What It Means:

Porzingis was previously listed as questionable but is now trending toward a third straight absence. Dwight Powell could draw another start or the Mavericks may decide to turn to Willie Cauley-Stein or Boban Marjanovic in the first unit. Marjanovic logged 13 minutes off the bench last game while Cauley-Stein has played 20-plus in two straight. Maxi Kleber (ankle) has been upgraded to probable and is expected to reclaim his starting spot after missing last contest.

The Mavericks' frontcourt will have a tough matchup on Thursday against a 76ers team that is allowing the fewest FanDuel points per game to the center position and fourth-fewest to power forwards. That said, Marjanovic is averaging 1.2 FanDuel points per minute this season and he has a minimum salary of $3,500 on Thursday's six-game slate.