What changed
Kyrie Irving, Santi Aldama and Max Christie do not appear on Dallas’s injury report for Sunday’s game after all three carried probable designations against Utah. Tarik Biberović, Sergio de Larrea and Dereck Lively II remain out; Caleb Martin is listed available with a right thumb sprain.
Brooklyn had not submitted its official team list by the NBA’s 1:00 a.m. Eastern report. Nets coach Jordi Fernández nevertheless confirmed to the New York Post that Egor Dëmin and Mikel Brown Jr. will not play in Dallas. Dëmin will miss a sixth straight game, while Brown is unavailable on the second night of the back-to-back.
Interpretation: Dallas has more certainty and continuity than it did Friday, but being off the report does not establish Aldama’s workload or Christie’s role. The active list and starting lineup remain the final checks before tipoff.
OUR INTERPRETATION
Why Dallas fans care
The cleaner Dallas report expands Dusty May’s options; it does not promise minutes, a starting change or a fully settled rotation.
