The Dallas Mavericks could have interest in Klay Thompson in free agency, sources tell Sam Amick of The Athletic.

Thompson has received the support from several key stakeholders within the Golden State Warriors including Stephen Curry, Steve Kerr and Draymond Green.

Grayson Allen recently signed a four-year, $70 million extension with the Phoenix Suns, which could be a benchmark for the type of deal Thompson commands.

Thompson was drafted by the Warriors in 2011 out of Washington State.

The Western Conference seeds are set following the end of regular season on Sunday. The first round begins on Saturday, April 20th.

First Round Matchups

• No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs. No. 8 (Pelicans, Lakers, Kings or Warriors)

• No. 2 Denver Nuggets vs. No. 7 (Pelicans or Lakers)

• No. 3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs. No. 6 Phoenix Suns

• No. 4 LA Clippers vs. No. 5 Dallas Mavericks

Play-In

• No. 7 New Orleans Pelicans vs. No. 8 Los Angeles Lakers

• No. 9 Sacramento Kings vs. No. 10 Golden State Warriors

Mark Cuban does not have a separate employment agreement as part of his sale of the Dallas Mavericks to the Adelson and Dumont families.

Sources tell Marc Stein that Cuban could have pushed for him to contractually retain operational control of the Mavericks' basketball department, but he declined to do so because he thought it was unnecessary due to his relationship with Patrick Dumont. Cuban, 65, also does not want formal employment.

The sale agreement does stipulate that new owners Miriam Adelson and Dumont hold an option to buy out a further 20 percent of Cuban's 27-percent share within the first four years of the partnership if they choose.

The Los Angeles Clippers will play the Dallas Mavericks in No. 4 seed versus No. 5 seed matchup in the Western Conference playoffs.

The No. 4 seed in the matchup is still up for grabs.

The Bulls will play the Hawks in the Eastern Conference play-in game next week. 

Kyrie Irving and Kristaps Porzingis have been named the NBA's Players of Week 24.

Irving averaged 31.8 points and 5.3 rebounds as the Dallas Mavericks went 3-1.

Porzingis averaged 19.8 points, 10.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks as the Boston Celtics went 4-0.

Jalen Brunson and Luka Doncic have been named the NBA's Players of the Month for March.

Brunson averaged 28.8 points and 5.8 assists as the New York Knicks went 9-5.

Doncic averaged 32.5 points, 10.1 rebounds and 10.1 assists as the Dallas Mavericks went 11-4. Doncic also won the award in February. 

Dejounte Murray and Luka Doncic have been named the NBA's Players of Week 23.

Murray averaged 28.3 points, 5.8 rebounds and 10.3 assists as the Atlanta Hawks went 3-1.

Doncic averaged 32.5 points, 11.0 rebounds and 9.5 assists as the Dallas Mavericks went 4-0.

Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving has gone against San Antonio Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama a few times now. Irving has come away impressed with the Spurs rookie.

"You got to be aware of him late challenging, and he has the timing of a guard. I don’t know if it’s just he’s played against guards, but I’m just saying, I think he’s got a lot of reps of playing against good guards and guarding them one-on-one. Today, I thought I had a reverse layup and he ended up blocking it on the left side, because I thought he was going to be on the right side. But he has this long wingspan, so he covers up a lot of space. Me as a competitor and challenger, I like going in there and challenging him, because if you can finish on [Victor Wembanyama], I feel like you can finish on anybody in the world. He’s going to block some and he’s going to make you change it, but it’s only going to make you better as a basketball player, and that’s what I want, and I think everybody should relish in that. But also be smart in challenging him, because he does bate you a lot," Irving said. "He does do things like a Defensive Player of the Year would. He’s showing signs that’s he’s exceeded all the Defensive Player of the Year stats of the previous guys that have won it. You guys see it. I don’t know. who they’re going to pick, but I mean he has all the tools to be named Defensive Player of the Year. He’s for sure a candidate. I don’t know how he wouldn’t be, unless the games played and minutes. But every Defensive Player of the Year that’s won the past few years, he’s almost head and shoulder and we still have what 15 or some odd games left? I give him credit for being such a young player but learning on the fly and doing everything he can to get his team wins.”

Irving's Mavs won all three matchups he played in against the Spurs (and the one game between the two that Irving missed), but Wembanyama was impressive each game. The Dallas star is the latest in a long line to hype up the San Antonio rookie big man.

The Dallas Mavericks will be without a key rotation player for at least a couple of weeks. Josh Green will be out at least two weeks due to a severe right ankle sprain, according to Mavs head coach Jason Kidd.

Green previously missed a month of action from early-December to early-January due to an elbow injury. Green has alternated between coming off the Dallas bench and starting this season.

In 54 games, the fourth-year wing has averaged 8.5 points on over 40% three-point shooting. Green has also grabbed 3.2 rebounds in 26.6 minutes per game.

An MRI on Luka Doncic's hamstring returned clean, according to Jason Kidd.

Doncic, who missed the Mavs' lost to the Thunder on Thursday, did not travel with the team to Oklahoma City.

Doncic will be re-evaluated this weekend. 

The Mavs play the Nuggets at home on Sunday.