Trade Radar · open rumor · Tuesday, November 3 · 2 d ago

And-Ones: NBA Cup, 2027 Draft, Rookies, More

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Ahead of the start of this year’s NBA Cup group stage on Friday, Mavericks star Kyrie Irving admitted that he “wasn’t that excited” by the idea of the in-season tournament when the league first introduced it a few years ago, but he has come around on it since then. “I think I understand the concept […]

Confidence

51%

Reporter starting tier	45	unattributed report
Corroboration	+8	1 other reporter on the same player within 7 days
Age	−2	2 days old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25

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Who it involves

Kyrie Irving

Mavericks · G

Cap hit 2026-27: $39.49M · next season $42.42M

Dallas Mavericks

$197.9M · over the cap · 18 contracts · cap sheet

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