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The Dallas Mavericks have a preliminary agreement on a site for a new arena that would move the club out of downtown for the first time in 2031, a year after the franchise's 50th anniversary. The Mavericks said Monday the agreement is for 104 acres on the former site of a mall about 10 miles north of downtown.
Here's how USA TODAY predicts the No. 9 pick of the 2026 NBA Draft will play out for the Dallas Mavericks after the combine and early entry deadline.
Irving missed the entire 2025-26 campaign while recovering from a torn ACL.
If the Mavericks were hoping to make a big splash with their head of basketball operations hire, this one will send a tidal wave around the NBA.
Questions surrounding Kyrie Irving's future with the Dallas Mavericks amidst major changes could be answered with this latest update.
Per a report by ClutchPoints' senior NBA reporter Brett Siegel, the Mavericks are linked to Arkansas' Darius Acuff Jr.