After securing Cooper Flagg with the first pick of the 2025 NBA Draft, the Dallas Mavericks had huge hopes for the new season, expecting a fully healthy roster. However, things have gone drastically off-script, with the team facing a miserable 2-7 record that prompted franchise legend Dirk Nowitzki to deliver a clear, strong message about the struggling squad.

The injury bug that plagued the Mavericks last season has returned during the current campaign, leaving several key players, including Anthony Davis, Daniel Gafford, and Dereck Lively II, sidelined. They joined Kyrie Irving who is still recovering from a torn left ACL surgery and it’s expected to miss a huge part of the season.

Of the nine games played, Davis has missed four, Gafford five, and Lively six, creating a huge problem fo

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