Mavericks free agency: Re-signing Kyrie Irving, potential trades among the storylines for Dallas

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The Dallas Mavericks have to be amongst the most intriguing teams entering free agency this summer, primarily due to the amount of pressure that exists to create a championship-contending team around superstar Luka Doncic. A report surfaced earlier this season when Dallas was at one of its many low points that suggested that Doncic could ask for a trade as early as the summer of 2024, which means this offseason is incredibly important for the Mavericks to nail. Already they’ve made some impressive moves, trading a few spots down in the 2023 NBA Draft to get off Davis Bertans albatross contract and still get the guy they wanted in Duke center Dereck Lively II. They then absorbed Richaun Holmes into the traded-player exception created by the Bertans trade and got the No. 24 pick from the Sacramento Kings to select Olivier-Maxence Prosper. A pretty tidy and savvy night from Dallas’ front office.

But that was just the tip of the iceberg, and Dallas is going to need to pull off some more moves if it wants to keep Doncic happy and contend for the playoffs, and perhaps a championship next season. The biggest storyline with this team heading into free agency is of course the status of Kyrie Irving, who the team traded for in February. He’s an unrestricted free agent in search of a long-term, lucrative deal. All signs point to him staying in Dallas, but at what cost? And what if he actually leaves? Aside from Irving though, the Mavericks have other needs that need to be answered before next season gets going. 

Ahead of the start of free agency on June 30 at 6 p.m. ET, here are three main storylines facing the Mavericks. 

1. The Kyrie Irving of it all

We’ve heard time and time again that there isn’t a market for Irving outside of Dallas, and yet Turner Sports’ Chris Haynes is reporting that Irving intends to meet with the Phoenix Suns and potentially the Houston Rockets in addition to the Mavericks when free agency starts on Thursday. Haynes says that the Mavs are still the favorites to re-sign the All-Star guard, but things could change once those…

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Author : Jasmyn Wimbish

Publish date : 2023-06-29 18:41:53

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