{"id":154875,"date":"2025-07-08T03:26:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T03:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/154875\/"},"modified":"2025-07-08T03:26:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T03:26:15","slug":"mavs-officially-announce-major-kyrie-irving-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/154875\/","title":{"rendered":"Mavs Officially Announce Major Kyrie Irving Move"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mavs Officially Announce Major Kyrie Irving Move<\/a> originally appeared on Athlon Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n

DALLAS \u2014 Just hours before the Dallas Mavericks selected Cooper Flagg with the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, franchise cornerstone Kyrie Irving made a defining statement of loyalty and belief.<\/p>\n

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The nine-time NBA All-Star declined his $43 million player option for next season and instead agreed to a three-year, $119 million contract extension with Dallas … and now that agreement is officially signed.<\/p>\n

The deal includes a player option for the 2027-28 season and effectively ties Irving to the Mavericks for the remainder of his prime years. It\u2019s a commitment that not only offers Irving long-term security as he recovers from a torn ACL but also provides the Mavericks with much-needed roster flexibility and a clear direction as they reshape their identity in the wake of the Luka Doncic trade.<\/p>\n

Irving\u2019s choice to leave $43 million guaranteed on the table speaks volumes.<\/p>\n

Rather than play out a single season of uncertainty, the 33-year-old point guard is doubling down on his belief in Dallas\u2019 future.<\/p>\n

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League sources told DallasBasketball.com that the new deal’s Year 1 salary allows the Mavericks to access the $5.7 million taxpayer mid-level exception \u2014 an essential tool as the front office eyes lead guard options to bridge the gap until Irving\u2019s expected return in January 2026.<\/p>\n

Even after his injury-shortened season, Irving remains the heart of this retooled Mavericks roster. Before going down on March 3 against Sacramento, he was enjoying a stellar campaign, averaging 24.7 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 4.6 assists per game while shooting 47.3% from the field and 40.1% from deep. That production, coupled with his veteran presence in the locker room, earned him his ninth All-Star nod and solidified him as the team’s emotional and tactical leader.<\/p>\n

His leadership proved critical during one of the most turbulent stretches in franchise history. The controversial trade that sent Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers left the fanbase stunned and the locker room searching for answers. Irving, despite being sidelined, stepped up behind the scenes \u2014 mentoring young players, embracing Anthony Davis as a co-star and helping maintain cohesion amid adversity.<\/p>\n

Now, with Davis in the fold, Flagg on the way and the organization poised to make more moves, Irving\u2019s recommitment, part of his “beautiful” injury rehab, signals the beginning of a new era \u2014 one rooted in experience, high-upside youth and a clear championship ambition.<\/p>\n

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Related: Mavs’ Kyrie Irving Speaks Out on ‘Beautiful Struggle’ Injury Return Timeline<\/a><\/p>\n

Related: Lakers’ Luka Doncic Update Should Infuriate Dallas Mavericks Fans<\/a><\/p>\n

This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports<\/a> on Jul 7, 2025, where it first appeared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mavs Officially Announce Major Kyrie Irving Move originally appeared on Athlon Sports. DALLAS \u2014 Just hours before the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":154876,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3793],"tags":[495,7,225,686,149,4057,509,967,150,166,6,5033,490],"class_list":{"0":"post-154875","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dallas-mavericks","8":"tag-anthony-davis","9":"tag-basketball","10":"tag-cooper-flagg","11":"tag-dallas","12":"tag-dallas-mavericks","13":"tag-dallasmavericks","14":"tag-doncic","15":"tag-kyrie-irving","16":"tag-los-angeles-lakers","17":"tag-mavericks","18":"tag-nba","19":"tag-player-option","20":"tag-the-mavericks"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/114815486655663993","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154875","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=154875"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154875\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/154876"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=154875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=154875"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=154875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}