Kyrie Irving

Irving's stint with the Brooklyn Nets is ending after multiple controversies, including a suspension over an antisemitic social media post and missing games ...

However, The Athletic The city later expanded exemptions to its vaccine mandate. In his first season, he missed dozens of games due to a [shoulder injury](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28745597/kyrie-irving-season-ending-shoulder-surgery-nets-looking-big-picture). [The Associated Press](https://apnews.com/article/brooklyn-nets-dallas-mavericks-nba-sports-basketball-04a54cb3ecf504152a3dd714d064d22a), [ESPN](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/35594375/sources-nets-trading-star-guard-kyrie-irving-mavericks) and [The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/05/sports/basketball/kyrie-irving-trade-mavericks.html). [trade request](https://theathletic.com/4154256/2023/02/03/kyrie-irving-nets-trade-request/).

And Luka Doncic is getting another All-Star to help him in Dallas. The Mavericks and Brooklyn Nets agreed Sunday on a blockbuster trade: Irving — the super- ...

And he spoke at length of how highly he thinks of Doncic's game, after the Mavs star had a 41-point, 14-rebound, 11-assist masterpiece. Irving signed as a free agent while Durant joined the Nets on a sign-and-trade with Golden State. Irving is, for now, scheduled to become a free agent after the season. He wasn't with the Nets for their game Saturday, and by Sunday afternoon, his time in Brooklyn appeared to be at an end. That was one of many drama-filled sagas that marked Irving's time with the Nets. It will become complete once the teams have a call with the NBA, which is standard for all trades.

Kyrie Irving is going to Dallas after the Mavericks finalized a deal with the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday to acquire him, according to Shams Charania of The ...

[New York Knicks](https://www.marca.com/en/basketball/nba/new-york-knicks.html). In the summer of 2019, he and Kevin Durant joined the team as free agents. He explained that he "just needed a pause" upon his return. Because of this, [Luka Doncic](https://www.marca.com/en/basketball/nba/luka-doncic.html) has been forced to handle a massive offensive workload, and he apparently isn't happy about it. From the beginning, Irving's time in Brooklyn has been divisive. [Cleveland Cavaliers](https://www.marca.com/en/basketball/nba/cleveland-cavaliers.html) and won a championship, should give Doncic far more freedom to relax on occasion.

Controversial NBA player Kyrie Irving has been traded to the Dallas Mavericks, owned by billionaire Mark Cuban, several outlets reported Sunday, ...

In 2021, Irving made Forbes’ list of the highest-paid athletes, with estimated earnings of $44 million, though he dropped off the list last year. [has said](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/34672230/gave-4-year-100m-plus-extension-unvaccinated) he missed out on a four-year, $100 million contract extension for doing so. That’s how much Irving is expected to make in the 2022-2023 season. Irving sat out during home games in the 2021-2022 season because he was unvaccinated for Covid-19, and Irving was benched last year for eight games after he promoted antisemitic content on social media, causing him to lose roughly $3.6 million before he eventually apologized and [returned to the team](https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2022/11/20/nets-lift-kyrie-irvings-suspension-after-apology-for-antisemitic-tweet/?sh=4d992a9c5091). Irving, 30, has played for the Nets since 2019, a time in which he was no stranger to controversy.

The Brooklyn Nets have reportedly agreed to trade Kyrie Irving to the Dallas Mavericks, according to multiple reports. The Nets reportedly will receive ...

He was not with Brooklyn for its game Saturday night, with the team saying he was injured and that he was excused from being at the arena. [February 5, 2023] The Nets reportedly will receive Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith and future picks in the deal.

Kyrie Irving had missed the Nets' last game due to calf soreness, but he will reportedly be ready to make his Mavericks debut on Wednesday.

Adding Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant hasn't led to a conference finals berth, much less a championship. After meeting Irving's trade request, the Nets are ...

[asked for a trade in June](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/30/sports/basketball/kevin-durant-trade-demand-nets.html) and was given permission to seek one, but couldn’t find one to which the Nets would agree. [some irony](https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/24/sports/basketball/nets-disastrous-deal-with-the-celtics-keeps-getting-worse.html) to the Nets’ being eliminated by the Celtics. The [Boston Celtics swept the Nets](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/25/sports/basketball/nets-eliminated-celtics-sweep.html) out of the first round of the 2022 playoffs. In 2013, the Nets gave up five players, three first-round picks and the option to swap another first-round pick for four players, including [Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett](https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/29/sports/the-nets-go-big-bold-and-old.html). It’s possible that once he’s healthy he will lead the Nets to a strong finish this season. Do the sources know the information? And so, for the past three and a half years, the Nets firmly set their sights on a championship that, they believed, the arrivals of Irving and Durant had put within reach. They gave up a king’s ransom to do it: The package included three first-round picks, four pick swaps and Jarrett Allen, a talented young center who has found success, including an All-Star selection, in Cleveland. In return, the Nets will receive two players, a distant first-round draft pick and multiple second-round picks. “I’m consistently in the lineup, that helps,” Irving said. Having superstar talent is the only surefire way to win a championship in the N.B.A. After meeting Irving’s trade request, the Nets are once again in a state of uncertainty.

Kyrie Irving has left the Brooklyn Nets for the Dallas Mavericks, but he is grateful to have made a childhood dream come true.

Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai wasn't about to bow to the commands of wantaway superstar Kyrie Irving. Irving rocked the NBA landscape when his trade demand ...

Irving had reportedly threatened to sit out the rest of the season if he was not traded, according to Stephen A. “Kyrie Irving is prepared to sit out the rest of the season if need be,” Smith said before the Mavericks trade was locked in. After becoming the ninth player in NBA history to join the 50-40-90 club and the fourth to do so while averaging 25 points a game, Irving refused to be vaccinated against Covid-19, preventing him from playing or practising with the Nets for a two-month stretch. Irving had reportedly threatened to sit out the remainder of the season if his demand to be traded was not met. Landing in California to be alongside “The King” was said to be the top priority for Irving, but Tsai wasn’t having it. Irving rocked the NBA landscape when his trade demand to get out of Brooklyn was revealed.

LA Lakers star LeBron James posted a cryptic message on social media after news broke that Kyrie Irving would be moving from the Brooklyn Nets to the Dallas ...

James, meanwhile, has edged closer to creating history and breaking the NBA career scoring record. [NBA](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/nba) world when he requested a blockbuster trade after failing to agree a contract extension with the Brooklyn Nets. But any hopes NBA fans had of an exciting Irving-James reunion are over after the Nets traded the star player to the Dallas Mavericks instead.

Dallas's efforts to surround Luka Dončić with a co-star have failed in recent years. Will the pairing with Irving pay off?

Kyrie Irving is headed to Dallas, just days after he requested a trade out of Brooklyn.

Kyrie Irving attracted interest from several NBA teams, including the Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Clippers, after asking to be traded ...

In Dallas, he will join forces with NBA star Luka Doncic in the Mavs' bid to push for an NBA finals participation this season. He plays at an incredible pace. "And now that he's in the NBA, you just see him. [Kyrie Irving officially traded to the Dallas Mavericks](https://www.marca.com/en/basketball/nba/dallas-mavericks/2023/02/05/63e0135946163f9a908b45bc.html) [Brooklyn Nets](https://www.marca.com/en/basketball/nba/brooklyn-nets.html). [NBA hand down big suspensions to Bamba and Rivers after mass brawl](https://www.marca.com/en/basketball/nba/2023/02/05/63df9e6de2704eb2388b4569.html)

Kyrie Irving's request for a trade – and his move from Brooklyn to Dallas – got moves started with a bang before Thursday's NBA trade deadline.

Will the Jazz continue selling to accelerate their rebuild? That won't be the only major deal. The Mavs reached a deal to acquire Irving, who has three Finals appearances, a championship, eight All-Star appearances and is averaging 27.1 points, 5.3 assists and 5.1 rebounds this season.

Brooklyn chose the Mavericks' package to remain competitive this season.

[Phoenix Suns](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/PHO/phoenix-suns/), a team that has taken a considerable skid after [Devin Booker](/nba/players/2152529/devin-booker/) went down with a groin injury, they wanted to upgrade their point guard position with [Chris Paul](/nba/players/555969/chris-paul/) feeling the effects of Father Time. The Suns offered the Nets a package around Paul, [Jae Crowder](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/jae-crowder-0vLcUgtCxJK833Re/) and one first-round pick, but Charania reports that Brooklyn would've wanted three first-round picks in total. The team reportedly offered the Nets a package that included both their 2027 and 2029 first-round picks, [according to Bleacher Report's Chris Haynes](https://twitter.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/1622416002922450945), in addition to [Russell Westbrook](/nba/players/1622555/russell-westbrook/), per The Athletic's Shams Charania. The Clippers needed another contract to add to that deal in order for it to work financially, but nothing ever came of it. But the Nets informed the Lakers that it would take including both [Austin Reaves](/nba/players/2268681/austin-reaves/) and [Max Christie](/nba/players/26776121/max-christie/), in addition to pick swaps on top of their original deal, to land Irving. [Dallas Mavericks](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/DAL/dallas-mavericks/) sent shockwaves around the league when they [traded for Kyrie Irving](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/kyrie-irving-trade-mavericks-land-nets-all-star-for-spencer-dinwiddie-dorian-finney-smith-first-round-pick/) Sunday afternoon.

Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic have a number of questions to answer to reach their full potential as a duo.

With Irving, Doncic and Wood on the same team, the Mavericks are probably going to have to run up the scoreboard to compete with the best of the best. [Here](https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/best-players-available-2023-nba-free-agency-list/h6zhedelmmhp0bqzwrxu4gpg) are some of the notable players who will be free agents in the offseason. [could create over $30 million in cap space](https://twitter.com/KeithSmithNBA/status/1622609275926327296). [per NBA insider Marc Stein](https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/1622407277352214530). On court, Irving and Doncic have the potential to be nearly unstoppable offensively, but the Mavericks could run into some issues with the two of them defensively. In four and a half seasons with the Nets, Irving played in 143 of a possible 278 regular-season games. Irving will be an unrestricted free agent in the offseason. Irving has proven that he can thrive alongside a player like Doncic, and him still being in his prime means Doncic won't have to do as much of the heavy lifting. [LeBron's instant reaction](https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/lebron-james-twitter-kyrie-irving-trade-maybe-its-me/lgogvw0vadqd2tvxon84v9op) [Full trade details](https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/kyrie-irving-trade-details-nets-mavericks-blockbuster/y4ifob5gplufixvjkywrfbkj) That's based on a relatively small sample size of 40 games, but he posted equally absurd splits [in 2020-21](https://www.nba.com/stats/player/202681/shots-dash?Season=2020-21) when he joined the exclusive 50-40-90 club and made the All-NBA Third Team. He's at his best when he has the ball in his hands, but he has experience playing next to other ball-dominant stars such as LeBron James, James Harden and Kevin Durant.

Kyrie Irving will join forces with Luka Doncic in what is considered as the trade of the NBA season. The Dallas Mavericks sit sixth in the Western ...

It's just releasing the ball, it's easy basketball because there's a lot of space and you just have to get the best shot you can," Doncic even stated. It has to be noted that Irving thrived when he had another scorer on his side in LeBron James. From now on, Dallas will have two creators on the court. "The double teams? Meanwhile, Doncic will be freed from double-teams on many occasions. Dallas traded two capable squad players Dorian Finney-Smith and Spencer Dinwiddie for Irving.

The NBA's conspiracy theorist-in-chief has forced his way off another team after they (and pal Kevin Durant) stood by him through a ton of nonsense.

He went to Jewish community centers, gave talks at his alma mater, had a child, tried to stay in shape and huddled near the phone, hoping a team would reach out. Kyrie is one of the best, so he gets to be a huge pain in the ass, over and over until there’s not even a remote possibility that he can access that level of transcendence on the court. And now KD and the Nets are left to pick up the pieces. In the second year, though, he refused to get vaccinated for COVID-19, for reasons that A while after he requested a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Boston Celtics, [he called LeBron](https://www.nba.com/news/kyrie-irving-called-lebron-james-apologize) and apologized for how it all went down, saying that he now understood the burden of leadership. And then the season started, he donned the uniform and he was good at basketball, so everyone threw up their hands and admitted that you couldn’t really know anything about this guy. Kyrie tells people he wants to be a Boston Celtic for life, then he almost immediately leaves the team in free agency and signs with the Brooklyn Nets. In Brooklyn, he began to really lose the plot. Now, this is the part where I write about the good things that Kyrie has done on account of his natural inclination for being a pain in the ass. Former President Obama, bored at home and thirsting for NBA action, had to personally intervene to get the bubble back on track. He was a shit-hot boy from the Balkans and the world was his oyster. The main way to make that happen is to replace some of these role players with basketball wizards, the kind of guy who can make the magic while Luka rests, or is having an off night, or when the other team is having an on night.

Matt Moore of Action Network saw an uncanny similarity between Kyrie Irving's Dallas Mavericks situation and another Boston Celtics point guard's.

The signs point to an ending in Dallas similar to the ending of Irving’s time in Boston and Brooklyn: ringless. to reshuffle the deck in the offseason. With Dallas trading two valuable contributors in Spencer Dinwiddie and Dorian Finney-Smith to the Nets for Irving, the Mavericks are not a deep team.

LeBron James said that while he was disappointed by the Lakers losing out on trading for Kyrie Irving, his focus has shifted to "where it should be and ...

"Well, I mean for me it is challenging, but I'm 10 toes down so I understand that once I show up to work, or once I show up to the job description -- and that's being a leader of the ballclub every single day -- there's no [question for] me on what my mindset is," he said. is currently 25-29, 13th in the Western Conference but only three games out of the No. Is there things I can do to be greater at to not only help the ballclub and everybody all automatically think it's basketball, but it's in life in general. My focus is shifted back to where it should be and that's this club now and what we have in the locker room." James, 38, signed a two-year, $97.1 million extension with Los Angeles in the offseason that will keep him under contract through the 2024-25 season, should he pick up his option on the final year. I kind of envision myself on what it can, but I don't invest it all the way into it until I know it's happening. "But my focus is shifted now. Is there things I can do more? I think your greatest challenge and your greatest enemy is the person that you look in the mirror. I don't get too excited about the possibilities of things that can be. However, the Lakers also got the impression that Nets governor Joe Tsai was reluctant to trade Irving to L.A., which was believed to be Irving's preferred destination, after a tumultuous tenure with the talented point guard, sources told ESPN. [Russell Westbrook](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3468/russell-westbrook) and their two future first-round draft picks in 2027 and 2029, sources told ESPN.

Dallas' bold move to acquire star guard Kyrie Irving did more than slash the Mavericks' NBA title odds in half. It completed a 72-hour of whirlwind action ...

LeBron James admitted he's "definitely disappointed" the Los Angeles Lakers were unable to land Kyrie Irving ahead of the NBA trade deadline. With Irving.

Russell Westbrook has been dealt multiple times across his career and served as a lightning rod for criticism from the moment he arrived ahead of last season. LeBron sat down with @RealMikeWilbon to share his thoughts on the Lakers not being able to trade for his former teammate Kyrie Irving:

"I can't sit here and say I'm not disappointed on not being able to land such a talent." But it wasn't as simple as James rallying together with Los Angeles' young core and making a push for the postseason.

Yahoo Sports senior NBA reporter Vincent Goodwill reacts to the blockbuster move - as Brooklyn sends the point guard to Dallas in a trade that could shake up ...

The Los Angeles Lakers' attempts to trade for Kyrie Irving stalled out in part over his unwillingness to sign a two-year, $80 million-plus extension...

That will require draft capital, let alone whatever the Lakers need to give up to get other players in return. ... There is no way in hell that the Los Angeles Lakers are winning the championship." Even with Westbrook playing better off the bench and the Lakers stabilizing after a 2-10 start, adding more complementary players would make sense.

Since the departure of Jalen Brunson this summer, the Dallas Mavericks have been looking for opportunities to add another backcourt creator next to Luka ...

These are some of the doubts the Mavericks will face in the coming months. Would the Mavericks be willing to commit almost $200 million in the next four years to sign him to a long-term deal? But in March, Irving will turn 31, and in the past four seasons, he has played only 143 games. But since Brunson now plays in New York, there was a need to make a move that would shake things up. Irving will help balance this situation, and Kidd will have the opportunity to build some lineups around Irving while Doncic rests a little bit. He often left the Nets hanging during his time in Brooklyn. 2 star next to him, Doncic has been forced to play many minutes and has been carrying the entire offense on his shoulders. Defensively, though, the issues that were already in place won't improve for sure. Those conversations helped accelerate the process and convince Irving that Dallas could be the right move for him. However, Irving's behavior outside the court leaves a lot of questions for the Mavericks moving forward. Irving will be an unrestricted free agent this summer, so his future remains uncertain. The idea of seeing two players of that caliber playing together is definitely exciting.

The Houston Rockets got a massive haul of draft picks from the Brooklyn Nets when they traded James Harden in Jan. of 2021. At the time, the Nets thought they ...

Durant is going to have to carry a huge load in crunch-time now, and the defense is going to have to be perfect to give him a chance to play the hero. Now it’s over, and that has to be a relief on some level to KD. Trading for a star as unreliable as Irving was going to be extremely risky for any team, but the Lakers were a rare team so desperate for help that acquiring Kyrie made sense. Trading for Irving isn’t going to make Mavs fans feel any better about the state of the locker room. The Mavericks’ 23-year-old superstar was putting up one of the highest usage rates in league history this year without an All-Star caliber teammate next to him on the roster. Irving put in a surprise trade request to the The Nets really may have chosen a worse offer just because they didn’t want Kyrie to be happy. LeBron got all emo on Twitter after Kyrie was traded to the Mavs. The Lakers were long considered the front-runner to land Irving in a trade. Simmons has since become a shell of himself on the court. A trade like this doesn’t just impact the Nets and Mavericks — it impacts the whole league. At the time, the Nets thought they would be a potential dynasty with Harden-Irving-Durant all playing together.

Kyrie Irving is heading to the Dallas Mavericks. Let's take a look at who won and who lost the first blockbuster of the 2023 NBA trade deadline.

Sure, Irving joining the Mavericks crowds the West playoff picture even more and adds another All-Star talent to the backcourt in a loaded conference. Irving reportedly will make his debut with the Mavericks against the Clippers on Wednesday. Would Golden State consider bringing back Durant in the next week? Those odds are the seventh-highest in the NBA and now ahead of Irving's former team (+1400). Could the Lakers pull off a blockbuster move? If Irving and Dončić can hit the ground running, the Mavericks should be able to separate themselves from the pack. The Warriors’ two-timeline plan isn’t working. And in Boston. Irving’s contract expires at the end of this season. There won’t be much defense played in Dallas, but the offense? Dallas now features stars Kyrie Irving and Luka Dončić in the same backcourt. Brooklyn traded for James Harden in January 2021.

Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving was traded to the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday, according to The Athletic's Shams Charania and ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

[posted a link to a documentary on Twitter that contained anti-Semitic messages](https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/29/sport/kyrie-irving-nets-antisemitic-documentary/index.html). Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai [said he was “disappointed” in Irving’s actions at the time.](https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/29/sport/kyrie-irving-nets-antisemitic-documentary/index.html) Irving will play alongside four-time NBA All-Star Luka Doncic with the Mavericks. The Nets also reportedly sent [Markieff Morris to Dallas](https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/10/sport/nikola-jokic-markieff-morris-nba-spt-intl/index.html) in the trade. [Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving ](https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/04/sport/kyrie-irving-trade-brooklyn-nets-spt-intl/index.html)was traded to the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday, according to [The Athletic’s Shams Charania](https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1622324668047794177) and [ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.](https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1622325104351842307)

The Dallas Mavericks trade with the Brooklyn Nets for star guard Kyrie Irving was made official on Monday.

He wants to win any game of the week, that's why he loves to play, that's why he wants to play 82 games. It was part of the massive fallout from Irving posting a link to an antisemitic film on his Twitter account. "I will forever be grateful I got to live out my dream I had as a Kid with y'all. 2 scorer in [Christian Wood](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3058254/christian-wood) in the offseason, they haven't been able to win without Doncic this season. That was one of many drama-filled sagas that marked Irving's time with the Nets. He is expected to return just prior to or after the mid-February All-Star break. [Jalen Brunson](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3934672/jalen-brunson) was crucial to Dallas' playoff run alongside Doncic last season but decided he wanted his own starting role as a point guard and left for the [New York Knicks](/nba/team/_/name/ny/new-york-knicks) in free agency. "At the end of the day, Kevin wants to win," Vaughn said. A year ago, the Mavericks were right around .500 when their surge started just as the calendar turned to 2022. He wasn't with the Mavs at the start of a five-game trip out West after bruising his right heel in the final home game before the trip. Dallas is in a group of nine teams that started the day within one loss of each other. He was ruled out of the second game on the trip at Utah on Monday night.

LeBron James made it clear he feels Kyrie Irving would have greatly improved the Lakers' championship chances, but he is not dwelling on it.

In the blockbuster deal for the eight-time All-Star, Dallas also received forward Markieff Morris from the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for guard Spencer Dinwiddie ...

If everything works out, there’s a path for Irving to stay in Dallas long term, but given his history on and off the court, that’s a big if. With Irving gone, the Mavericks could potentially free up more than $25 million in cap space thanks to several expiring contracts, including those of Markieff Morris, Frank Ntilikina, Theo Pinson and Dwight Powell. Irving is in the final year of a four-year, $136.49 million contract that he signed with the Nets in the summer of 2019. However, he is eligible for a five-year, $272.92 million maximum contract if he re-signs with the Mavericks. He’ll walk, and the Mavericks will return to square one. Currently, the Mavericks could offer Irving a two-year, $86.24 million extension, which is well below his market value—even considering his health and off-court issues.

Jason Kidd brushed aside questions about Kyrie Irving's past controversies and future with the team, deciding instead to focus on his belief that the ...

and center/power forward [Christian Wood](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3058254/christian-wood), sources told ESPN. "Some nights, you're going to have to use the offense as your defense, but Kai's going to compete on the defensive end. Luka's going to compete on the defensive end. The trade wasn't made to help a Dallas defense that has slipped from seventh last season to 24th in efficiency. [Markieff Morris](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/6461/markieff-morris) on Sunday, two days after Irving requested a trade from the [Brooklyn Nets](/nba/team/_/name/bkn/brooklyn-nets) in the wake of fizzled contract extension discussions. He's an eight-time All-Star who has earned a reputation as one of the league's most brilliant offensive creators during his career with the [Cleveland Cavaliers](/nba/team/_/name/cle/cleveland-cavaliers), [Boston Celtics](/nba/team/_/name/bos/boston-celtics) and Nets, averaging 23.3 points and 5.7 assists per game in 12 NBA seasons. Doncic will join the team in Los Angeles on Wednesday, but he is still recovering from a right heel contusion suffered last week and will not play against the Clippers. It's going to be fun to watch." Someone is going to have the advantage." Dallas will dare teams to double-team Doncic when he shares the floor with Irving, who is averaging 27.1 points and 5.3 assists per game this season. We feel that getting him is going to help put us in a position to win a championship." "We feel that the talent and his abilities to make us better are something that we needed.

Plus, why has the buzz on Bojan Bogdanovic died down?

The guys discuss the other reported Kyrie deals involving the Suns and Lakers (31:56). [Verno and KOC react to Kyrie Irving being dealt to the Mavs for Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith, and a handful of picks (01:17)](https://open.spotify.com/episode/2OK610PcGhfRSvrUmJq5Vb?si=72780947b60640db). Lastly, they discuss why the buzz on Bojan Bogdanovic has died down before Verno addresses the incident involving a member of Ja Morant’s crew, and they debate what Kevin Durant’s next move could be (49:31).

The Dallas Mavericks believe the acquisition of Kyrie Irving has made them genuine title contenders.