11-02-2026, 11:22 AM
FWIW, Coop's favorite thing is winning and Kyrie is a key factor in this season's wins. Scoring both inside and from Curry type distance. Add in the fact that there is a lot of love/respect circulating between Kyrie and the rest of the team and I think it's going to be really hard for DAL to pull the trigger on moving him for a bunch of future unknowns. Even if they are FRPs. Plus you have to have some amount of salary match ($39.5M) which means you would be taking on another starter-level player, who may or may not fit with Coop and who may have contract demands of their own. Or is an albatross contract that nobody wants (which would drive up draft compensation). Or would require multiple players and the roster turmoil associated with the effort.
The team that is currently dressing out looks great and seems to be pretty competitive, with rotation-level reinforcements on the way (Aldama, Bieber, Lively). As this group grows together over the next few months, there is a chance to exceed expectations and Kyrie's leadership is going to be an important factor in that success.
Question for thought...Kyrie has a PO of ~$42M next season. If he makes it past the TDL still wearing Mav blue, do you start extension talks with him? What would be his value over the next 3 years, assuming he's relatively healthy?
The team that is currently dressing out looks great and seems to be pretty competitive, with rotation-level reinforcements on the way (Aldama, Bieber, Lively). As this group grows together over the next few months, there is a chance to exceed expectations and Kyrie's leadership is going to be an important factor in that success.
Question for thought...Kyrie has a PO of ~$42M next season. If he makes it past the TDL still wearing Mav blue, do you start extension talks with him? What would be his value over the next 3 years, assuming he's relatively healthy?