Overview

• Irving declined his $43 million player option to sign a three-year, $119 million extension that includes a 2027-28 player option.
• The average annual value of the deal is roughly $39.7 million, reducing his first-year salary to create roster flexibility.
• He will sit out the start of the 2025-26 season while rehabbing a torn ACL, with a January 2026 return targeted.
• Dallas holds a $5.7 million taxpayer midlevel exception to fill the point guard role during Irving’s absence.
• The Mavericks are eyeing veteran guards such as Chris Paul, Dennis Schroder, D’Angelo Russell or Malcolm Brogdon as short-term options.