The Dallas Mavericks host the LA Clippers in a crucial NBA Cup group stage matchup on Friday night, with both teams desperate to stop their early-season slides.

Wednesday night after slaying the Lakers, All-NBA wing Jalen Williams poked his head into ESPN's Malika Andrews' walk-off interview with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and jokingly reminded everyone that he was still in the NBA since he hasn't yet been on the court this season.

According to some NBA executives, the Mavericks trading Anthony Davis and Kyrie Irving is the "optimal" approach.

Dereck Lively II is expected to play Friday night for the Dallas Mavericks in their NBA Cup game against the Los Angeles Clippers after being sidelined with a sprained right knee.

Sources around the NBA believe the Dallas Mavericks should trade Anthony Davis and Kyrie Irving, according to Tim Bontemps of ESPN. The Mavericks, who fired Nico Harrison on Tuesday, are 3-9 on the season.

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Lively last played Oct. 26 in Dallas’ home win over the Toronto Raptors, but afterward said he felt discomfort in his right leg.

Davis, the 32-year-old forward-center who was the Mavericks centerpiece in the controversial trade that shipped Luka Dončić to the Lakers, has missed Dallas’ last seven games as he heals from the injury, which he aggravated Wednesday, Oct. 29.

Having fired Nico Harrison as their general manager, the next question for the Dallas Mavericks is what they want to do with the version of their roster that he built.

Klay Thompson opens up about the Mavericks firing Nico Harrison, calling it “a hard business.” The Mavs sit at 3-9 after trading Luka Doncic.