[Vardon] There is league-wide speculation that, following the firing of Nico Harrison, both Anthony Davis and Kyrie Irving could be the next ones out the door.
The 32-year-old Davis now finds himself at the center of league-wide speculation that he might be the next to go. He has two seasons left on his current contract, with a player option for the 2027-28 season worth \(62.8 million, but is eligible for a three-year extension worth approximately \)218.5 million this summer. Irving, whose contract runs concurrent with Davis’ (including a player option for $42.4 million in 2027-28), finds himself in a similar situation.
Yet Dallas is incentivized to bottom out this season, as their 2026 first-round pick is the last one they have until 2031. The prospect of reinvesting so massively in their older stars, in turn, comes with serious complications that could compel them to trade him. First things first, though, Dumont must decide who is going to make these sorts of front-office decisions in the future.