Dallas Mavericks centers Dereck Lively II and Daniel Gafford will join power forward Anthony Davis for a practice with the Texas Legends, the team's G League affiliate, as the trio prepares to return from extended injury absences.
It is the second time this week that Davis, who has been sidelined since Feb. 8 with a left adductor strain, will practice and scrimmage with the Legends. It is the first time that Lively and Gafford have been assigned to the G League team since they were injured.
"It's all been positive," Mavs coach Jason Kidd said regarding the feedback from the trio's participation in the Legends' practice.
Kidd said there has not been a timetable set for the return of any of the three players.
Lively has been sidelined since Jan. 14 with a stress fracture in his right ankle. Gafford has been out since suffering a sprained MCL in his right knee Feb. 10.
The Mavericks have been ravaged by injuries, playing multiple games recently with the league-minimum eight available players. Forward/center Kessler Edwards, who has been starting, is eligible to play only one more game on his two-way contract.