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Trade Radar · open rumor · Saturday, October 10 · 2 d ago

Southwest Notes: Irving, Flagg, Smith Jr., Jones Garcia

Reported by Grant AfsethRead the original report ↗

Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving will be back on the court Sunday in China, playing for the first time since tearing his left ACL in a March 3, 2025, game, writes Grant Afseth of Dallas Sports Journal. Irving was hoping to return at some point last season, but he told reporters on Thursday that he suffered […]

Confidence
56%
Reporter starting tier504 calls on the ledger, tier used until 5
Corroboration+81 other reporter on the same player within 7 days
Age−22 days 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
Dallas Mavericks
$197.9M · over the cap · 18 contracts · cap sheet

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