Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg is listed as doubtful for Thursday night's home game against the Utah Jazz due to a left ankle sprain.

Ahead of the NBA's trade deadline on February 5, the Knicks are one of the teams rumored to have interest in acquiring a defensive-minded guard. Jose Alvarado of the Pelicans and Keon Ellis of the Sacramento Kings are two names that could be made available in the coming weeks.

Toronto has already registered interest this Trade Season in Young (who was obviously dealt to Washington instead), Dallas’ Davis (out indefinitely now with ligament damage in his left hand) and Sacramento’s Domantas Sabonis (with the Kings very much not interested in the long-term contacts that the Raptors would have to send them).

The majority of the NBA takes the court on Thursday, Jan. 15, and the action opens up with an international game in Berlin between a pair of squads that were part of one of the biggest moves of the offseason.

Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg is doubtful for the team's Thursday night matchup against the Utah Jazz, according to the team's injury report. Flagg, the 2025 No. 1 overall draft pick, left Wednesday night's loss to the Denver Nuggets with a left ankle sprain.

Wednesday’s NBA action features a seven-game slate, highlighted by an Eastern Conference battle between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Philadelphia 76ers.  That ga