'So bizarre': What the Dallas Mavericks are saying to other teams about trading Kyrie Irving

Kyrie Irving has dominated trade speculation in recent days. The Dallas Mavericks star is having a very good season alongside Cooper Flagg, but for some reason, he has been linked with a move away from the Mavs. However, if NBA insider Marc Stein is to be believed, all the noise about his future recently is just media speculation. Dallas Mavericks have been telling teams that Kyrie Irving is not available The Dallas Mavericks have had a good start to the new NBA season, and Irving has more than played his part. The veteran has averaged over 20 points a game so far, and his partnership with young Flagg has been one of the best in the league so far. Yet, there has been trade speculation about Irving, which has confused many fans as to why the Mavs would even consider letting him go. Stein has now claimed that Dallas have no intention of doing that and have told every interested team that they will not entertain such talks. He said on SiriusXM NBA Radio: “The Kyrie Irving talk to me is so bizarre. I’ve been writing about this since June. June is when the Dallas Mavericks started telling teams: ‘Kyrie Irving is not available. You can call for him, but we’re not going to make him available.’ “But in the past few days, the external chatter, the media speculation and chatter about a Kyrie trade has increased, and I’m like, guys, the Mavs are 4-2. If they were 1-5 or even 2-4, then maybe you can understand. “Things have gone so well early, and the Mavs have consistently told teams that they don’t even want to field calls for Kyrie Irving.” The Mavericks’ stance is absolutely spot on. Yes, they plan to build the future around Flagg, but taking Irving out after such a good start to the season makes little sense. Unless a massive offer arrives on the table, we just can’t see the Mavs allowing Irving to leave. How Kyrie Irving caused Brooklyn Nets’ trade attempt for Jaylen Brown to collapse in 2023 Ex-NBA veteran explains why a Kyrie Irving-Kevin Durant reunion makes perfect sense for Houston Rockets ‘Very confrontational’: Kyrie Irving shares what Dusty May is really like behind the scenes