Stein’s Latest: Irving, Brown, Murphy, Mavs Vets

The Mavericks have been receiving trade calls for Kyrie Irving, but have reportedly stayed firm in their stance that the star point guard is not available, Marc Stein writes in the latest edition of The Stein Line (subscriber link).
New president Masai Ujiri has stated from the beginning of his tenure with the team that he hopes to see Irving and franchise cornerstone Cooper Flagg play together, despite the sizable age gap between them.
The Pistons and Timberwolves are two teams known to have in