Is it possible that the dark skies above American Airlines Center are getting a tiny bit brighter? Dallas Mavericks star Anthony Davis, who suffered an abductor strain in his first game after being traded from the Los Angeles Lakers,

The most charitable possible explanation for the Luka Dončić trade -- and this was already a stretch -- was that it improved the team's short-term prospects. Nico Harrison told us as much when he said,

Anthony Davis has played in just one game with the Mavs since the trade with the Lakers. DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks said Friday that Anthony Davis is improving daily, but gave no indication of when the forward they got in their trade of Luka Dončić might be ready to play again.