This is the second part in what should eventually become a three-part series. All of the Mavericks’ three main off-season paths revolve around what happens with Kyrie Irving. Either he stays with the Mavericks, he walks for nothing, or they sign and trade him. They would be an over-the-cap team if they re-sign Kyrie or sign and trade him. If he walks for nothing, then they become a salary-cap space team. For all of these scenarios, I will default to the Mavericks keeping and signing the player they draft with the 10th overall pick.
Contenders to sign him away
It has been reported by Marc Stein that the Houston Rockets “could” go after Kyrie want to dive into helping you understand what would happen if Kyrie goes to another team without any sign-and-trade.