Kai Jones

The curse of Nico Harrison continues to rear its ugly head, as Dallas will somehow be even more undermanned on Friday. The frontcourt rotation is down to Dwight Powell, Kessler Edwards and Naji Marshall, who should all see big minutes in this one.

Jones went off for 21 points and eight rebounds against the Kings on Monday, but found himself on the injury report as questionable with a quad injury Wednesday. He has since been ruled out, leaving Dwight Powell to perhaps play big minutes against the Bucks.

Jones exploded for 21 points in 34 minutes off the bench in his first game as a Mavericks. It's unclear if he'll yield the same results on Wednesday, but a blowout could help his chances.

Washington will miss a second straight game after aggravating the right ankle sprain that sidelined him for Dallas' final three games before the All-Star break. The Mavericks started Monday's loss to the Kings with Kessler Edwards and Dwight Powell at the power forward and center positions, but they provided little value. Kai Jones accounted for 21 points and eight rebounds in his Mavericks debut; he should once again play rotation minutes with Washington unavailable.

Jones made his Mavs debut Monday and immediately made an impact. He led the team in scoring, rebounding, blocks and minutes on a night where Dallas' starting five combined to score 23 points. With Kyrie Irving and Jaden Hardy added to the ever-growing injury list alongside nearly every big man in the rotation, Jones could see big minutes moving forward. He's worth a look in deeper leagues.