Mavericks note progress in Anthony Davis' recovery, but no return date confirmed

The Dallas Mavericks announced on Friday that Anthony Davis is making progress in his recovery, however, they did not provide any details on when the forward will be ready to return to the court following their trade involving Luka Dončić.

The Mavericks said a recent re-evaluation of Davis’ left adductor strain showed that he “is improving daily and has therefore been cleared for more dynamic on-court movements.”

Davis has played in only one game for Dallas since the 10-time All-Star was acquired in that 

seismic trade

on Feb. 2 that sent five-time All-Star and Mavs fan favorite Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Mavericks said center Dereck Lively II, who has been out since Jan. 14 because of a right ankle stress fracture, is progressing in his rehabilitation and has progressed to individual court work. Davis and Lively will be evaluated weekly.

After a dominant first half for the Mavs in a 

116-105 victory over Houston

 on Feb. 8, Davis pulled up lame late in the third quarter. He finished with 26 points, 16 rebounds, seven assists and three blocks.

Davis was out with an abdominal strain for his final two games with the Lakers and the first two he could have played for the Mavs.

Dallas went into its home game Friday night against Memphis in the final Western Conference spot to get into the NBA’s Play-In Tournament. That was the 11th game for Davis to miss with the Mavericks, who had 18 regular-season games remaining after that.

The Lakers are 9-2 since Dončić made his L.A. debut on Feb. 10, and are on an

eight-game winning streak

.

Mavericks center Daniel Gafford missed his 10th game Friday because of a right knee sprain. The team said Gafford was “showing progress” and would be evaluated again in two weeks.