#11PG · Dallas Mavericks
Height
6'2"
Weight
195 lbs
Age
34
College
Duke
Experience
14 yrs
Wingspan
6'4.0"
Reach
8'3.0"
Hand Size
8.25" × 9.25"
Grade Kyrie Irving
Your grade joins the crowd-sourced Fan Verdict.
On the field, Kyrie Irving grades out as a strong PG for Dallas Mavericks (B+ Performance). That places him 17th of 93 graded point guards. The contract is harder to defend: the Contract Value Index calls it fairly priced (C+), with the cost outrunning the output. The public read is very positive (A Sentiment), drawn from current news and social signal rather than the box score. With 14+ seasons of track record, these grades rest on a deep sample.
| Year | Team | GP | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3PT% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career |  | 779 | 24.7 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 47.3% | 39.4% | 88.8% |
| 2024-25 | | 50 | 24.7 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 47.3% | 40.1% | 91.6% |
| 2023-24 | | 58 | 25.6 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 49.7% | 41.1% | 90.5% |
| 2022-23 | | 60 | 27.1 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 49.4% | 37.9% | 90.5% |
| 2021-22 |  | 29 | 27.4 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 46.9% | 41.8% | 91.5% |
| 2020-21 | | 54 | 26.9 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 50.6% | 40.2% | 92.2% |
| 2019-20 | | 20 | 27.4 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 47.8% | 39.4% | 92.2% |
| 2018-19 |  | 67 | 23.8 | 5.0 | 6.9 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 48.7% | 40.1% | 87.3% |
| 2017-18 | | 60 | 24.4 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 49.1% | 40.8% | 88.9% |
| 2016-17 |  | 72 | 25.2 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 47.3% | 40.1% | 90.5% |
| 2015-16 | | 53 | 19.6 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 44.8% | 32.1% | 88.5% |
| 2014-15 | | 75 | 21.7 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 46.8% | 41.5% | 86.3% |
| 2013-14 | | 71 | 20.8 | 3.6 | 6.1 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 43.0% | 35.8% | 86.1% |
| 2012-13 | | 59 | 22.5 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 45.2% | 39.1% | 85.5% |
| 2011-12 | | 51 | 18.5 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 46.9% | 39.9% | 87.2% |
Length
3 years
Total Value
$118.5M
Guaranteed
$76.0M
AAV
$36.6M/yr
Production versus salary tier earns Kyrie Irving a C+ Contract Value Index in the NBA market. At $36.6M AAV over three years, Irving is operating in the upper-tier pricing bracket reserved for All-Star caliber talent, yet the CVI grade reflects a fundamental misalignment between that premium cost and the current reliability of his availability—his 2024-25 season of 24.7 PPG, 4.8 RPG, and 4.6 APG across 50 games demonstrates that scoring firepower remains intact when he takes the court, but the injury that sidelined him well past the All-Star break underscores why a fourteen-year veteran at age 34 carries durability risk that younger All-Star point guards do not. The contract itself occupies an awkward zone: too expensive to be a complementary piece, yet increasingly difficult to justify as a lead-ball-handler investment given both the age curve and the medical reality of Irving's last few seasons. His résumé—multiple All-NBA selections (2nd Team in 2019, 3rd Team in 2015 and 2021), an All-Star MVP from 2014, and Rookie of the Year honors in 2012—establishes him as a franchise-caliber talent in historical terms, but that pedigree does not retroactively reduce the risk embedded in a three-year deal for a longtime veteran entering the back half of his career. The current Dallas situation, with the team sitting at 26-56 and clearly pivoting toward youth, compounds the structural awkwardness: Irving's salary occupies cap space that a rebuilding franchise might prefer to allocate toward flexibility or younger complements, and the media narrative has shifted from positioning him as a centerpiece to openly discussing him as a potential trade asset. What prevents the grade from falling further is his on-court performance tier (B+) and the vocal organizational endorsement from the coaching staff, but those factors cannot fully offset the math problem of paying star money for a player now operating in a transitional role on a non-competitive roster.
Kyrie Irving earns a B+ Performance grade this season — a quality starter-level point guard putting up solid numbers for the Dallas Mavericks. He's averaging 24.7 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 4.6 assists through 779 games — carrying a significant offensive load. Kyrie's strongest area is PPG at 24.7, which compares favorably to the point guard median of 15.0. The biggest area for growth is RPG at 4.8 (point guard median: 5.0). Among 93 NBA point guards graded this season, Kyrie ranks 17th. Kyrie is a reliable contributor who the Dallas Mavericks can count on game to game.
How the public sees Kyrie Irving shakes out to an A sentiment grade in the rolling 14-day window. Irving's standing reflects a peculiar collision of earned star credibility and organizational uncertainty — he remains a 14-year veteran with multiple All-NBA selections (2nd Team in 2019, 3rd Team in 2015 and 2021) and a scoring pedigree that hasn't dimmed, yet the Mavericks' pivot toward Cooper Flagg as the franchise centerpiece has unmistakably repositioned him from untouchable core piece to expendable asset in the media's eyes. His 2024-25 production of 24.7 PPG across 50 games proves the on-court ability still registers at an above-average tier, but the recent injury absence—which stretched well past the All-Star break—has reopened the durability questions that have trailed him throughout his career, complicating what would otherwise be a straightforward star narrative. The Dallas front office's recent roster shuffling (trading for complementary depth while cutting salary) reads less like team-building around Irving and more like active identity renegotiation, a signal the media has picked up on; meanwhile, head coach Jason Kidd's public endorsement as a clutch performer offers the only counterweight to the trade-asset framing. With the Mavericks' 26-56 record and youth movement in full motion, Irving's narrative has calcified into cautious respect tempered by inevitability—his pedigree keeps sentiment elevated, but the sense that his best Dallas chapter is written is unmissable.
Other same-position deals the Contract Value Index also places in the C band — a quick read on where Kyrie's contract sits relative to comparable money.
Kyrie Irving ranks 17th of 93 graded point guards by performance. That slots Kyrie between Josh Giddey (A-) just ahead and Jrue Holiday (B+) just behind.
Graded higher
Josh GiddeyChicago BullsA-Immanuel QuickleyToronto RaptorsA-Keyonte GeorgeUtah JazzA-Graded lower
Jrue HolidayPortland Trail BlazersB+Stephon CastleSan Antonio SpursB+Tre JonesChicago BullsB+Peers ranked by Performance grade among players at the same position. Tap any name for their full profile.
No transactions found for this player.
Auto-moderated fan forum with 5-minute speaker turns
Loading discussion...
Kyrie Irving is a veteran in his 14th NBA season listed at PG for the Dallas Mavericks. FanVerdicts covers every NBA player, team, GM, and transaction — and puts your verdict on all of it. Sign in to cast your Fan Verdict on Kyrie Irving, see where the crowd lands, and argue the call. FanVerdicts also brings its own read — performance, sentiment, and Contract Value Index — as one honest input alongside the crowd's. Where FanVerdicts has weighed in so far: Contract Value Index C+, Performance B+, Sentiment A.
The crowd's Fan Verdict moves in real time as fans vote on this profile. FanVerdicts' own read updates as new data lands — performance recalculates when NBA game stats post, sentiment shifts with media coverage and fan discussion, and the Contract Value Index recomputes when contract terms change. Contract details below show the structure (years, total value, average annual value, guarantees) behind the Contract Value Index read.
For league-wide context, the NBA hub has team rankings, GM report cards, the transactions feed, and live scoreboards. The NBA player rankings page sorts every active player by performance and contract value within their position.