Kyrie Irving Makes Decision on Mavericks Future: Report

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Alex Kirschenbaum | Last updated Jun 24, 2025 10:17 PM ET

The Dallas Mavericks have had a topsy turvy run since their 2024 NBA Finals berth.

Then anchored by five-time All-NBA superstar guard Luka Doncic and nine-time All-Star guard Kyrie Irving, Dallas had reconfigured its depth to best suit that dynamic duo. The Mavericks boasted a bevy of rim-rolling bigs and sharpshooting perimeter release valves.

Midway through the 2024-25 season, Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison shocked the world by trading Doncic, then recovering from a long-term calf strain, to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for 10-time All-Star Anthony Davis, swingman Max Christie and a first round draft pick.

The Lakers also obtained big men Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris in the deal, while they offloaded the contract of guard Jalen Hood-Schifino and a 2025 second round pick to the Utah Jazz. Dallas surrendered a 2025 second of their own to Utah in the deal.

Injuries befell most of the Mavericks' front line and then, most critically, Irving. Playing big minutes with Dallas down a crucial creator in Doncic, Irving tore his ACL in the spring, and the Mavericks fell out of postseason contention.

The team then stumbled into some massive lottery luck, however, when Dallas leapt up into the 2025 NBA Draft to nab the No. 1 pick. That selection will likely be used on superstar Duke forward Cooper Flagg, and will reset the Mavericks' title timeline.

Irving, who had a $43 million player option for the 2025-26 season, is working on a new three-year contract extension to stay with the team, sources inform Marc Stein of The Stein Line and DLLS Sports.

It's a big vote of confidence in the 33-year-old vet, who'll be recovering from the ACL tear throughout much of next year.

The sides just verbally agreed to the deal by phone: Kyrie Irving will indeed decline his $43 million player option before tonight's deadline and sign a new three-year deal with Dallas on July 6. https://t.co/RtYULzcPHh
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) June 25, 2025

According to Stein, Irving's reps and the Mavericks front office have agreed to the new extension over the phone. The 2016 NBA champion will ink a new deal once the league's free agency moratorium official wraps up.

Shams Charania of ESPN reports that the new deal will pay the Duke product $119 million across the next three seasons.

ESPN story on Dallas Mavericks All-Star Kyrie Irving intending to sign a three-year, $119 million contract to stay with the franchise: https://t.co/hXXubJ6tVz
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 25, 2025