dallas mavericks star anthony davis The team announced Tuesday that he will not need surgery on his injured left hand after meeting with his physician. According to the team, he was expected to “recover from the injury” in approximately six weeks.
Sources told ESPN that Davis will have to undergo surgery to repair ligament damage in his first hand and will miss several months. Sources said Davis could still miss eight or more weeks despite not having surgery.
The Mavericks have resumed trade talks with several interested teams around Davis and those talks continue as the February 5 trade deadline approaches.
Davis, 32, injured his hand while defending Utah lauri markkanen On Thursday the Mavs lost to the Jazz on a late drive on the road, a game in which Davis posted 21 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 block in 35 minutes.
A variety of injuries have limited Davis to only 29 regular season games in a Mavericks uniform since he arrived from Los Angeles to Dallas as the centerpiece of the comeback. luka doncic In a controversial trade last February.
The Mavs, who are prioritizing a long-term approach while building around a Rookie of the Year candidate cooper flagDavis is 10-10 with him in the lineup and 5-15 without him.
In 20 games this season, Davis has averaged 20.4 points, 11.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.7 blocks.
