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As a result of this decision, Burke is due to be paid $3.3 million next season. His decision to opt into the final year of his contract now means that the trade between the Mavericks and Rockets, which is headlined by Christian Wood, can be completed. Due to the Stepien Rule, the trade won’t become official until after Dallas makes the 26th overall pick (which is headed to Houston in the deal) in the draft on June 23.

The Mavericks are without P.J. Washington, who suffered a sprained right ankle during Saturday’s win over the Rockets. He’ll be replaced in the lineup by Marshall, who started the second half of that victory. That’s the lone change to the starting lineup, with Flagg once again serving as the primary playmaker.

Edwards poured in 16 first-half points to help the Timberwolves build an early lead, which they extended to nearly 30 points by the midway point of the fourth quarter, in their second contest against Miami in the last three days. The combination of the score and a couple early fouls cut into Edwards’ minutes and prevented him from an even more impressive scoring performance as he was feeling it from long range, hitting 5-of-8 from beyond the arc. The 24-year-old franchise cornerstone has put together a phenomenal season, averaging 29.3 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.4 steals and 0.8 blocks through 30 games.

Herro looked like his usual self coming off the bench in this one following an 11-game absence recovering from a right toe injury. He shot the ball well overall but was just 1-of-4 from three-point range in his first game action since December 9. It was an off night for Miami overall as they shot just 35.7 percent from the floor as a team and failed to break the century mark. It’s been a frustrating season for Herro, and fantasy managers, as injuries have limited to just seven games after he played 77 of 82 last year. He shouldn’t have too many restrictions from a minutes standpoint moving forward.