This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/mavericks as One glaring reason Mavericks could miss NBA playoffs. The Dallas Mavericks are hoping to move up from their No. 10 spot in the Western Conference playoff picture in the upcoming season.

The Cleveland Cavaliers are the heavy favorite to reach the NBA Finals next season since Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton won’t play and Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum could miss the entire campaign as well.

With that in mind, let's take a look at all 16 of the potential NBA Finals matchups and rank them on how much we would want to watch them. 1. Thunder vs. Celtics

According to David Aldridge of The Athletic, the Pacers did not make the right moves this offseason. In fact, he ranked their offseason as the third worst in the entire NBA. Aldridge essentially blames the Tyrese Haliburton injury as the biggest reason for them not to make many moves this summer.

There are a lot of games to look forward to next season, but Celtics-Lakers on December 5 could be must-see TV.

A former Miami Heat security guard pleaded guilty Tuesday in Florida to transporting and transferring stolen goods in interstate commerce, in connection to the millions of dollars worth of memorabilia he was alleged to have stolen from the team.

TicketsTournament groups and formatSchedule and datesT-Mobile Arena seat mapFAQsThe Emirates NBA Cup — formerly known as the In-Season Tournament — felt like a gimmicky play by Adam Silver and the suits when it first got introduced.