An ACL tear on average can take 10-12 months to heal after surgery, though it's already been reported that the Mavericks are optimistic Irving could return by January of next season, which would be 10 months from when he sustained the injury. Mavs coach Jason Kidd echoed that report Monday while appearing on the DLLS Mavericks podcast, too.

The suddenly-promising vibes for the Dallas Mavericks are only going to get better with Kyrie Irving progressing in his return from a torn ACL.

The Dallas Mavericks’ 2024-25 season went from bad to worse when Kyrie Irving tore his ACL in early March. The star guard had successful surgery and continues to rehab the injury. Irving, who is expected to be ready for the beginning of the 2025-26 campaign,