An ACL tear on average can take 10-12 months to heal after surgery, though it's already been reported that the Mavericks are optimistic Irving could return by January of next season, which would be 10 months from when he sustained the injury. Mavs coach Jason Kidd echoed that report Monday while appearing on the DLLS Mavericks podcast, too.

Seemingly, all of the news out of the NBA in the last few days has surrounded the Dallas Mavericks, at least off the court. The Mavericks won Monday night’s NBA Draft lottery, earning the right to make the first selection in the 2025 NBA Draft.

The suddenly-promising vibes for the Dallas Mavericks are only going to get better with Kyrie Irving progressing in his return from a torn ACL.