Find Irving s stand-in! The Mavericks throw out 13 million in 2 years and sign the former All-Star defender

Irving is the main defender of the Dallas Mavericks. His position is very stable, but he will definitely not be able to play in the near future.

Irving suffered a torn ACL in the middle of last season and was directly reimbursed for the season. It is expected to wait until January next year to return, which means he will miss the Mavericks' regular season in the first half of the Mavericks.

In this way, the Mavericks will definitely be greatly affected, and they insisted on renewing their contract with Irving. Although Irving accepted a significant salary cut, he is still one of the most paid players on the Mavericks. The Mavericks are willing to give time and are willing to wait for Irving to come back, but they also need a temporary main point guard.

The Mavericks found several people in the free agent market, such as Schroeder and veteran Paul, but eventually chose Russell. Today is the day when the NBA's free agent market is opened in 2025, and the Mavericks quickly completed the signing.

It is reported that the Mavericks have an exception of signing of about $5.7 million. They gathered together and directly gave the largest contract within their ability, signing Russell for 2 years and $13 million. Russell was the second-tier pick. Over the years, he has been walking back and forth between the Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors, Minnesota Timberwolves and Brooklyn Nets, and finally became an ordinary rotation player. The Mavericks need a former All-Star defender like Russell, because many people in the frontcourt, including "Brother Davis", No. 1 Flagg, Leifly, Gafford and the possible renewal of PJ Washington, need a capable defender.

Russell can become the main controller in the first half of next season and play the Bench Raider in the second half, which is very suitable. The Mavericks obviously made a good signing.