After Davis suffered an adductor strain in his Mavs debut that caused him to miss six weeks, the team endured a string of injuries to multiple key players, most notably Irving. The 33-year-old suffered a torn ACL in March that ended his season prematurely and will likely cost him a significant portion of next season as well.

It's a good question, and it also involves projecting when Kyrie Irving comes back from his ACL tear. So let's assume Flagg is a Maverick and Irving returns a few months into the 2025-26 season. Let's run through the projected lineup:

Kyrie Irving shared his first post after the Dallas Mavericks won the 2025 NBA draft lottery. The event where the Atlanta Hawks were given the No. 1 overall pick in 2024 was conducted Monday at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago.