NBA transfer: Kyrie Irving wants to pull LeBron James away from Los Angeles Lakers?

When it comes to the reunion between Kyrie Irving and LeBron James, most fans will think of the scenario of these two stars wearing the Los Angeles Lakers shirt. However, there was an interesting "turn the car" around the Kyrie - LeBron duo.

Reputable journalist Shams Charania of The Athletic said Kyrie Irving did not want to go to Los Angeles. Instead, the 1992 defender wanted to lure James back to the Dallas Mavericks, creating a trio of superstars Kyrie Irving - LeBron James - Luka Doncic.

The Athletic and Bleacher Report both reported that Dallas had directly offered to talk to the Lakers midway through last season (2022-23). At that time, the purple-yellow shirt team was in crisis and had a bad record.

In the end, no blockbuster appeared and the LA Lakers revived after the NBA Trade Deadline. From here, the rumors of exchange surrounding the Lakers also ceased.

Now that the season for both the Lakers and Mavericks has come to an end, Kyrie Irving has once again "ask" LeBron James about coming to Dallas to play.

At first glance, this is interesting information, but that is only in theory. In fact, this will be very difficult to come true.

LeBron James, Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving are all very well-paid players. Temporarily leaving Kyrie aside because he will become a free agent this summer, both LeBron and Luka have contracts and have a huge income.

From the upcoming 2023-24 season, LeBron James will enter the first year of a two-year contract with a total value of $ 97 million. The salary for the first season of "King" is $ 46.9 million, and the second season is $ 50.6 million.

With Luka Doncic, he is on a max contract with a term of 5 years and a total value of up to 215 million USD. The Slovenian star will receive a salary of $ 40 million in the 2023-24 season and can only become a free agent as early as the summer of 2026.

If he wants to be LeBron and Luka's teammate, Kyrie Irving will have to accept a large salary reduction compared to about $ 35 million he just received in the last season. This not only avoids the team going over the salary budget, but also to find some more qualified satellite players.

Another option is that Dallas and Kyrie Irving need to paint a good enough scenario to convince LeBron James to liquidate his contract, give up the LA Lakers to become a free agent and then sign with Dallas.

It is true that LeBron needs a dribbling defender to assist him in attack, but the Mavericks won't have a player with the same impact on attack and defense as Anthony Davis.

The fact that LeBron James came to the Dallas Mavericks did not have many pluses but too many minus points. Maybe at another time in the future, things will become more possible.

At the moment, no matter how much Kyrie Irving tries to influence, this scenario is still very unlikely.