The Oklahoma City Thunder travel on the road to face the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday. This will be the first matchup between the two squads of the 2026-27 regular season.

The Thunder (4-0) start their new NBA life. With Jalen Williams and Cason Wallace out for the indefinite future, they moved forward in a 125-114 win over the Phoenix Suns on Monday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored an efficient 26 points. Ajay Mitchell dropped a career-high 30 points and five assists.

Meanwhile, the Mavericks (2-2) had a 113-109 win over the Miami Heat on Monday. Cooper Flagg returned from a brief absence with 29 points and 11 assists. Kyrie Irving had 18 points and six assists.

It didn't take long for the Thunder to be absolutely beat up. Jalen Williams (ankle fracture) is out. Cason Wallace (shoulder labral tear) is out. Chet Holmgren (patellar tendinitis) is out. Alex Caruso (ankle sprain) is out. Ajay Mitchell (ankle sprain) is questionable. Nikola Topic (back surgery) is out. Thomas Sorber (knee surgery) is out.

Meanwhile, the same is somewhat true for the Mavericks. Kyrie Irving (knee injury management) is questionable. Dereck Lively II (foot surgery) is out. Naji Marshall (illness) is questionable. Caleb Martin (thumb sprain) is questionable. Santi Aldama (knee surgery) is doubtful. Tarik Biberovic (heel bursitis) is doubtful. Sergio de Larrea (knee sprain) is out.

Tipoff from Dallas is set for 8:30 p.m. CT.