided with teammate Kessler Edwards on Sunday. Vigorous (proper ankle stress fracture) final performed Jan. 14. Gafford (proper knee sprain) has been sidelined since Feb. 10. Washington and Jaden Hardy have been sidelined for a lot of this month with ankle accidents. “We are playing with basically no bigs,” Mavericks forward Naji Marshall said. “A lot of us are 6-7, 6-6 out there. Şengün is an All-Star big. Other guys are 6-10. We try our hardest. With what we’re doing proper now, we’ve got to get by means of it.” -via New York Times / March 15, 2025