In the middle of it all is four-time NBA champion Klay Thompson, who did not join Dallas anticipating such instability. Paul Pierce called him the collateral damage in the Mavericks' self-destruction.

This is now the second Dallas Mavericks guard who won't play for the Wizards after the Anthony Davis trade.

Flagg continues to push the envelope, with Mavs’ newbie Marvin Bagley joining the fun after just a single game in Dallas ...