Rival Executives Doubt Mavs Will Keep Irving Through Trade Deadline

Despite Dallas publicly stating its intention to keep Kyrie Irving for the 2026-27 season, rival teams are skeptical and speculate about a potential trade before the February deadline. New Mavericks president Masai Ujiri and coach Dusty May have both expressed enthusiasm about pairing Irving with rookie Cooper Flagg. Irving missed all of last season recovering from a torn ACL and is expected to return this year.