Since acquiring All-Star guard Kyrie Irving at the trade deadline, the Mavericks have gone just 9–16 and now find themselves in serious danger of missing the playoffs.
With just three games remaining, Dallas is a full game behind the Thunder for the No. 10 seed, the last spot in the play-in tournament. To make matters worse for Dallas, the Thunder own the tiebreaker over the Mavericks, which means Dallas actually has to make up a two-game deficit in the final three games to reach the playoffs—a near impossible task.
Despite the struggles meshing Irving and star Luka Dončić, the Mavericks still intend to sign their newly-acquired guard to a long-term deal this summer, according to a report from Bleacher Report’s Chris Haynes.
