Deron Williams

Mavericks confirm Deron Williams (toe) is out on Thursday night

Dallas Mavericks point guard Deron Williams (toe) will not play on Thursday versus the Utah Jazz as expected.

What It Means:

Head coach Rick Carlisle said Williams will likely be out until after the All-Star break. Same for J.J. Barea (leg) and Andrew Bogut (hamstring). This is an eighth straight miss for Williams, and Yogi Ferrell will continue to start.

Ferrell is projected for 13.7 points, 4.2 assists, 3.0 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 1.6 3-pointers in 35.0 minutes on Thursday night, according to numberFire's algorithms.