Fansided · Jul 21, 2025
Mavericks' inexcusable contract blunder is brutally biting them hard now
Dallas Mavericks, Jaden Hardy | Alex Goodlett/GettyImagesAs the Dallas Mavericks trek further into the offseason, the consensus among many fans and analysts is that next season's Mavericks will be as successful as their ability to fill Kyrie Irving's shot creation and scoring punch is, as Irving will be out of the lineup for at least half of the season. Dallas addressed this by signing D'Angelo Russell over the summer, but Russell is coming off a rough season with the Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets, and he has a lot to prove this season if he wants to become the type of stopgap point guard the Mavericks need to fill even 75 percent of what Irving brings to the table.
