After suiting up just nine players Thursday night against Miami and winning anyway, the Mavericks really need this week off for the All-Star break. After devising a plan to incorporate two big men — Anthony Davis and Daniel Gafford — into his lineup and then watching them vanish like some magician’s trick for multiple weeks,

After trading superstar Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis and other pieces, the Mavericks are looking to reshape their identity on the fly and make a run at a title this year.