Two rivals turned teammates, Klay Thompson and Kyrie Irving chart a late‑career Dallas arc amid injury riddles and aging rosters. The Mavericks’ upheaval—Luka Doncic to the Lakers for Anthony Davis—reconfigures the West and tests how Thompson and Irving mesh with a veteran core, including Davis. Cooper Flagg’s arrival injects youth as DAL faces a question of durability and legacy, with the pair breaking down their past to forge a new championship pathway.