A recent article by Zach Buckley of Bleacher Report titled "1 Thing That Could Implode Every Team's 2025-26 NBA Season" stated that the Dallas Mavericks' biggest issue would be "an unshared rock." Buckley discussed how he believes that Dallas has a "passing problem," listing D'Angelo Russell and Kyrie Irving as players who he doesn't seem to have much faith in passing the ball.
He thinks that Russell forcing up shots combined with "passing (not being) the sharpest tool in Irving's arsenal" will hold the Mavericks back, but they could silence this take right away as the 2025-26 seasson kickss off next week.