That included stretches in the second half of the season where the Mavericks were down to as few as seven available players. The injury bug bit Dallas harder than ever, especially

Dallas Mavericks star forward Anthony Davis won't need surgery on his adductor injury this summer, general manager Nico Harrison told reporters on Monday. After being acquired from the Los Angeles Lakers as part of the blockbuster Luka Dončić trade, Davis suffered a left adductor strain in his Mavs debut on Feb. 8 and missed the next six weeks.

A future Hall of Famer, Davis only appeared in nine regular-season games with the Mavericks after the Doncic trade due to an adductor injury. The Chicago native averaged 20.0 points, 10.1 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 0.6 steals and 2.2 blocks with Dallas.