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Mavs Star Kyrie Irving Reveals Big Plans for Drew League Participation

Upcoming free agent Kyrie Irving, a.k.a., "Uncle Drew," will be back to his old tricks at the Drew League this summer. Could it be a recruiting opportunity for the Dallas Mavericks?

Dalton Trigg

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If you love watching Kyrie Irving's legendary handles and gravity-defying finishes in actual NBA games, brace yourselves for what's to come later this summer.

On Sunday, Irving showed up for the Drew League's opening weekend in Los Angeles, and he told commissioner Chaniel Smiley that he plans to make his league debut during July's tournament.

Not only does this give fans the opportunity to marvel at Irving's skills in a more relaxed setting, but it also might present a unique recruiting opportunity for the Dallas Mavericks as well. Irving has already made waves in the news lately with his attempt at recruiting Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James to Dallas, and that will only continue to grow if James shows up at the event as well.

Even if James isn't in attendance, there are sure to be other NBA stars for Irving to rub shoulders with. Irving is set to become an unrestricted free agent on June 30, but multiple reports state that the Mavs are expected to re-sign him to a long-term contract. Irving has already started recruiting for the Mavs before actually signing a new deal, so perhaps that will be cranked up a notch when he actually puts pen to paper.

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Dalton Trigg
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.

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