The suddenly-promising vibes for the Dallas Mavericks are only going to get better with Kyrie Irving progressing in his return from a torn ACL.

The Dallas Mavericks are heading into the 2025-26 NBA season with sky-high excitement. After arguably the three worst months in franchise history, during which the franchise took the unpopular decision of trading Luka Doncic, they were handed a billion-dollar lifeboat with Cooper Flagg.

The Dallas Mavericks’ 2024-25 season went from bad to worse when Kyrie Irving tore his ACL in early March. The star guard had successful surgery and continues to rehab the injury. Irving, who is expected to be ready for the beginning of the 2025-26 campaign,