Per NBA insider Marc Stein, Chris Paul, Lonzo Ball and Jrue Holiday have all been linked to the Mavs. According to Stein, Dallas is "expected to at least explore" a trade with the Boston Celtics for Holiday. Stein added that Ball is "regarded by many around the league as quite tradeable."

The Thunder is headed to Minneapolis with a 2-0 series lead after beating the Timberwolves 118-103 Thursday night in Oklahoma City.