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.

The Nets are trading Kyrie Irving and Markieff Morris to the Mavericks in exchange for Dorian Finney-Smith, Spencer Dinwiddie, an unprotected 2029 ...

He is also eligible to sign a two-year, $83 million extension with the Mavericks until June 30. Irving is averaging 27.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game this season on excellent efficiency. ET, ESPN), a source said. The Mavs can now wait to see how the rest of the season goes before deciding on a new deal for Irving. Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison has a long history with Irving, going back to their Nike days together, and Dallas coach Jason Kidd was a proponent of the trade. The Nets had been looking at three-way deals involving the Lakers before discussions with the Mavericks came together fairly quickly Sunday afternoon, sources said.

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.

The Dallas Mavericks have agreed a deal with the Brooklyn Nets over the trade of Kyrie Irving, after the NBA star requested a trade ahead of Thursday's ...

Irving shared an antisemitic link on social media and was suspended by the Nets, and former partner Nike. Irving has missed countless games in the past due to his vaccination status, and dealt with another controversy this season too. Irving will join a Mavericks side who sit sixth in the Western Conference, with a record of 28-26.

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.

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.

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 posted a farewell message to Brooklyn Nets fans after his reported trade to the Dallas Mavericks: The Mavericks acquired Irving and Markieff...

Irving is set to become a free agent, but he had been seeking a new deal in the "neighborhood" of a four-year, $198.5 million maximum extension, per Wojnarowski. [requested a trade](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/20124505/kyrie-irving-seeking-trade-cleveland-cavaliers) from the Cleveland Cavaliers while the team was a consistent title contender, and Boston Celtics fans certainly still [aren't happy](https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-news-kyrie-irving-not-welcome-boston-amid-nets-blowout-kyrie-sucks) with the guard after his exit from the team in 2019. [Shams Charania](https://theathletic.com/4158739/2023/02/05/kyrie-irving-trade-mavericks-lakers-suns-shams/) of The Athletic.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Logan and Raja discuss Kevin Durant trade rumors ahead of the deadline.

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The Nets reportedly had two other offers on the table for Kyrie Irving from the Lakers and Suns. Which deal would have been best for Brooklyn?

Yes, Dinwiddie and Finney-Smith are good players and can contribute in many ways, but neither can have the impact Chris Paul can bring to a team. Yes, the Irving and Durant pairing is more dynamic and a bigger threat out East, but having a steadying hand like Paul run the point has its own benefits. Chris Paul, Jae Crowder, and the unnamed picks, but the Nets also passed on this deal. However, with the report that Joe Tsai wasn't keen on fully giving into Irving's demands, it seems the Lakers never had a chance to complete this trade. The trade to the Mavericks was surprising, though, as many considered the Los Angles Lakers the favorite to land Irving. The trade season kicked into hyperdrive Sunday with the news that All-Star Kyrie Irving is heading to the Dallas Mavericks.

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 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.

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.

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 NBA guard can search for the Earth's edge in Big Bend and bone up on JFK conspiracy theories when he's not getting buckets in Dallas.

In any case, Irving is coming to Texas regardless of what we have to say about it. Is it Kinky Friedman’s job to help Irving overcome the prejudices he seems to have acquired? But Irving’s endorsement of antisemitic conspiracy theories is more troubling: anyone with a platform the size of Irving’s who spreads those ideas puts Jewish people in danger, and the threat of antisemitic violence is real, as folks in North Texas learned If the Earth is flat, it has to end somewhere, and [the stunning landscapes of Big Bend](https://www.nps.gov/bibe/learn/nature/ecosystems.htm) surely look like they’ve got something to hide. The NBA off-season is short, but if Irving applies himself, we’re sure he can do some digging (but not actual digging, because disturbing the park’s natural features is [illegal](https://www.nps.gov/bibe/planyourvisit/bc_regulations.htm)). One thing we do know is that if Irving wants to get to the bottom of things, then Dallas is the place to be. [Big Bend National Park](https://www.texasmonthly.com/travel/big-bend-national-park-texas-crowds-popular-reservations/), nestled between Terlingua and the Mexican state of Chihuahua. [reports](https://www.nba.com/news/nets-kyrie-irving-trade-dallas-mavericks) of a trade that would send All-Star guard Kyrie Irving to the Dallas Mavericks. [argued](https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10064370-kyrie-irving-rumors-mavs-think-their-culture-environment-will-be-ideal-fit-for-pg) that the team’s “culture and environment” will assist Irving in thriving on and off the court. The Earth is flat. He’s prone to embracing conspiracy theories, he seems to believe that whatever he sees on YouTube or Instagram is the gospel truth, and he has some, er, curious ideas about everything from [COVID-19 vaccines](https://thehill.com/homenews/3652458-nets-star-kyrie-irving-says-vaccine-mandates-one-the-biggest-violations-of-human-rights-in-history/) to the shape of the [Earth](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/08/movies/kyrie-irving-nba-celtics-earth.html) to—well, to whether a Hitler-referencing [film](https://www.nytimes.com/article/kyrie-irving-antisemitic.html) called Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America is an accurate history of the Jewish people. One of the more quaint conspiracy theories Irving has embraced involves the Kennedy assassination.

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 deal became official Monday afternoon and came after more than a week of speculation about Irving as the NBA trade deadline looms on Thursday. Irving, 6-2, ...

For the past three years, Irving has teamed with Kevin Durant and, until this season, James Harden but the Nets were unable to make a serious run at an NBA championship. To be a center piece or a couple of pieces that are part of a package for a superstar, (it’s a comment on) your reputation, your body of work. Be ready to play whenever you’re number is called and for whatever team your number is called. And he always covers the opponent’s best offensive player. The Mavericks now have two of the top five players across the NBA this season in isolation points per possession, with Dončić (1.16 points/possession) also cracking the top five. “Being traded last year for the unicorn (Porzingis), that’s a max guy,” Dinwiddie said. Irving, 6-2, will join Luka as a starter at the All-Star Game later this month. They aren’t giving up any stars, although both Dinwiddie and Finney-Smith were key members of the franchise who contributed mightily to their charge to the Western Conference finals last season. Among 40 players using two-or-more isolation possessions/game, Irving’s 1.28 points/possession lead the NBA and are the highest for any player (min. From a purely basketball standpoint, it’s a no-brainer for the Mavericks. Interestingly, he’s averaging 5.3 assists this season, exactly the same number as Dinwiddie has averaged. Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith and several future draft picks were jettisoned to the Brooklyn Nets to get the 30-year-old Irving.

The Mavericks made the move of trade deadline by bringing in Kyrie Irving to join forces with Luka Doncic. Will Irving debut for Dallas tonight in Utah?

Kyrie is no stranger to the spotlight and you could almost bet that he will be on the floor in LA to make his debut. The Mavericks gave up quite a bit to bring in one of the best point guards in the game. The move positions Kyrie with another one of the top superstars in the league as he prepares to team up with Luka Doncic in Big D, but when will we see them on the floor together?

As reality sets in and we begin to envision Irving in a Mavs uniform next to Luka Doncic, there's just one thing missing from the vision… the digit or ...

Irving wore No. While representing The United States at the World Cup and the Olympics, Irving wore No. In Dallas, No. Kyrie Irving will wear No. 2 for six seasons with the Cavaliers, Irving switched to No. 2 and No.

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.

Video of recently acquired Dallas Mavericks point guard Kyrie Irving walking to his new teams' facilities has surfaced after the trade from the Brooklyn ...

Kyrie Irving was spotted in Dallas in the hours after he was officially traded to the Mavericks After joining the Nets in free agency in the summer of 2019, there was optimism that Irving would bring prosperity - and maybe a title - to Brooklyn. - It came just hours after a trade from the Nets to the Mavericks was finalized