Pj Washington’s Status vs Spurs Revealed as 10 Players Register in Mavs Injury Report

We don’t envy Dallas Mavericks fans right now; this 2024/25 NBA season seems to be over for them. Trading Luka Doncic was supposed to help them build for the future while securing their present. But all it seems to have done is put more pressure on players like Daniel Gafford and PJ Washington. And the cracks are beginning to show.

The Mavericks are going through one of the worst injury crises in the league. How bad is it? Well, you can see for yourself as we look into the injury report submitted by the Dallas Mavericks ahead of their game against the San Antonio Spurs.

Dallas Mavericks vs San Antonio Spurs – Is PJ Washington among the 10 players on the injury report?

No, your eyes aren’t playing any tricks on you. The Dallas Mavericks really do have 10 players on the injury report ahead of the Spurs game. That is indeed an insane number of absentees at this stage of the season. But onto what you’re here for, PJ Washington is one of the players on the injury report for the Dallas Mavericks. He’s listed as QUESTIONABLE with a right ankle sprain. And, likely, he will not be in the lineup to face the Spurs.

Dallas Mavericks Injury Report vs. San Antonio Spurs:

P.J. Washington: Questionable (Right Ankle Sprain)
Brandon Williams: Questionable (Left Hamstring Tightness)
Danté Exun: Questionable (Right Hamstring Tightness)
Kai Jones: Out (Left Quad Strain)
Jaden Hardy: Out (Right…

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But the Mavs’ woes don’t end there. Here are the rest of the players on the injury report for them:

 Brandon Williams – QUESTIONABLE (Left Hamstring; Tightness) Dante Exum – QUESTIONABLE (Right Hamstring; Tightness) Kai Jones – OUT (Left Quad; Strain)\ Jaden Hardy – OUT (Right Ankle; Sprain) Anthony Davis – OUT (Left Adductor; Strain)  Daniel Gafford – OUT (Right Knee; Sprain) Dereck Lively II – OUT (Right Ankle; Stress Fracture) Olivier-Maxence Prosper – OUT (Right Wrist; Sprain) Kyrie Irving – OUT (ACL)

This is an unprecedented injury crisis for the Mavs. It’s almost as bad as when all of their big men were out earlier in the season. There are some silver linings for them, though. For instance,  Dante Exum and Brandon Williams’ statuses are being monitored from day to day. And they might end up playing against the Spurs if things go well.

Moreover, Anthony Davis has been cleared for more on-court movements. The Mavs will monitor his status weekly according to the reports from Mike Curtis of the Dallas Morning. Like AD, Daniel Gafford is also set to be reevaluated. But it’s going to be a long, two-week wait for Mavs fans before they hear anything.

Regardless, this injury crisis still leaves Dallas really shorthanded going up against the Spurs. So, let’s see what kind of a lineup they may employ.

Dallas Mavericks – Predicted lineup and depth chart

The Mavericks are missing starters like Kyrie Irving, yes. But what they’re missing the most is any kind of depth in all the positions on the court. It will be interesting to see who Jason Kidd picks to against the Spurs, but here’s who we think will play”

POSITION	STARTER	2nd UNIT	3rd UNIT
PG	Brandon Williams (DD)	Spencer Dinwiddie	Dante Exum (DD)
SG	Max Christie	Klay Thompson	Spencer Dinwiddie
SF	Klay Thompson	Naji Marshall	Caleb Martin
PF	Caleb Martin	Kessler Edwards	Naji Marshall
C	Dwight Powell	Kessler Edwards	—

The Mavericks still lack options at the big man position. But it’s still an improvement over earlier in the season. Moreover, they’re going up against a team that is similarly deflated. The Spurs recently lost Victor Wembanyama for the rest of the season to blood clots. Even though they still have De’Aaron Fox among their ranks, this is still the most vulnerable the Spurs have been in a while.

Hence, if the Dallas Mavericks want to win, they need to come out of the gates strong and not budge for the remainder of the game. But if they can’t, well, then tanking might start looking really attractive to Jason Kidd and company.

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