No one on the Dallas Mavericks is secure after the Luka Doncic commerce, nevertheless it appears like Kyrie Irving remains to be part of the long run plans.
Veteran NBA author Marc Stein reported to Substack this week on Irving’s standing with the Mavs within the wake of the Doncic blockbuster. Stein writes that Irving “by all indications” stays on target to signal a brand new multi-year deal in Dallas this coming summer season.
The 32-year-old Irving is below contract for $41 million this season with a $44 million participant possibility for subsequent season. Whereas Irving arrived in Dallas by way of commerce in Feb. 2023, he signed a three-year extension with the Mavs later that yr within the offseason. Among the main promoting factors for Irving to remain in Dallas have been mentioned to be Doncic, who’s now not with the staff, and Mark Cuban, who’s now not the bulk proprietor.
It ought to assist that Irving can earn extra money on one other extension with the Mavericks than he in any other case would get from a distinct staff (and to a lesser extent that Irving’s ex-USA Basketball teammate Anthony Davis is now in Dallas). However the eight-time All-Star Irving is notoriously fickle and has ruined things for less at his previous NBA stops. Thus, it could nonetheless be a protracted few months forward for the Mavericks till Irving lastly places pen to paper on a brand new extension.
