Mavericks quietly hint at major step for coach's future after disturbing arrest

The Dallas Mavericks' season ended nearly three weeks ago, and the team is now in a long dead period until free agency and the NBA Draft at the end of June. The next big event for the team is the NBA Draft Lottery, which is next Monday, and this day could have huge implications for the team if they're able to move up into the top four.

Dallas has the 11th-best odds of securing the No. 1 overall pick, and if they were able to somehow move up and win the lottery, Cooper Flagg would help turn around the disaster that has been going on within the Mavericks' walls ever since they traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis. Flagg may be the only one who can help win fans back and give the Mavs' future some promise once again.

Nico Harrison trading Doncic sucked life out of the city from the moment it went down until now, but countless other things happened since the trade that didn't go in the Mavs' favor either. Some of these unfortunate events include Kyrie Irving tearing his ACL, Davis straining his adductor in his Mavs debut, and the Mavs missing the playoffs altogether less than a year after they made the NBA Finals, and one of the biggest events that hasn't been discussed much since it happened involved one of their coaches.

Darrell Armstrong may already have one foot out of Mavericks' door

Assistant coach Darrell Armstrong was arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon about two weeks after the trade went down, as he allegedly hit a woman over the head with a gun and threatened to shoot her.

This news made the Mavericks' situation even worse, and while Dallas' updates on this situation have been limited, they quietly dropped an update that could be a huge indicator of what his future with the franchise will look like. Armstrong seemed beloved in Dallas, as he always had a smile on his face and shared tight bonds with multiple players, but this shocking off-court incident could change everything.

First reported by Dallas Morning News' Mike Curtis, the Mavericks have removed Armstrong from the team's directory on their media website. While Armstrong remains featured on the Mavs' website, the fact that he isn't on the team's media website could be a sign that he won't be returning next season.

It would be hard for the Mavericks to justify bringing him back after what happened, and it seems like the Mavericks may be heading separate ways from Armstrong beginning this offseason. Dallas could end up having multiple other assistant coach vacancies heading into next season, as Alex Jensen has already agreed to become the next head coach at the University of Utah, while Sean Sweeney and Jared Dudley could end up earning head coaching jobs elsewhere.

The Mavericks' bench could be looking entirely different next season when it comes to the coaches who join Jason Kidd on the sideline, and we'll have you covered with all the latest.