Irving renewed his contract with the Lone Ranger for 3 years and 126 million! Details exposed non-top salary wear back to No. 11 to continue teaming up with Doncic
On July 1, Beijing time, the NBA free agent market signing officially opened. According to Shams, the Mavericks and Irving have agreed a three-year, $126 million contract extension, with a third year as a player option.
It should be noted that this contract is not a maximum salary contract, and the Lone Rangers can give Irving up to $272 million for 5 years this summer, and other teams can only give up to $202 million for 4 years. It is worth mentioning that the agent who helped Irving sign this contract was his stepmother, Sheteria Riley Irving, who became the first black woman in NBA history to participate in negotiations and complete the signing.
Since the end of last season, Irving has been involved in scandals with multiple teams, and speculation about him and James joining forces again has been rampant, but the two have not been able to work together again. At the same time, there are also reports that Irving will meet with the Sunrockets and other teams after the free market opens. However, as soon as the free agent market opened, Irving completed a contract extension with the Mavericks.
In fact, it's no surprise that Irving and the Lone Rangers completed a contract extension. In a previous analysis of Irving's prospects, the famous journalist Woj once said: "Irving tried to create a market for himself, but he probably did not have a market. The Lone Rangers will show a degree of restraint because they can offer larger contracts than any other team. Irving wants to find teams that have salary space, or find ways to help some teams create salary space that allows them to threaten the Lone Rangers and force the Mavericks to raise prices. I'm not sure this will happen, but it's going to be fun, and I still think it's inevitable that Irving will stay with the Lone Ranger and be teammates with Doncic. ”
And the final process is also as Woj analyzed, Irving eventually completed the extension with the Lone Ranger, and did not get a maximum salary contract.
In the middle of last season, Irving moved from the Nets to the Mavericks, where he played in 20 regular-season games for the Lone Ranger, averaging 27 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.6 blocks while shooting 51 percent from the field and 39.2 percent from three-point range. Irving led the league with 20+ late cuts five times, while No. 2 Lillard and Fox only had two, and he averaged 9.3 points per game in the final quarter, ranking first in the league.
However, there was no good chemistry between Irving and Doncic, and the team only finished 11th in the West and missed the play-offs. With Irving completing the contract extension with the Lone Ranger, the two will continue to lead the Lone Rangers to the playoffs and even the championship in the new season.
In addition, according to previous reports, Irving will wear back the number 11 jersey in the new season, which is the number he wore while playing for the Celtics and Nets. Former No. 11 player Hardaway Jr. wore No. 10, while rookie Lively wore Irving's No. 2 jersey from last season.