The Mavericks’ point guard dilemma brought even more uncertainty with the latest update
The Dallas Mavericks dropped home games against the San Antonio Spurs and Washington Wizards to begin their 2025-26 campaign, demoralizing an already emotionally vulnerable fan base with an hopeless brand of offense. Tougher times could be in store for the Mavs next latest injury report. Brandon Williams is on the roster for Sunday’s showdown with the visiting Toronto Raptors for personal reasons, according to ClutchPoints reporter Joey Mistret.
Daniel Gafford could also miss the interconference matchup as he is considered questionable. The trusted big man suffered a sprained ankle in training camp and has yet to make his debut this season. Although Williams has logged 19 scoreless minutes in two contests, he can provide the team with some much-needed offensive production in the backcourt. The Mavericks point guard depth chart is already worryingly thin at this point.
Kyrie Irving is in the throes of a long recovery process after tearing his ACL last March and won’t be back anytime soon. Dante Exum is also out with a knee injury. Complicating matters even more is the signing of free agency D’Angelo Russell is having a rough time in the infancy of his tenure in Dallas, shooting 1 of 9 from the field in 24 minutes.
It’s obviously too early to panic, but the Mavs have questions to answer. So far, Dallas ranks last in the NBA with 99.5 points per game and 40.4 percent shooting from the field.
25-year-old Brandon Williams could be tasked with logging more minutes until the team gets healthy. Let’s hope he is well amid this upcoming absence. With seemingly no active point guard on the roster who can carry a significant workload, the Mavericks may have to rely on a frontcourt led by Anthony Davis, PJ Washington and Cooper Flagg to beat the Raptors. Tip-off is scheduled for Sunday at 7:30 PM ET.
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