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Jaden Hardy - Starting SaturdayHardy will join the first five for Saturday's game against Sacramento.

ImpactHardy will step into the starting lineup for Saturday's game with Kyrie Irving (thumb), Dante Exum (knee) and Derrick Jones (wrist) sidelined. In his four other starts this season, Hardy averaged 13.3 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists.

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Derrick Jones Jr. - Downgraded to outJones (wrist) won't play in Saturday's game against the Kings, Mark Followill of Bally Sports Southwest reports.

ImpactJones was initially labeled questionable for the contest with a sprained right wrist he sustained Friday against Atlanta, but he'll be in street clothes Saturday. In his stead, Grant Williams and Maxi Kleber would be the likely candidates to pick up more minutes. Jones' next chance to play will come Monday versus Orlando.

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Maxi Kleber - Available SaturdayKleber (toe) will play in Saturday's game against the Kings.

ImpactKleber was an unexpected scratch ahead of Friday's game due to lingering soreness in high right small toe, but he will return to the lineup Saturday. In his last five games, Kleber holds averages of 4.2 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 19.8 minutes per contest.

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Dante Exum - Late scratch SaturdayExum won't play in Saturday's game against the Kings due to right knee soreness, Mark Followill of Bally Sports Southwest reports.

ImpactExum wasn't listed on the injury report prior to being ruled out. With Kyrie Irving (thumb) also sidelined), expect Josh Green, Tim Hardaway and Jaden Hardy to see expanded roles. Exum's next chance to play will come Monday against the Magic.

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Kyrie Irving - Ruled out SaturdayIrving (thumb) won't play in Saturday's game against the Kings, Brad Townsend of The Dallas Morning News reports.

ImpactIrving was initially deemed doubtful, so his absence didn't come as a surprise. He's now missed three straight games, which has opened up more opportunities for Josh Green, Dante Exum and Jaden Hardy. Irvin's next chance to play will come Monday against Orlando.

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Luka Doncic - Good to go SaturdayDoncic (ankle) is available for Saturday's game against the Kings, Grant Afseth of SI.com reports.

ImpactDoncic found himself on the injury report due to a right ankle injury that caused him to miss four games earlier in the month, but he will be able to play Saturday. The superstar guard is coming off the fourth-highest scoring performance in NBA history and is averaging 43.3 points, 12.3 rebounds, 9.8 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.0 blocks in 40.0 minutes per game over his last four appearances.

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Mavs' Luka Doncic (ankle) questionable one day after 73-point outingDallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic has right ankle soreness and is questionable for Saturday night’s home game against the Sacramento Kings,...

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