Kyrie Irving suffering a torn ACL was worse. Losing the team's primary shot creator not only ended any dreams of a deep playoff run, but it's also an injury that will bleed into next season. It has left the Mavericks at a crossroads.

In the 10 full games Irving played in from Feb. 4 to March 1, Irving averaged 39.3 minutes per contest, the most of any player in the NBA.

Klay Thompson’s first year with the Dallas Mavericks may go down as a giant “what could’ve been.” After playing with Steph Curry and Draymond Green for over a decade on the Golden State Warriors, Thompson spent just a mere handful of months on the court with Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving this past season.