The Dallas Mavericks would land Austin Reaves in Bleacher Report writer Dan Favale's mock trade with the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Mavericks have ruled out Kyrie Irving, Dereck Lively II and Dante Exum for Friday’s game as they continue to be sidelined due to injuries. On the other side, Memphis has four players listed on their injury report for Friday’s game against the Mavericks.

The Memphis Grizzlies are at home against the Dallas Mavericks on Nov. 7. Follow along for live updates from The Commercial Appeal.

The Dallas Mavericks are in a slump. The storied franchise suffered its third straight loss against the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night, pushing its record to 2-6.

Dallas Mavericks All-Star Anthony Davis was ruled out for Friday's game against the Memphis Grizzlies, while his status for a back-to-back against the Washington Wizards remains unknown. Friday's game marks Davis' third consecutive absence, as he recovers from a calf injury amidst a struggling start for the 2-6 Mavericks.

The one good part about the Memphis Grizzlies has been the emergence of rookie Cedric Coward, who has legitimately been good for them, averaging 14.3 PPG and 5.4 RPG. Watching Coward go against Flagg may be the only enjoyable part of this game.

The Dallas Mavericks (2-6) get their first taste of NBA Cup play on Friday night, taking a three-game losing streak into FedExForum to take on the Memphis Grizzlies (3-6), who have dropped four in a row amid ongoing drama surrounding star guard Ja Morant.

Brian Windhorst hopes the Dallas Mavericks start making some moves to help out Cooper Flagg following rough start to the season.

The Dallas Mavericks lost to the worst team in the Western Conference in their last game. The New Orleans Pelicans had recorded just one win in seven games before playing the Mavs. And with Anthony Davis missing yet another game due to injury,

In search of a spark, struggling Dallas made a change to its starting lineup Wednesday. The end result was a familiar one this season.

Brian Windhorst details a heated moment between Cooper Flagg and Derik Queen after the Dallas Mavericks’ loss to the Pelicans.

The Mavericks are flat-out bad at executing on offense, at an amazingly poor level. The Mavs currently have the worst relative offensive rating in NBA history, according to @bball_ref. pic.twitter.com/FMt2cDE4Jh — Bobby Karalla (@bobbykaralla) November 6,