Kyrie Irving

The latest stop in the Kyrie Irving roadshow appears to be Texas, after the Brooklyn Nets reportedly agreed to trade the point guard to the Dallas ...

At the age of 23, he is already a four-time All-Star and is averaging 33.4 points per game this season, the second best figure in the league. This season he is averaging 27.1 points per game and was named a starter for the Eastern Conference All-Star team. Doncic, meanwhile, is considered one of the most talented young players in the league. He is an eight-time All-Star and averaged a career-high 27.4 points per game last season, albeit with reduced playing time. Durant’s future in Brooklyn has also been under scrutiny and it remains to be seen what effect Irving’s departure will have on the future Hall of Famer. He has suffered from injuries, missed large parts of last season due to his refusal to be vaccinated against Covid-19 and [was suspended by the Nets](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/nov/03/kyrie-irving-suspended-brooklyn-nets-antisemitic-beliefs) this season after posting a link to an antisemitic film and then initially refusing to apologize.

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/).

Kyrie Irving has been dealt by the Nets ending a tenure deemed as the "biggest let down in NBA history" by...

Irving had a relationship with Nike for the entirety of his NBA career until earlier this season, when He also took two leaves of absence during the 2020-21 season. He wasn’t with the Nets for their game on Sunday, and by Monday morning, his time in Brooklyn appeared to be at an end. It will become complete once the teams have a call with the NBA, which is standard for all trades. Irving is averaging 27.1 points, 5.3 assists and 5.1 rebounds this season. Doncic is averaging 33.4 points, 8.9 rebounds and 8.2 assists. [Los Angeles Lakers](https://wwos.nine.com.au/los-angeles-lakers) were believed to have been one of a few teams interested in Irving — a notion that could have reunited Irving with [LeBron James](https://wwos.nine.com.au/basketball/lebron-james), with whom he won a title with in Cleveland in 2016. [the sneaker giant dropped him](https://wwos.nine.com.au/basketball/nba-news-2022-nike-kyrie-irving-relationship-likely-finished-phil-knight-tells-cnbc/fc142baf-dcc6-4ecd-af53-9bc838992bc3) — and cancelled the planned release of his next signature shoe just before it dropped — as part of the massive fallout from [Irving posting a link to an antisemitic film](https://wwos.nine.com.au/basketball/nba-news-commissioner-adam-silver-wants-apology-for-reckless-post-kyrie-irving-offers-none/bd25430f-e742-47f0-a87f-85426037a6b5) on his Twitter account. [Lauren Jackson tribute ends in first minute injury](https://wwos.nine.com.au/basketball/news-2023-wnbl-lauren-jackson-knee-injury-southside-flyers-v-sydney-flames/2375673e-ecdd-48cf-a7e6-e833f3c05204) He’s getting traded. [Luka Doncic](https://wwos.nine.com.au/basketball/nba/luka-doncic) is getting another All-Star to help him in Dallas. READ MORE:

Kyrie Irving has got his wish, being traded from the Brooklyn Nets in a blockbuster move that shakes up the NBA playoff picture. Daanyal Saeed. 3 min read.

In November last year, the Nets suspended Irving again for refusing to “unequivocally say he has no antisemitic beliefs” after he took to Twitter to share a link to an antisemitic 2018 documentary entitled “Hebrews to Negroes”. 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. Breaking: Kyrie Irving is being traded to the Dallas Mavericks for Dorian Finney-Smith, Spencer Dinwiddie, a 2029 first-round pick and second-round picks to the Nets, sources told— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) “Kyrie Irving is prepared to sit out the rest of the season if need be,” Smith said before the Mavericks trade was locked in. Irving had reportedly threatened to sit out the rest of the season if he was not traded, according to Stephen A. The trade also achieves the objective of keeping Irving out of the top-heavy Eastern Conference.

Irving's tenure with the Nets was marred by his refusal to be vaccinated for the coronavirus and his posting of a link to an antisemitic film.

The Nets are fourth in the Eastern Conference. This season, the Nets suspended Irving on Nov. In 2021, they lost an Eastern Conference semifinal series to the eventual champion Milwaukee Bucks in seven games. Irving and forward Kevin Durant signed with the Nets as free agents in 2019, hoping their talent could help lead the Nets to an N.B.A. Irving missed the end of that season, which the N.B.A. The terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the Nets are expected to receive Spencer Dinwiddie, 29, a guard who played five seasons with the Nets.

LeBron's cryptic tweet as biggest 'obstacle' to Lakers' blockbuster Kyrie trade revealed.

through the summer of 2025, with a player option in the 2024-25 season. Stein reported in his latest newsletter that L.A. or did he hold back on unreservedly vouching for Irving because the soon-to-be leading scorer in NBA history knew deep down that no one really can?” he wrote. [the Dallas Mavericks trading for Brooklyn Nets All-Star guard and former teammate Kyrie Irving](https://www.foxsports.com.au/basketball/nba/nba-2023-dallas-mavericks-trade-for-kyrie-irving-package-players-sent-to-brooklyn-nets-picks-reaction-trade-deadline/news-story/b809adad1b1b35cb8b036a14d19054be). [Dan Woike of ](https://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/story/2023-02-04/los-angeles-lakers-new-orleans-pelicans-nba-game-recap) [The Los Angeles Times](https://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/story/2023-02-04/los-angeles-lakers-new-orleans-pelicans-nba-game-recap), who claimed on Sunday that there was growing “pessimism” that the Lakers would successfully trade for Irving. [The Athletic’s ](https://theathletic.com/4156847/2023/02/05/kyrie-irving-lakers-trade-obstacles/) [Sam Amick reported](https://theathletic.com/4156847/2023/02/05/kyrie-irving-lakers-trade-obstacles/) that there was a “significant obstacle” in the early stages of talks between the Lakers and Nets. As Kyle Goon, a Lakers beat reporter put it, the “biggest question” for the Lakers now is whether the failed Irving bid could lead to any fractions in the locker room — and more specifically whether it could see Westbrook moved on before the upcoming deadline. [How ‘high-risk’ all-in move exposed brutal truth behind ‘disrespectful’ NBA mural](https://www.foxsports.com.au/basketball/nba/nba-trade-deadline-2023-dallas-mavericks-trade-options-rumours-luka-doncic-usage-rate-statistics-mural/news-story/fd90397ec79599ccf717fc608c5fcdd9) [Mavs eye MORE trades after Kyrie gamble... “Irving is expected to seek a four-year maximum contract, with the Lakers preferring a two-year deal, aligning with the two years remaining on James’ deal,” Woike wrote. Stein expected the Lakers to strike a three-team deal with the Spurs and Nets that would see Irving reunite with James and Brooklyn get a combination of veterans and future draft picks. [ESPN’s ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUj_u1uOMUg) [front office insider Bobby Marks](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUj_u1uOMUg), even the two first-round picks were not going to be the slam dunk in trade talks like the Lakers may have hoped. Although Stein wrote that “any measure of hesitancy” from L.A.’s side to get in a bidding war would be “understandable” given the baggage Irving brings with him.

With Kyrie Irving now traded to the Dallas Mavericks, his Brooklyn Nets tenure is being eulogized across the NBA world — and former Boston Celtics ...

Fast forward to a year after Irving’s departure from Boston, and you’ll see another team that made it to at least the conference finals. While it’s taken Cleveland a while to get back to relevancy, it was James’ departure that collapsed the Cavs. When Kyrie forced the Cleveland Cavaliers front office’s hand with his trade demand, the team was still able to make the following season’s Finals being led by LeBron James and a host of role players.

The Western Conference is about to be shaken up with the arrival of Kyrie Irving in Dallas. Read more here.

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.

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.

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.

The deal for the Nets guard would have been an all-in move, but there's still time for a Los Angeles team that routinely feels a pull to be responsible in ...

It's just another way this entire scenario for the Lakers is unique and ripe for awkwardness. Even with owing a first-round pick to the In this vein, the Lakers are routinely feeling a pull to be responsible in trade talks. The Mavericks, on the other hand, live in a different world. The Nets moved on to make the deal with Dallas. And again, the Lakers aren't in any way a textbook case. This would have protected the team from Irving, regardless of what he might say now, wanting to leave this summer. The Western Conference is as erratic and uncertain as it has been in decades, leaving even a team sitting in 13th place in February, as the Lakers (25-29) are, honestly believing it isn't out of a postseason push. The Lakers, sources said, did discuss the two first-round picks they have available to move, 2027 and 2029, in talks with the Nets, and that is an indication of their serious intent to make a deal. Their season is saturated with extenuating circumstances, and it's weighing on them in the wake of This is what is known: The offer the Nets accepted from the Mavericks included two quality starters, In a vacuum, this is a very healthy way for a franchise to operate with its superstar.

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

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 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 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. All you can do is put your head down and do your work and try to remain as professional as possible and he's done that." is currently 25-29, 13th in the Western Conference but only three games out of the No. I think your greatest challenge and your greatest enemy is the person that you look in the mirror. "I only deal with Lakers business," Ham said. 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. And that's all you can do for any of us," Ham said of Westbrook. I don't get too excited about the possibilities of things that can be. My focus is shifted back to where it should be and that's this club now and what we have in the locker room." 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.

They had a solid No. 2 next to Doncic in Jalen Brunson, but he left Dallas for New York in free agency. The Mavericks traded for Christian Wood in the hopes of ...

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.

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 Brooklyn Nets traded Kyrie Irving to the Dallas Mavericks, a team whose Jewish owner had spoken up about the star guard's antisemitism controversy last ...

Irving’s promotion of a Black Hebrew Israelite film that made the false claim that Jews dominated the slave trade — and the way he initially defended the move — sent shockwaves beyond the sports world in late October. But I think he’s got a lot to learn,” Cuban said in the RealLyfe interview. But, last year, after Irving promoted an antisemitic film on his Twitter account and at first refused to apologise for the tweet, Cuban said the eight-time All-Star was “not educated about the impact” of his online platform.

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.

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 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](http://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](http://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.

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.