Jason Kidd instructed that Kyrie Irving might return to the Dallas Mavericks’ lineup sooner or later this 12 months.
“We simply can’t wait to get Kai again sooner or later,” Kidd mentioned on Saturday. “Hopefully it’s within the 12 months ’25, not ’26. However we’ll see what occurs.”
Irving suffered a torn ACL final March, and had surgical procedure on March 26.
Irving has returned to doing mild on-court work, although the Mavs have but to place a agency timeline on the purpose guard’s return.
Kidd added that he appeared ahead to pairing Irving with rookie Cooper Flagg.
“Kai goes to be an ideal match with Cooper Flagg,” Kidd mentioned. “Once you discuss his skillset, with the ability to dribble and rating, he additionally creates area on the ground for Cooper. And vice versa. Cooper creates area for Kai.”
