Daniel Gafford Injury: Suffers sprained ankle

Gafford sprained his ankle in Tuesday's practice and will be out 2-to-3 weeks, Kevin Gray Jr. of AllDLLS.com reports.

Gafford rolled his ankle during the opening day of Dallas's training camp and will be sidelined for multiple weeks. The two-week mark lines up with the Mavericks' preseason finale against the Lakers on Oct. 15. If he's not healthy enough to face the Lakers, Gafford's next chance to play would be the team's regular-season opener Oct. 22 against the Spurs. While Gafford is sidelined, Dereck Lively could pick up a few more minutes, while Dwight Powell would likely see an increase in minutes off the bench.