The Mavericks have a couple of players who will also make their Christmas Day debuts. Washington and Gafford, who were acquired in separate trades last season with the Charlotte Hornets and Washington Wizards, will play when the regular season lights are brightest for the first time in their careers.

DALLAS — While the Dallas Mavericks dropped their Christmas Day game against the Minnesota Timberwolves yesterday, and Luka Doncic suffered a calf injury during it, he and the team still found ways to share holiday cheer. After the game, the team posted on social media that Doncic gifted his Mavericks teammates and staff with Segway go-karts.