The Mavericks will leave for an East Coast road trip on Tuesday, but Peja Stojakovic and Rodrigue Beaubois won't travel with them.

Beaubois hasn't played all season as he recovers from offseason surgery for a broken foot. He will ramp up his individual workouts with team trainers.

"He's progressing, for sure," coach Rick Carlisle said of Beaubois. "The hope is when we get back from the trip that he'll be in a position maybe to get into some heightened activity. We'll have to see what's what when we get to that point."

Stojakovic's status remains uncertain, but Carlisle said the knee issue that has kept him out of action since Nov. 26 is doing well.

"He's going through training camp right now. That's the way we're looking at it," Carlisle said. "We could throw him into the games but, again, in our estimation it wouldn't be the right move for him or for us. The knee is doing well. It's conditioning, it's strength, it's integration to some degree.

"For him, he can get a lot of his rhythm by doing some of these individual workouts and working on the things we do offensively and defensively. Right now, we just feel this is the right thing."

The Mavericks have declined to sign Sasha Pavlovic to another 10-day contract after his second pact with the team expired.

Pavlovic, who averaged 4.1 points in 10 games with the Mavericks, started six contests.

"We appreciate what he did and the guys gave him a great round of applause in the locker room, so it was a nice moment," said coach Rick Carlisle. "I'm sure he's disappointed, but I'm also sure he'll hook on with someone else or if he comes back with us, it will be for the rest of the year. The decision comes down from the top and it basically involves flexibility going forward."

Mark Cuban said he would have liked to sign Pavlovic to another 10-day contract, but he wasn't willing to commit for the rest of the season to a player who would probably be inactive once Peja Stojakovic and Rodrigue Beaubois get healthy.

Even though Roddy Beaubois hasn't played this season, the Mavericks will not be making him available in trade talks for players short of a superstar in his prime.

"With a few exceptions," said Mark Cuban when asked about Beaubois' inclusion in potential trades.

In other words, Beaubois will not be traded unless it is for Carmelo Anthony.

Cuban was asked what type of player would need to become available for Beaubois to be included.

"Basically, there's a month to go all over the map," Cuban said. "You can fall in and out of love with multiple players in a month."

Peja Stojakovic won’t make his Mavericks debut until at least next week. The veteran spot-up shooter hasn't played since late November due to a knee injury.

“We’re going to do the right thing here and make sure that he’s ready to play before we throw him out there,” Carlisle said. “Throwing a guy unprepared into an NBA game is extremely dangerous.”

Dirk Nowtizki and Tyson Chandler filmed a video on Thursday where they lobby for the All-Star Game.

Chandler believes he has played well enough to warrant his first trip the game.

“But it’s not up to me,” he said. “It comes down to the coaches. I hope they look at what I’ve done this year for my team.”

Rick Carlisle is pessimistic about Chandler's chances of being named.

“He’s one of our All-Star guys for sure,” he said. “But looking at the list of guys ... I don’t think it’s an impossibility but it’s going to be very difficult.”

The Knicks have surpassed the Lakers as the NBA's most valuable franchise, according to findings from Forbes.

New York is valued at $655 million, while the Lakers are close behind at $643 million.

The Bulls, Celtics and Rockets comprise the remainder of the top-five.

In the wake of LeBron James leaving in free agency, the Cavaliers had a single-year decrease of 26%.

Full Rankings
1. Knicks
2. Lakers
3. Bulls
4. Celtics
5. Rockets
6. Mavericks
7. Heat
8. Suns
9. Spurs
10. Raptors
11. Magic
12. Warriors
13. Pistons
14. Blazers
15. Cavaliers
16. Jazz
17. 76ers
18. Thunder
19. Wizards
20. Nuggets
21. Nets
22. Clippers
23. Hawks
24. Kings
25. Bobcats
26. Hornets
27. Pacers
28. Grizzlies
29. Timberwolves
30. Bucks

Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle felt no need to explain his confrontation with Baron Davis on Tuesday night.

"I'm not going to talk about that," Carlisle said. "It was ... whatever."

Carlisle became angry with Davis after what he felt was a cheap shot on guard Jose Juan Barea.

"He basically thought I took a cheap shot on Barea," Davis told the Los Angeles Times. "Barea was flopping the whole night and he flopped on that play. So when Carlisle looked at me, 'That was a dirty play.'

"I was like, 'No it wasn't. This dude is flopping.' I guess he felt like he was protecting his player. So I told him to ... "

Davis acknowledged that he sprinkled in some colorful language. Carlisle didn't back down, appearing ready to brawl with the guard.

"He started cussing me out," Davis said. "I told him, 'Go have some lunch.' "

The Mavericks responded to Carlisle's fit of rage with a 10-0 run to close out the Clippers.

The Mavericks could get Rodrigue Beaubois back in the near future.

The young point guard is recovering from a broken left foot.

Beaubois' agent, Bouna Ndiaye, said that "it could be a week or maybe two, but he's feeling much better."

He has been running and cutting and stopping and starting while shooting three-pointers.

The Mavericks have signed Peja Stojakovic, but they aren't sure when the veteran will make his debut with the team.

Stojakovic hasn't played a game since Nov. 26 because of irritation in his left knee.

He will be inactive for Tuesday's game against the Clippers and isn't likely to face the Rockets on Thursday.

"I feel OK," Stojakovic said. "It's just that I haven't played basketball for four or five weeks. It's more getting into the playing shape. It's something that I have to work with the trainers and the coaches and keep progressing. We'll make a decision then."

He described his knee problem as "nothing major," saying it caused swelling that lingered longer than expected but shouldn't be a problem if managed properly.

The Mavericks were allowed to sign Peja Stojakovic on Monday night after the NBA approved their trade of Alexis Ajinca to the Raptors.

Stojakovic had been released by Toronto on Thursday.

Dallas sends Ajinca to Toronto and will pay the remainder of his $1.5 million salary for the season and return a future second-round pick that the Raptors had sent the Mavericks last June, as well as cash considerations.

In return, Dallas receives the rights to 2007 second-round pick Georgios Printezis and a trade exception equal to Ajinca's $1.5 million salary.