Kyrie Irving averaged 24.7 points in 2024-25 before suffering a season-ending ACL injury in March.
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Mavericks point guard Kyrie Irving plans to decline his player option and sign a three-year, $119 million extension with Dallas, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Tuesday.
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Irving’s second full season with the Mavericks and 14th in the NBA was cut short last March by a torn ACL in his left knee. He could return as soon as January of 2026, Charania reported.
Irving, 33, averaged 24.7 points and 4.6 assists during a tumultuous campaign that saw the Mavericks trade franchise cornerstone Luka Dončić to the Lakers in a deal including Anthony Davis.
Whenever he does return, Irving will join a roster that is widely expected to be bolstered by the addition of Duke star Cooper Flagg with the top pick in Wednesday’s NBA Draft (8 ET, ESPN/ABC).
Irving came to the Mavericks in a 2023 trade after a tumultuous tenure in Brooklyn. The idea then was to pair him with Dončić, and a year later the duo led Dallas to the NBA Finals for the first time in 13 years. Boston beat the Mavs in five games last June.
The stunning decision to send Dončić to the Lakers elevated Irving’s status, although Davis’ championship pedigree with the Lakers essentially put the two on even footing.
Davis went down with a groin injury in his Dallas debut, and before he could come back, Irving sustained his knee injury about a month after the Doncic trade.
The Associated Press contributed to this report