Dallas Mavericks general manager Mike Schmitz said he has seen Kyrie Irving doing everything possible to return at full strength from the torn ACL that ended his 2025-26 season, citing the 34-year-old guard’s presence and approach inside the team’s practice facility this offseason. Schmitz made the comments Friday during a roundtable with reporters at the American Airlines Center.
“I can say he’s been doing everything humanly possible to maximize his talent and to do that,” Schmitz said. “Just to see his approach and how he’s attacking things every day has been incredibly impressive. To see his leadership, to see the way he carries himself, to see the way he pours into Cooper and pours into the rest of the guys. It’s May 29, and there’s a level of buy-in that is really impressive.”
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