Mavs issued updates on Davis, Lively and Gafford

The Dallas Mavericks gave updates on Anthony Davis, Dereck Lively II and Daniel Gafford on Friday, and all three players are trending in the right direction as far as recovering from their injuries go.

Davis has missed the last 11 games because of a strained left adductor and is improving daily to the point that the Mavs have cleared him for more dynamic on-court

movements.

The Mavs said Lively, who has missed the last 24 games because of a right ankle stress fracture, had a recent re-evaluation and is progressing in his rehabilitation and is doing individual court work. Meanwhile, Gafford who has missed the last 10 games because of a right knee sprain, is showing progress and will be…