Multiple Signing: Brooklyn Nets Trade Dallas Mavericks Elite Star For 95.4 Million And Return Specialist…..

Kyrie Irving is being traded to the Dallas Mavericks from the Brooklyn Nets, according to multiple reports Sunday afternoon, including first by Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. Dallas will send starting guard Spencer Dinwiddie, starting forward Dorian Finney-Smith, one first-round pick and multiple second-round picks to Brooklyn in exchange for Irving, who reportedly requested a trade last week, Charania added. The Mavs are sending a 2029 unprotected first-round pick, 2027 second-rounder and 2029 second-rounder to the Nets, Charania said. Along with Irving, Markieff Morris is also heading from Brooklyn to Dallas, Charania reported.

Irving has had a turbulent tenure with the Nets but is currently averaging 27.1 points, 5.3 assists and 5.1 rebounds per game. The NBA trade deadline is Thursday.

Charania previously reported that Irving planned to leave Brooklyn in free agency this summer if the team did not trade him. Dallas will team Irving with All-NBA guard Luka Doncic, considered one of the league’s elite players.

“There’s a business side to this thing and there’s a human side to this thing,” said Nets head coach Jacque Vaughn before Irving missed Saturday’s 125-123 win over the Washington Wizards with what the team called right calf soreness. “I elected to touch on the human side and check on him as an individual. I’ll leave the business side to (general manager) Sean (Marks) and that group.”

An eight-time All-Star who was the No. 1 pick in the 2011 NBA Draft out of Duke, Irving has been one of the top scoring guards in the league since his arrival. Irving was a five-star recruit in the 2010 class from West Orange, New Jersey, but played just nine games at Duke before what was deemed — at the time — a season-ending injury. He returned for the NCAA Tournament but the Blue Devils lost in the Sweet 16.

Irving was the No. 1 overall prospect in New Jersey, No. 1 point guard nationally and the No. 2 overall prospect for the class, according to the industry-generated 247Sports Composite. Irving predates 247Sports’ own recruiting rankings.

The former Blue Devil has had a turbulent career filled with league-wide recognition and an NBA championship and 2016 as well as multiple trade requests and a league suspension earlier this season after he publicized a documentary that contains antisemitic views.

Irving expressed a desire to be traded leading up to the ongoing season, but the Nets were unable to find a trade partner that was willing to extend Irving’s contract, despite reports suggesting that he could end up with the Los Angeles Lakers and reunite with LeBron James. James and Irving won the NBA Finals with the Cleveland Cavaliers during the 2016 season.

Grading all 30 first-round picks in the NBA Draft

There was no suspense this year as to who would go No. 1 overall in the NBA Draft — Victor Wembanyama was the expected favorite and Victor Wembanyama was indeed the pick for the Spurs — but intrigue and drama quickly ensured Thursday in what turned out to be another wild NBA Draft night.

After wild swings in the market all week flip-flopping between Brandon Miller and Scoot Henderson as the presumptive No. 2 pick to Charlotte, the Hornets made the former the selection and passed on the latter in the first big swing moment of the night. Miller lands in Charlotte where he will pair up with LaMelo Ball in part of a young core that added to its ranks throughout the draft in what turned out to be a nice night for the franchise.

Miller’s rise up to No. 2 pushed Henderson to the Portland Trail Blazers at No. 3 followed by back-to-back selections of twin brothers Amen and Ausar Thompson — and in the same order in which they were born. The twins became the first brother pairing in NBA history to be selected in the top 10, as Amen went to Houston and Ausar was scooped up by Detroit at No. 4 and 5, respectively.

There was plenty of other intriguing and surprising selections throughout the 58-pick draft, and CBS Sports NBA Draft analyst Adam Finkelstein was there to grade the values that teams extracted from their picks below.

1. SAN ANTONIO SPURS: C VICTOR WEMBANYAMA, FRANCE
The 7-foot-4 prodigy with the 8-foot wingspan has generated the type of praise we have not heard since LeBron James. On top of his insane measurables is a combination of defensive dominance, offensive skill and uncanny agility for his size. If he can stay healthy, true NBA stardom is a very likely scenario. The Spurs spent years setting themselves up to be in this position and took advantage of it. Grade: A+

The Hornets brought back in Miller and Scoot Henderson this week, allowing their decision to come down to the final few days. They landed on Miller in a process that has been a bit confusing. It’s a unique combination of size and shot-making. He has a great midrange game, too, even though we didn’t see it at Alabama. What we haven’t seen yet is his finishing at the rim, and the fact that he’s so lean is a concern, along with the off-the-court issues that popped up at college. Grade: A-