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By Mathieu Seguin | Sport editor
While the Mavericks are hopeful of going as far as possible this season, the next campaign will mark the first real test with the return of Kyrie Irving. However, the leader will need time and will not be available in September …
The Mavericks have lost big this season. The departure of Luka Doncic, the injuries, including that of Kyrie Irving, while the arrival of Anthony Davis brought a little happiness to the supporters. But for the latter, there is no question of forgiving Nico Harrison, judged as responsible for the decline of the franchise and what happens lately.
Almost a year ago, the Mavericks played the grand finale against the Celtics. This season? They would already be happy to access the first round of the playoffs. Irving's injury changed the game to Dallas, she who may have taken place because of Doncic's departure. We know that the staff asked the leader a lot, making him play almost 40 minutes per meeting.
Kyrie Irving still very far from a return
And even if the player's franchise and clan tried to refute these rumors, the doctors recalled an essential fact: the more a player plays, chains the matches and requests his muscles, the more he risks an injury. This is all the more the case with Kyrie who has a busy liability. The result is final and many wonder when he can come back today.
Unfortunately, it will not be immediately. Some perhaps hoped that Kyrie will come back somewhere during the summer but we are talking about a serious knee and ligament injury. Shams Charania gave news on ESPN this Wednesday and confirms a simple fact: the leader should not return before 2026.
@ShamsCharania : “The return of Kyrie Irving is the big question to Dallas. Among the Mavericks, there is good hope that Kyrie will play a good part of the next season. There is optimism to find the parquet floors by January. But before that, he has a player option at 44 million. This is the next situation to manage for Nico Harrison and the Mavericks. »»
Note that MAVs could offer a new contract instead of Kyrie of three seasons according to Shams. The goal would be simple: that he was aligned with the deals of Nico Harrison and Anthony Davis in order to better build in the years to come. But unfortunately, his return will not be for now.
The Mavericks will want to play the title next season, but they will have to play a good part of the regular season without Kyrie Irving. A first bad news for the organization, which probably does not lose hope.
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