Overview
- ESPN’s Tim MacMahon reports Dallas will discuss postponing Irving’s return from his March 2025 ACL tear until 2026–27.
- Irving has not been cleared to practice, and there remains no official timetable for his first on-court work with the team.
- Kidd told reporters a schedule could come after the All-Star break, stressing there is currently no timeline.
- Dallas has climbed to 19-26 on a four-game win streak, though outside optimism for a mid-February return has not been endorsed by the team.
- Anthony Davis remains out with a hand injury as trade speculation persists, adding roster considerations to Dallas’s decision on Irving.