The Dallas Mavericks entered this year hoping to hold steady in the Western Conference playoff race until Kyrie Irving returns, at which point they could fully take off into a legitimate contender.

The Dallas Mavericks officially fired General Manager Nico Harrison and must now begin looking to the future for a path to success.

With the Mavericks being the biggest topic around the league this week, the discussion quickly shifted to the question looming over whomever is tapped to replace Harrison as the lead executive: What does the future hold for Davis and Irving less than three months until the February trade deadline?

The Mavericks feel like a bottomless pit of despair, especially since they already traded away control of their first-round picks from 2027 through 2030. While there's no sugarcoating their rocky start to the 2025-26 season, things aren't quite as bleak as they might currently seem in Dallas, especially following the dismissal of Harrison.

The Dallas Mavericks are building around Cooper Flagg and they could add another piece in the frontcourt to help him in the 2026 NBA Draft. Bleacher Report cont

The Dallas Mavericks have all but confirmed that they'll be entering rebuild mode, and Kyrie Irving could be left out of those long-term plans.

The Dallas Mavericks made the worst trade in NBA history, flipping Luka Doncic and Maxi Kleber to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis, Max Christie, and a single first-round pick. However, the LA Clippers are still feeling the effects of perhaps the second-worst trade in NBA history.

More sad evidence has emerged on the far higher value fired Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison had on Anthony