NBA Scout: Mavs Are 'Hopeless' After Luka Trade amid Kyrie, Anthony Davis Injuries

The Dallas Mavericks' outlook for the remainder of the 2024-25 season is bleak.

"Dallas is just hopeless right now," an NBA scout told ESPN's Tim Bontemps this week. "There's just no scoring ability without Kyrie. There's just not enough talent with all these injuries."

A big domino fell Monday when guard Kyrie Irving went down for the season with a torn ACL. In addition to Irving, Dallas is without Anthony Davis (adductor), Daniel Gafford (knee) and Dereck Lively II (ankle). Davis, who was a key piece brought back in February's Luka Dončić trade, is improving and "has been cleared for more dynamic on-court movements," per the Dallas Morning News' Mike Curtis, though ESPN's Shams Charania previously speculated the big man could be shut down for the year.

The Mavericks are 32-31 and 10th in the Western Conference. They hold a 2.5-game lead on the Phoenix Suns for the final play-in tournament spot and are 4-6 in their last 10 games.

The current roster will be led by Klay Thompson and P.J. Washington, but it will be an uphill battle to keep pace in a loaded Western Conference.