Mavericks' Salah Mejri: Will start Wednesday

Mejri will start at center in Wednesday's tilt with the Kings, Tim MacMahon of ESPN.com reports.

Analysis:

With Andrew Bogut (knee) expected to miss between 10 days and three-to-four weeks, it looks like Mejri will have the first chance to take his place in the starting five. However, Mejri is averaging just 10.9 minutes per game on the season compared to fellow reserve big man Dwight Powell's 20.3 minutes per game, so Mejri may only act as a placeholder in the lineup. It's expected that Powell will end up taking on the lion's share of the playing time at center, though the situation is still worth monitoring over the next few games in the event Carlisle leans on Mejri more heavily than anticipated.