Rivals keep watching Kyrie Irving Dallas situation

Marc Stein of The Stein Line reports that rival teams are still monitoring Kyrie Irving's standing with the Mavericks ahead of the February 11 deadline, with Masai Ujiri said to want a look at Irving alongside Cooper Flagg first.

Dallas has said it has no interest in trading him, and Stein notes assistant Phil Handy's departure for Philadelphia as a small factor interested teams have registered, along with the exits of executives Andrew Baker and Makhtar Ndiaye this month.

Irving is owed $39.5 million this season with a $42.4 million player option for 2027-28 and has not played since tearing his ACL in March 2025.

Among five suggested landing spots, Orlando leads the list with a package built around Jalen Suggs and Wendell Carter Jr. Separate speculation carried by Yahoo Sports frames the Irving situation as bad news for the Pistons, with no proposed deal attached.

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Heavy · 4 Sept 2026Mavs still rebuffing trade calls on Kyrie Irving, including from Detroit

Heavy · 3 Sept 2026Mavs rebuff trade calls on Kyrie Irving, want to see him with Flagg

Heavy · 3 Sept 2026Trade idea sends Kyrie Irving, Gafford to Raptors for Quickley, Poeltl

Sportando · 2 Sept 2026Mavericks may explore Irving trade after evaluating ACL recovery

Heavy · 1 Sept 2026Mavs eyed to shop Irving near deadline, with Heat watching

Fadeaway World · 1 Sept 2026Mavericks plan to let Irving rebuild value before deadline talks

Heavy · 26 Aug 2026Teague urges Miami to 'mortgage the future' for Kyrie Irving

Heavy · 26 Aug 2026Mavericks keep swatting away Kyrie Irving trade interest

Fadeaway World · 25 Aug 2026Kyrie Irving trade buzz spawns a suitor list

Yahoo Sports · 25 Aug 2026Kyrie Irving trade chatter cools for Detroit

Hoops Rumors · 25 Aug 2026Rivals keep watching Kyrie Irving in Dallas

heavy.com · 25 Aug 2026Pistons get discouraging word on Kyrie Irving chatter

Bleacher Report · 25 Aug 2026Rival teams are said to be asking about Kyrie Irving

RealGM · 25 Aug 2026Rivals Keep Watching Kyrie Irving's Dallas Situation

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