Kyrie Irving will return to the Mavericks in 2023–24, signing a three-year, $126 million with the team according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Irving was originally acquired by Dallas via a trade with the Nets ahead of the 2023 trade deadline.
Irving, an eight-time NBA All-Star and former NBA champion with the Cavaliers, was the top player available in free agency. Even so, his return to Dallas was largely expected, as the market for Irving, who saw his tenures with the Nets, Celtics and Cavaliers come to contentious ends, was reportedly not robust.
