Tag: Kyrie Irving
2025 NBA Draft winners and losers: Ace Bailey’s plan backfires, Cooper Flagg saves the Mavericks
The first round of the 2025 NBA Draft is complete, and while there was absolutely no surprise at the top — Cooper Flagg did indeed go to the Dallas Mavericks at No. 1 — there were plenty of unexpected decisions as the night progressed. It started with Ace Bailey, widely considered to be the third…
Kyrie Irving to sign $119 million extension with Mavericks after declining player option, per report
Kyrie Irving is declining his $42.9 million player option for the 2025-26 season with the Dallas Mavericks and instead is planning to sign a three-year, $119 million extension with the franchise, per ESPN’s Shams Charania. The deal includes a player option for 2027-28. That new deal can’t be officially agreed upon until July 6. With…
Daniel Gafford contract extension: Big man staying with Mavericks on three-year, $54 million deal, per report
Getty Images The Dallas Mavericks have made one of the first notable moves of the NBA’s 2025 offseason as they have reportedly agreed to a three-year contract extension with center Daniel Gafford. The deal, which was first reported by ESPN, is worth $54 million, according to Marc Stein. Gafford will be signed through the 2028-29…
NBA Finals Game 7: Ranking the top moments as LeBron James, Bill Russell lead history of memorable finishes
For the first time in nine years, the NBA title comes down to a Game 7. League MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the charge with the Oklahoma City Thunder against the underdog Indiana Pacers and Tyrese Haliburton. The Pacers are trying to become the first professional franchise across the four major sports to win a championship…
Ranking NBA’s 10 most interesting contract extension candidates: Devin Booker, Trae Young on star-studded list
Once upon a time, the NBA’s best players used to move through free agency. Think about how many offseasons in the 2010s were dominated by where LeBron James or Kevin Durant would sign. Those days are over. No reigning All-NBA player has changed teams through free agency since 2019, when Durant, Kawhi Leonard and Kemba…
Knicks coaching search: New York denied permission to speak with Bulls’ Billy Donovan, Hawks’ Quin Snyder
Over a week after firing Tom Thibodeau, the New York Knicks‘ search for an experienced successor has hit some road blocks. One day after New York was rebuffed when asking permission to speak with Chris Finch (Minnesota Timberwolves) and Ime Udoka (Houston Rockets), according to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the Knicks were also reportedly blocked from talking…