Irving & Harden will not leave the team, the Mavericks want to renew &amp for 120 million in 3 years; up to 5 years of signing 314 million in 5 years

May 25th According to TheSteinLine reporter Jake Fischer, "no one" in the league expects Irving to leave the Mavericks, or Harden leaves the Clippers, and both of them are expected to stay in the team.

"To be clear, no one predicts that Irving or Harden will leave their current team - the Mavericks and the Clippers," Fischer said. "From early March this year, Irving was reimbursed for a torn ACL in the left knee, it was generally estimated that he would renew his contract with the Mavericks this summer. At the same time, Harden's status in the Clippers has not seemed to decline, even if the team was disappointed to be eliminated by the Nuggets in the first round."

Fischer said that there are rumors that the Mavericks will try to use Irving's player options as a potential starting point for negotiations. They hope to renew a three-year contract with Irving with an average annual salary of about $40 million, which is the same amount as Irving's 2023 renewal ($126 million in three years).

Several sources who have spoken with Fischer said that Irving's new contract with the Mavericks may become a "barometer" for Harden and the Clippers' new contract this summer, and in any case, the Clippers are expected to synchronize the expiration time of Harden's new contract and the contract of the small card, that is, they will last until the 2026-27 season, which means that Harden's new contract will not exceed two years (for example: jump out of the contract and renew it for two years).

Harden holds the player option for the 2025-26 season, worth $36.35 million; Irving is also a player option for the 2025-26 season, worth $43.96 million. If the contract is out of the contract, Irving can sign a contract of up to 5 years of US$314 million.