Dallas Mavericks

Dallas Mavericks guard Dante Exum exited Monday's loss to Utah with a right heel contusion. He was already considered questionable for the game with the same issue. It looks like Exum wanted to give it a go, but he apparently wasn't able to push through the injury for the entire night. The Australian guard logged 12 minutes and had four points with three assists. Exum has been fantastic for the Mavericks and even maintained his starting position on Monday despite Kyrie Irving's return. Josh Green, Jaden Hardy, and Tim Hardaway Jr. are the main candidates to step up if Exum is forced to take some time off due to his injury.

Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving (heel) hasn't played since December 8 after suffering a right heel contusion. He was then listed as questionable on Monday for their game against the Utah Jazz but has been upgraded to active. Jaden Hardy will likely take the biggest fantasy hit after getting moved back to the bench from the starting five. Dante Exum and Josh Green could also see less usage in this contest. On the other hand, Irving should be starting in all fantasy formats. He's averaged 23.0 points, 5.2 assists, 3.9 rebounds, 1.2 steals, 1.4 turnovers, and 2.5 threes per game this year.

Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic (quad) will reportedly play on Monday night against the Utah Jazz. He was originally listed as questionable with left quad soreness, but the good news for the Mavericks and fantasy managers is that he'll end up playing. The MVP candidate was able to play through the quad soreness on Saturday as well and posted 39 points, 10 assists, eight rebounds, one steal, one block, and four turnovers. Whenever he's active, he should be a must-start in every fantasy league since he's a threat to post a huge triple-double every time he takes the court.