On paper, the Dallas Mavericks would appear to have a contending roster in the Western Conference. With the arrival of No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg, it’s almost enough to erase the bad taste left by the Luka Doncic trade last season. But Mavericks fans are going to have to wait to see their team at full strength as Kyrie Irving continues his injury rehab from a torn ACL suffered last season.

While Kyrie Irving is still sidelined due to injury, he’s still been an integral part of Mavericks’ training camp and preseason, coaching up Brandon Williams alongside assistant coach Phil Handy during a recent practice, as observed by Brad Townsend of The Dallas Morning News. Expand Tweet

With Irving in the lineup, the Mavericks’ ceiling becomes that much higher. Irving suffered the ACL in

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