The Mavericks will be without their top three big men for the next seven games. The team has pivoted by playing small-ball lineups.

The Mavericks enter a new era after the trade deadline, with Anthony Davis serving as the franchise cornerstone. While the trade to send superstar Luka Doncic to the Lakers has been finalized since last weekend, the Mavs have been awaiting their new power forward's debut.

The new Mavericks forward said he was ‘shocked’ by the trade that sent him to Dallas and saw Luka Doncic land with the Los Angeles Lakers.