Kyrie Irving Injury Update: Mavericks 'Jason Kidd' would not be surprised if Dallas Star returns early

It was a turbulent season for the Dallas Mavericks. They exchanged Luka Doncic, confronted daily exam for this decision, missed the playoffs according to the NBA final and then landed number 1 in the NBA draft from 2025 with the right to select consensus No. 1, Cooper Flagg. There is also the fact that the team lost the All-Star Wachmann Kyrie Irving through an ACL-Riss at the beginning of March and not only corrected this season, but also remains for a good part of the next season.

An ACL tear can take an average of 10-12 months after the operation, although it has already been reported that the Mavericks are optimistic. Mav's coach Jason Kidd repeated this report on Monday when he also appeared in the Podcast Dlls Mavericks.

“We know [Kyrie] I won't be back until January, February, March, “said Kidd.” … I didn't want to set a time limit because I didn't want to be held. “Well, January,” so we have to give me some scope there. “But know [Kyrie]He will try to come back soon … as you know that he is documenting everything and only speaks to him, his spirit, in the right mind. I would not be surprised if he was back early. “

If you were used in January in January, he would be a massive boost for Dallas, but he will also be 34 years old next March, and a player of this age who tries to return from a serious injury like an ACL tear too early comes with a risk. It will be crucial for Dallas to ensure that he is not too crowded to get back on the pitch, and depending on how well you will start the square again without him the next season, how eager the All-Star-Wachmann is.

Regardless of when Irving returns, the Mavericks will certainly be without him for at least the first two months of the season, and without an obvious solution to fill his shoes on the squad, Dallas has to look outside the team to find this temporary replacement.

“To be able to build the squad, maybe look for a player who can fill this gap [Kyrie]Even a player who may not play that much if [Kyrie] comes back, “said Kidd. And so you can look at the freelance agency like this. But again, next man mentality. If you look at the roster today, understand Dante [Exum] and Spencer [Dinwiddie]These boys did an incredible job. “

Both Exum and Dinwiddie will be free agents this summer, and while they have both had their bright spots over the years, no one will feel an essential solution to be Irving for which probably half of the regular season. It has been reported that Dallas will look for a point guard who either fills for Irving through the trading market or the free agency, so we already know that this is a priority for the team. But it is a question of who is a practical option for you.

Could you get Collin Sexton from the Utah jazz? Maybe you return to the Lakers – Yikes – and see if you could get Austin Reaves for a package around Daniel Gafford. That would be a win-win situation that meets needs on both sides, but the Lakers probably want Dereck Lively II, the younger, sportier tall man with more upward trend to combine with Doncic. Dallas would have to decide whether this is a step that it wants to take. Shortly after the controversial step of sending Doncic, the fan base can do a business again with the Lakers with the Lakers, so that LA may not be limited yet.

While KIDD and the Mavericks are optimistic, Irving will achieve an early return, which does not solve the problem of having a start-caliber point Guard on the squad. And that is a more urgent problem, especially if Irving is unable to return to his own injury or to be expected worse than to return to the pitch.