The Dallas Mavericks introduced Sunday afternoon that Anthony Davis will remained sidelined for no less than the following 7-10 days. Davis has missed the final eight video games with a calf pressure, and regardless of making “good progress” per the Mavericks’ press launch, his re-evaluation advised that he ought to stay out for the following week and a half.
This can be a shocking flip of occasions, solely as a result of there was consideration for Davis to return for the Mavericks’ Nov. 8 loss to the Washington Wizards. Davis reportedly wished to return for that recreation, however the Mavericks have continued to carry him out as he continues to rehab from the calf pressure he sustained in Dallas’ win towards the Indiana Pacers on Oct. twenty ninth.
The push for Davis, 32, to return throughout that recreation towards the Wizards additionally got here from former Mavericks basic supervisor Nico Harrison, who was fired on Nov. 11. Harrison reportedly “urged” Davis to return, per The Athletic. Nonetheless, the crew’s medical employees “forbade” it, as there was concern Davis might tear his Achilles. The day after Harrison was dismissed, it was reported that Mavericks governor Patrick Dumont requested medical knowledge indicating Davis wasn’t in danger to worsen his his calf pressure earlier than the crew permits him to return.
With Harrison not in cost, it appears as if the Mavericks plan to take the cautious method with Davis, which is the neatest path ahead. Given Davis’ harm historical past, its finest to not rush this, particularly a calf pressure. We simply noticed within the playoffs final season how a calf pressure can go from unhealthy to worse, as Tyrese Haliburton’s changed into a torn Achilles that can power him to overlook this complete season.
Such an harm would spell catastrophe for the Mavericks if that had been to occur to Davis, primarily as a result of with Harrison out of the image, the trail ahead could also be to commerce Davis and totally rebuild round rookie Cooper Flagg. If Davis had been to worsen his harm, that will tank his commerce worth and put the Mavericks in an much more precarious scenario.
For Davis, as a lot as he might wish to play proper now, it makes probably the most sense for him to heal fully earlier than returning to the lineup. It is higher to overlook a handful of video games and return totally wholesome, then come again too quickly and re-aggravate the harm or make it worse.
Whereas it is the sensible path ahead, it is actually not an ideal scenario for anybody concerned. Davis has performed in simply 14 video games for the Mavericks since being traded to Dallas in February as a part of the deal that despatched Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers. On prime of Davis having to take care of residing within the doom and gloom of Mavericks’ followers wishing they nonetheless had Dončić, he additionally hasn’t been wholesome, which makes issues worse. In the meantime, Dončić has the Lakers out to a 10-4 begin, whereas averaging 34.4 factors, 9 assists and 9 rebounds.
We’ll see if Davis manages to return after this new timeline the Mavericks have introduced. If he does not, then it’ll counsel that this calf pressure was much more critical than Dallas, Davis and Harrison had initially believed it to be.
