Dallas Mavericks fans are already anticipating the start of the NBA season in 2024-2025. This drafted team has failed in the 2024 NBA finals against the Boston Celtics but the franchise has done a lot of things to prepare for the next season well. One of their notable moves was the sign and trade for Klay Thompson and sign and shoot for Spencer Dinwiddie. However, the likelihood and capacity of the Mavericks team are fixed and greatly determined by Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving.
Irving’s Crucial Year
The Brooklyn Nets’ Kyrie Irving is in an essential year, as he will also enter a crossroads at 30. He has a player option for the following summer and the way he plays this season can warrant him staying in the Mavericks or exploring the free agency. Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving were arguably one of the best duos in the last season; however, they were plagued by injuries and inconsistency throughout the playoffs, mainly in the NBA finals.
Potential Free Agency Impact
NBA analysts have included Irving in their list of the ‘8 possible game changers’ for the summer of 2015. Hence, if Irving decides to play in the free agency, it will highly affect the Mavericks’ strategies. His decision would compel the Mavericks to reflect on the pros and cons of extending an offer of a long-term contract to him. Since Moerman had numerous injuries and is not young for an NBA player, a long-term contract extension is dangerous for Dallas, especially knowing that Doncic has a player option after the 2025-26 season.
The Challenges Ahead
Irving’s health is an issue, and he only managed to play 58 games in the previous season; he has barely played more than 44 games per season since leaving the Boston Celtics in 2019. Also, he fractured his hand this summer which increases the instability of such predictions. All these factors have to be given much consideration by the Mavericks as they decide their next step.
The new season becomes one of the critical for both Kyrie Irving and the Mavericks. Thus, the successful season, ultimately, will help Irving lock down his spot in Dallas and keep going with Doncic.
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