MAVS NEWS:

[Smitty]

I am not positing this to be negative, because I actually like that he has this mindset. But, just to temper our expectations, here's Kyrie failing to commit to the idea that he'll be back in time for the playoffs. He's not saying he won't be, so again, it's probably just about managing expectations, but I'd say there's a better than 0% chance he misses the entire season. 

https://x.com/KevinGraySports/status/194...1508594066

Kyrie tore his ACL March 3rd & had surgery March 26th. In the last 10 years, the average return to play in the NBA is 11.6 months (350 days). The fastest return to play is 9-10 months.

The most optimistic outlook is Kyrie coming back around Christmas, which is exactly 9 months post-surgery. The trade deadline is the first/second week in February, so about 10.5 months post-surgery.

My guess is that the Mavs are operating as if Kyrie will return between Christmas and the trade deadline, best case scenario. Impossible to know until Kyrie starts hitting key milestones in his recovery.

I don’t have any opinion on it at all, just thought I’d post some dates and data so that people can have some kind of baseline for even the most optimistic expectations.