Teams wondering how long Kyrie Irving stays in Dallas

Since their timelines are not in sync, MacMahon believes several teams will keep an eye on this situation. The league insider acknowledged on Monday's episode of "NBA Today" that Irving is still the team's veteran leader. However, that might not be the case for long. "The question that's being asked around the league is 'for how long?'" MacMahon said. "How long is this fit with Kyrie and the Mavericks?" MacMahon clarified that the reason is that Flagg is now the team's centerpiece, and not because Irving and the Mavericks no longer see eye to eye. "Would it make sense for both sides to find a contender for Kyrie to go to?" MacMahon continued. "These are the kind of things that people around the league will be monitoring leading up to the trade deadline."