Klay Thompson DVOA, Advanced Stats, & Fantasy Rankings

Christian Clark of The Athletic reports that Dallas Mavericks guard/forwardKlay Thompson (illness) has been ruled out for Wednesday's game against the Indiana Pacers. Thompson is a late scratch due to an illness. The 35-year-old hasn't been out of action since February 13th. The Mavs are already withoutAnthony Davis(adductor) andKyrie Irving(knee) and to make matters worse, Brandon Williams(hamstring) is also sidelined. However, Jaden Hardy (ankle) has been cleared to play tonight after missing seven consecutive contests with an ankle injury.

Dallas Mavericks guard/forward Klay Thompson (foot) has been ruled out for Thursday's game against the Miami Heat after being downgraded from questionable to out. Thompson logged 34 minutes on Wednesday in a special matchup against his former team, the Golden State Warriors, and the Mavericks will manage his workload by giving the veteran the night off against Miami. Kyrie Irving (shoulder) has also been ruled out, which means the Mavericks will enter Thursday's contest without any of their regular starters. Naji Marshall, Dante Exum, Max Christie, and Spencer Dinwiddie could all emerge as key players instead of the usual suspects.

Dallas Mavericks forward Klay Thompson (foot) played 34 minutes against his former team on Wednesday night, but he is listed as questionable on Thursday against Miami for the second half of the Mavericks' back-to-back set of games before the All-Star break. Thompson had 17 points, seven assists, two rebounds, two blocks, and a steal in the win and has been a solid recent contributor for the Mavericks, who are dealing with multiple injuries in their frontcourt. Thompson is joined by Kyrie Irving (shoulder) as questionable on the injury report, and if Kyrie is out but Klay plays, he could have a heavy workload. If both starters are sidelined, the rest of the depth chart will be especially busy, opening huge fantasy opportunities for Spencer Dinwiddie, Max Christie, and Naji Marshall.