The Dallas Mavericks had high expectations for the 2024-25 season following their NBA Finals appearance last year. However, the Mavs’ 2024-25 campaign has not gone according to plan. The roster has been decimated by injuries,

Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd reflected on the team's NBA preseason expectations and how injuries have derailed them. The Dallas Mavericks suffered another tough loss on Sunday, falling 130-125 to the Philadelphia 76ers.

“I’ve never seen this. Never been on a game where you cannot take someout out to rest them because we had no one to put in. The end of the bench, normally, you can put someone in," Kidd said. "It’s tough. It is what it is, though. Gotta keep pushing forward.”