Kyrie Irving: we already named a city after him!

[Scott41theMavs]

Ayton for Irving wouldn't be the worst thing if he left.  Ayton, Luka, Hardy and Green is a young solid core.  PHX would be pretty old with KD, KI, CPme and Booker.  Don't want the Lakers crap.

Don't forget - the Mavs would have two firsts, a second, swaps, and expiring contracts to offer in trade for any star who became available. If we keep KI, that does more to attract the star. If we sign and trade Kyrie, we would have more trade fodder, or even end up with a Russell (parallel S-n-T) or an Ayton to help us moving forward. Best case is still retaining Kyrie, as upsetting as that would be in the short term to KL and Kamm.