After a dramatic turn of events this season, the Dallas Mavericks have reason to be optimistic.
The stunning departure of Luka Doncic was just the start of the Dallas Mavericks’ problems in 2024-25.
The franchise suffered another huge blow when Kyrie Irving went down with from a season-ending ACL injury, on top of an injury to newly acquired star Anthony Davis.
Davis eventually returned to lead the charge, but the Mavs came up short in making it to the 2025 NBA Playoffs.
Now after miraculously winning the NBA Draft lottery with a slim 1.8 percent chance, the Mavericks now have unexpected optimism for next season and beyond.
Losing Doncic remains difficult to process, but having a projected a No. 1 pick, tipped to be another generational talent in Cooper Flagg, is an unreal franchise-altering turnaround.
Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty ImagesShams Charania drops key offseason plan of the Dallas Mavericks
Although there’s still plenty of animosity towards general manager Nico Harrison, Dallas Mavericks fans can feel a little more confident about their future. A trio of Flagg, Davis, and Irving has a high ceiling, and is a core most NBA teams would love to have.
The Mavs already have plenty of matters to address in preparation for a 2025-26 season of redemption.
According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, finding and signing a point guard will be one of the priorities of Dallas this upcoming summer.
“I’m told the Mavericks will be pursuing a point guard,” the NBA insider said. “Whether that’s in the trade market, in free agency, that is a big priority for them because we know Kyrie Irving is potentially targeting January in making his return.
“So we’ll see which point guard they could have as a plug-in player for them.”
Finding a point guard is a must for Dallas this summer
After tearing his ACL this past February, Irving is slated to miss the initial portion of the season. And without him, the Mavs will truly need a proven temporary floor general who can set the table and facilitate their offense.
Averaging a serviceable 11.0 points and 4.0 assists in 79 games, it is not guaranteed that Spencer Dinwiddie will return after reuniting with the Mavs on a veteran’s minimum deal.
After Irving went down, Brandon Williams became an intriguing revelation for the Mavs, impressing ESPN’s Bobby Marks. But the Mavericks plans indicated they feel he is probably not yet ready to embrace the role.
The likes of Tyus Jones, Malcolm Brogdon, Dennis Schroder, and Chris Paul are some of the key serviceable point guards to watch in the 2025 offseason market, and the Mavs will need to be aggressive to get one of them.