Kyrie Irving to decline player option, sign 3-year, $119 million extension with Mavs: Source
Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving is declining his $43 million player option and intends to sign a three-year, $119 million contract with the franchise, a source with knowledge of Irving's thinking confirmed to The Athletic.
ESPN was the first to report the news.
Irving, 33, is recovering from a torn ACL suffered in early March.
This story will be updated.
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