Shooting guard Jason Terry will have surgery tomorrow to repair a fractured orbital bone (eye socket) that will cause him to miss the next 10-14 days. Terry has played in 62 games (12 starts) for the Mavericks this season and he is averaging 33.9 minutes, 17.0 points, 2.0 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.2 steals per game. It will be impossible for the Mavericks to replace Terry. Jose Juan Barea and Rodrigue Beaubois will likely both see a bump in minutes with Terry out of action. Barea has played in 61 games (18 starts) for the Mavericks this season and he is averaging 20.2 minutes, 7.7 points, 1.9 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. Rookie Rodrigue Beaubois has played in 37 games (13 starts) for the Mavericks this season and he is averaging 11.2 minutes, 5.3 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. Complicating matters further is the fact that the Mavericks would like to give Jason Kidd some time off to keep fresh for the playoffs but they might not be able to do that with Terry out of action.

With the acquisition of Brendan Haywood from the Wizards last night it looks like Erick Dampier is now the second string center for the Mavericks. He has played in 38 games (all starts) for the Mavericks this season and he is averaging 7.2 points, 8.3 rebounds, 0.5 assists and 1.5 blocked shots per game. Haywood and Dampier will likely combine to give the Mavericks a very productive center for 48 minutes a night as long as Dampier doesn’t mope because he’s coming off the bench now.

UPDATE: Erick Dampier dislocated his right middle finger last night in his first game playing with Brendan Haywood. His injury will require surgery that will keep him out indefinitely.

The Mavericks will be without starting shooting guard Josh Howard for a while as his ankle is still bothering him. Howard will be on the inactive list indefinately until he starts to feel better. Howard has played in 3 games (all starts) for the Mavericks this season and he is averaging 22.3 minutes, 12.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, 0.7 assists and 1.3 steals per game. The Mavericks will miss him big time while he is out.

The Dallas Mavericks will be without starting point guard Devin Harris for the next 2-3 weeks with a sprained ankle. Harris has played in 39 games (all starts) this season for the Mavericks and he is averaging 30.4 minutes, 14.4 points, 2.3 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.4 steals per game. Harris has also shot the ball really well for the Mavericks this season as he is hitting 48.3% of his shots from the floor and 82.1% from the free throw line. Jason Terry will likely pick up more minutes in Harris’ absence. Terry has played in 43 games (12 starts) this season for the Mavericks and he is averaging 31.1 minutes, 15.1 points, 2.5 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.2 steals per game. J.J. Barea will also likely see a bump in playing time. Barea has played in 26 games (4 starts) this season and he is averaging 8.4 minutes, 4.2 points, 0.7 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game. The Mavericks will miss Harris’ defense as neither Terry or Barea is much of a defender.

Eddie Jones will be out until early December with a sprained ankle. Jones has played in 5 games (all starts) this season for the Mavericks and he has averaged 19.0 minutes, 2.6 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. Jones also has had a terrible time shooting the ball as he has only hit 26.3% of his shots from the floor. Jones better play much better than that when he returns or he will lose playing time.