Caleb Martin’s Dallas Mavericks stint is officially underway. After getting moved at the NBA trade deadline by the Philadelphia 76ers, Martin found out that his return from an injury was not as close as he had hoped.

With Anthony Davis, Daniel Gafford, and Dereck Lively II all already dealing with injuries, the Mavs lost Irving to a torn ACL in their 122-98 loss to the Sacramento Kings on Monday. In the wake of the crushing injury, Irving shared his thoughts during an Instagram Live video.

The Philadelphia 76ers have lost 12 of their last 13 and are sitting at 21-41 in what has been a disastrous season. The Sixers entered the year with title expectations and have completely fallen short over issues they can't control in terms of injuries and such.

The Philadelphia 76ers made the decision to shut down Joel Embiid for the rest of the season on Friday due to ongoing issues in his left knee. He's played in just 19 games this season, though he played against the Dallas Mavericks a few weeks ago and put up 29 points,

Former Philadelphia 76ers big man Kai Jones has his sights set on the Dallas Mavericks. According to NBA Insider Chris Haynes, Jones plans to join the Mavs once

The Mavericks acquired Martin as part of a deal that sent Quentin Grimes to the Philadelphia 76ers before the NBA trade deadline ... Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints.

The Mavs were coming off the heels of an NBA Finals run, while the 76ers added an All-Star player in Paul George to their core of Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey.

Two of the NBA's best players will be squaring off when Kyrie Irving (25.0 points per game, 13th in league) and the Dallas Mavericks (32-29) welcome in Tyrese Maxey (26.7, sixth) and the Philadelphia 76ers (21-38) on Sunday, March 16, 2025 at 1 p.m. ET on ABC.

Derrick White lost a tooth in the second quarter of the Celtics' game against the 76ers on Thursday, returning in the second half.

The Dallas Mavericks surprised the NBA world at the trade deadline, sending Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis. And now, they are losing Kyrie Irving for the rest of the season, forcing Dallas to move forward without the two stars that led them to the NBA Finals less than one year ago.

NBA Insider Jake Fischer spoke on the Sixers and their interest in bringing in their former playmaker Ben Simmons after the dust settled from the trade deadline. Simmons agreed to a buyout with the Brooklyn Nets. The 28-year-old joined the Nets in 2022 in a deal where the Sixers acquired James Harden.