“I love Ky to death, right? When he was going through all his issues in Brooklyn and before that, Boston, we were just trying to find another star to pair with Luka,” former Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said during his appearance on The Arena podcast. For Cuban, the goal was clear. Bring Irving to Dallas to pair the former Duke standout with one of the league’s brightest young talents. But that pairing lasted only two seasons. By February 2025, Dončić had been traded to the Lakers under Nico Harrison, leaving Irving as the marquee figure on a roster now in transition.

March came with another setback: Irving tore his ACL against the Sacramento Kings, that abruptly ended his season. Irving is yet to have a season completely free from major injuries since his arrival in Dallas. With the u

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