Kyrie Irving Has 'Expressed Desire' to Re-Sign with Mavs, Regardless of LeBron James Trade

Whether the Dallas Mavericks are able to pull off a pipe-dream trade for Los Angeles Lakers' star LeBron James or not, Kyrie Irving has reportedly 'consistently expressed desire' to re-sign in Big D and stay with co-star Luka Doncic.

Dalton Trigg | Jun 5, 2023

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Monday was a whirlwind for the Dallas Mavericks, as The Athletic's Shams Charania reported that star guard Kyrie Irving has "reached out" to Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James in an attempt to recruit him to Big D. Bleacher Report's Chris Haynes reinforced that report, saying that Irving wants the Mavs' front office to explore ways to make such a trade for James become a reality.

Regardless of whether the Mavs are able to pull off a pipe-dream trade for James or not, NBA insider Marc Stein reports that Irving has 'consistently expressed a desire' to re-sign in Dallas and stay alongside four-time All-NBA First Team superstar Luka Doncic.

"Yet two sources close to the process insisted Monday that Irving has consistently expressed a desire to remain a Maverick and actually wants to shut down the notion that he’s angling to get to L.A.," Stein writes.

"'He wants to stay,' said one source. The clear signals Monday out of Dallas suggest that the Mavericks believe that. With or without a LeBron reunion."

After Irving was seen sitting courtside at a couple of Lakers playoff games, many in the national media jumped to the conclusion that he was trying to enhance his chances of signing with James' squad this summer. However, if all of Monday's reports hold true, it appears that Irving could've been in L.A. on a recruiting trip for the team he wants to re-sign with in a few weeks when free agency begins on June 30.

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Published Jun 5, 2023

DALTON TRIGG

Dalton Trigg is the Editor-In-Chief for Dallas Basketball, as well as the Executive Editor overseeing Inside The Rockets, Inside The Spurs, All Knicks, and The Magic Insider. He is the founder and host for the Mavs Step Back Podcast, which is a proud part of the Blue Wire podcast network. Trigg graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi’s College of Business and Economic Development with a bachelor’s degree in entrepreneurship in 2016. After spending a few years with multiple Dallas Mavericks-related blogs, including SB Nation’s Mavs Moneyball, Trigg joined DallasBasketball.com as a staff writer in 2018 and never looked back. At the start of 2022, he was promoted to the EIC title he holds now. Through the years, Trigg has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, Mavs GM Nico Harrison, now-retired legend Dirk Nowitzki and many other current/former players and team staffers. Many of those interviews and other articles by Trigg have been aggregated by other well-known sports media websites, such as Yahoo Sports, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report and others. You can find Trigg on all major social media channels, but his most prevalent platform is on Twitter. Whether it’s posting links to his DBcom work, live-tweeting Mavs games or merely giving his opinions on things going on with Dallas and the rest of the NBA, the daily content never stops rolling. For any inquiries, please email Dalton@MavsStepBack.com.