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Trade Radar · open rumor · Tuesday, October 20 · 22 h ago

Mavs Notes: Irving, Powell, Cisse, Injuries, Johnson

Reported by Christian ClarkRead the original report ↗

LeBron James will turn 42 years old two months into the 2026/27 season, but Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving can’t envision himself emulating his former teammate and still being in the NBA by the time he reaches that age, he said on Monday, per Christian Clark of The Athletic. Irving, who is entering his 16th season […]

Confidence
49%
Reporter starting tier502 calls on the ledger, tier used until 5
Corroboration+0nobody else has reported this yet
Age−11 day old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25
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Who it involves
Kyrie Irving
Kyrie Irving
Cap hit 2026-27: $39.49M · next season $42.42M
LeBron James
LeBron James
76ers · F · 20.9 pts · 6.1 reb · 7.2 ast
Cap hit 2026-27: $3.88M · next season $4.07M
Dallas Mavericks
$197.9M · over the cap · 18 contracts · cap sheet

What would have to happen

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LeBron James → Mavericks
Send out at least $1.81M
The Mavericks are over the cap, so to take on $3.88M they need to send out $1.81M or more under the 200% + $250k rule.

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