Forget all the noise, Dallas isn’t playing around. The Mavericks have absolutely no interest in trading Kyrie Irving, despite a ton of buzz around the league. NBA insider Marc Stein dropped the hammer, reporting that the Mavs started telling teams back in June, straight up, that “You can call for him, we are not making him available.”
Everyone’s Talking, Dallas Isn’t Listening
Seriously, teams are buzzing like crazy for Kyrie. Shams Charania from ESPN hit up the Pat McAfee Show recently and said a “slew of teams” are watching Irving. He even specifically called out the Miami Heat as super interested, but pointed out they already gave up three first-round picks, a swap, and other assets just to get Giannis Antetokounmpo. What else do they have left to offer? And Tim MacMahon, also from ESPN, is saying that when he talks to other NBA execs and scouts about Dallas, Kyrie is “the No. 1 thing people are asking me about.”
But here’s the kicker: Stein said all this buzz is coming from the outside, not from inside the Mavs organization. He summed it up perfectly, saying, “The media speculation and chatter about a Kyrie trade has increased, and I’m like, ‘guys, the Mavs are 4-2. If they were 1-5 or even 2-4, I guess maybe then you could understand.’” Exactly! Things are going well, they’ve started the season strong at 4-2, and Dallas has consistently told teams they won’t even field calls about Irving. That’s a confident, clear message if I’ve ever heard one.
The Future Timeline Question
Kyrie is playing great, averaging 21.4 points per game. He’s a huge reason they’ve had such an impressive start. However, we can’t ignore a couple of things: he’s turning 35 this season and he’s got a player option for the 2027-28 campaign. The Mavs are clearly building around their 19-year-old cornerstone, Cooper Flagg. So, it’s fair to speculate about Irving’s immediate future, especially since his timeline doesn’t exactly match up with Flagg’s, and he’s not guaranteed to be in Dallas next season because of that option.
It’s totally possible that if the Mavs hit a rough patch as the season goes on, they might reconsider and look to get something back for him. But right now, with the team performing well and Kyrie balling out, they are absolutely not interested in trading him. The message is loud and clear: don’t bother calling.
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Originally reported by Bleacher Report.
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