The Mavericks will likely soon have some pretty challenging decisions to make, because league sources tell me that Anthony Davis and Dereck Lively II (right ankle stress fracture) are indeed both progressing toward an in-season return. Whether those reactivations actually happen, of course, remain to be seen. Davis, I’m told, sampled some 2-on-2 play over the weekend for the first time since the adductor injury sidelined him indefinitely and will almost certainly reach the point before season’s end that playing in an NBA game is feasible. All I heard all weekend is that he’s looking pretty good and I certainly saw a lot of smiles from a seemingly upbeat Davis throughout the afternoon.
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