With the announcement that Dante Exum will be out for at least three months after needing surgery on his wrist, the Dallas Mavericks will have to replace the minutes he had been giving them as a backup point guard on the roster who typically comes in to replace either Luka Doncic or Kyrie Irving as the lead initiator.

Dallas Mavericks guard Dante Exum is expected to miss three months after undergoing right wrist surgery on Tuesday, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania. Exum suffered the serious right wrist injury during a training camp workout and sought multiple opinions before electing for surgery this week.