Head coach Jason Kidd said Gafford (ankle) will be limited to 15-18 minutes in Saturday's game against the Pistons, Christian Clark of The Athletic reports.

A rocky start for the Dallas Mavericks shouldn’t surprise anyone. A team that was beat up and dejected to finish last season, recovering from injury, trying to reconnect the remaining pieces, adding a number one pick into the fold, all while missing your star guard with no reasonable back up? Yes, I’m shocked they’ve had trouble scoring.

Thunder vs. Mavericks predictions and NBA picks on Monday, October 27. Anthony Davis continues his torrid start to the season.

No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg and the Dallas Mavericks look to rebound from an opening-night blowout loss when they host the Washington Wizards (0-1) on Friday night.