The Dallas Mavericks have to bounce back in a big way next season. After making the NBA Finals in 2024, they've missed the playoffs two years in a row, posting their second-worst record of the century in 2025-26. That has to change. They have a budding young superstar in Cooper Flagg who wants to win, Kyrie Irving returning from injury, a lottery pick this summer that they can pair with Flagg, and a coach who is desperate to prove that he's not mediocre. Is that going to be enough to bounce back to the playoffs? Likely not, so here are some moves the Mavericks could make to get back into playoff contention. It's important to note that the Mavs would first need to hire a general manager/president of basketball operations, which should hopefully be in place soon. Sign a Steady Guard Even with Kyrie Irving slated to return from injury next season, it will have been 18 months since he has played basketball. That's a long time. They would still need better depth behind him, though.…