According to Marc Stein and Jake Fischer, the Dallas Mavericks have their eyes set on a solid point guard who can fill-in until Kyrie Irving is medically cleared to return from his torn ACL.

Ideally, Dallas wants the future fill-in to be complementary to Irving. This would either be playing alongside the veteran NBA champion or backing the 33-year-old up.

Even with the limited cap room they have, Dallas reportedly will entice players with playing time and having a prove-it situation with their temporary starting role. This could be geared towards veteran athletes who are picking between league minimums that want a legit shot at proving their worth.

Last season, Tyus Jones signed a veteran minimum contract with the Phoenix Suns with the hopes of landing a bigger contract in free agency.

The rumor-mill has already circulated names the Mavericks could land; Chris Paul and Malcolm Brogdon have been listed, as they’ll both be unrestricted free agents this offseason.

According to the man himself, during an event promoting his sneaker and apparel company 741 Performance, said he’s going to spend majority of his offseason in Boston and continue to weigh his options for recovery.

Brown spent playing the postseason dealing with a partially torn meniscus in his right knee, which has now led to possible considerations of undergoing knee surgery to repair the damage.

While it’s still an option, Brown wants to focus on consulting doctors and resting as much as humanly possible.

“l got a lot of doctors I gotta get evaluated with — see the potential for surgery versus no surgery, wait to speak to the [Celtics] organization,” Brown said. “For now, it’s just rest and recovery. I’m taking a step back from a long season. Mentally, it was a lot of stuff going on.”

With Jayson Tatum, torn Achilles, out most likely for the entire season, Brown will be seen as the number one option for the Boston Celtics. The Celtics will have to rely heavily upon the former Finals MVP in Tatum’s absence.

According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the New York Knicks and head coach Tom Thibodeau are seriously considering the idea of replacing Josh Hart with Mitchell Robinson in the starting lineup.

This would be a shock to everyone due to Thibodeau always being known to run a consistent lineup and never making lineup changes, especially in the postseason.

The main reason why New York seeks change is because of them losing in Game 2 and being down 2-0 to the Indiana Pacers.

By incorporating Robinson into the lineup, this not only gives new life and a spark to the team, but will allow for his size to attribute to better defense, more rebounding opportunities, and overall rim protection.