{"id":170719,"date":"2025-09-26T13:51:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T13:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/170719\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T13:51:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T13:51:08","slug":"dallas-mavericks-have-questionable-road-as-kyrie-irving-sits-on-sidelines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/170719\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Mavericks have questionable road as Kyrie Irving sits on sidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Dallas Mavericks<\/a> are trying to pick up the pieces with Kyrie Irving on the sidelines for the first few months of the season.<\/p>\n

Irving tore his ACL back in March, resulting in a recovery that will bleed into the upcoming season. NBA.com writer Brian Martin questions how far the Mavs can go without Irving on the floor.<\/a><\/p>\n

“When the Mavs made the blockbuster deal to acquire [Anthony] Davis last season, the idea was to pair him with Irving to form a dominant guard-forward tandem. However, they played only one game and a total of 25 minutes together before Davis was sidelined with an adductor injury. Before Davis could return to action, Irving was lost for the season with a torn ACL, which will likely cost him much of this season as well,” Martin wrote.<\/p>\n

“While that star duo pairing has been delayed, the Mavs taking [Cooper] Flagg in the draft opens a new potential star duo in Dallas with Davis and Flagg forming a formidable forward tandem. The addition of [D’Angelo] Russell will help fill the void left by Irving, but the Mavs lack backcourt depth, which could come into play if injuries strike again this season.”<\/p>\n

READ MORE: 2011 NBA Champion details how he almost didn’t get traded to Mavericks<\/a><\/p>\n

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Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving drives to the basket as Milwaukee Bucks forward Taurean Prince defends. \/ Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

The Mavs are hoping to cushion the blow with veteran point guard D’Angelo Russell, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft.<\/p>\n

Russell is a shell of who Irving is as a player, but he can still fill in the gaps in the interim. If Russell can fit into Jason Kidd’s offense and complement Flagg and Davis, the Mavs could be in a rhythm similar to where they are with Irving.<\/p>\n

The Western Conference is expected to be a bloodbath this season, so the Mavs might hover around the middle of the pack without Irving, but the hope for Dallas is to have enough of a chance to wiggle back into the playoff picture when Kyrie is back.<\/p>\n

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