Current Kyrie Irving Salary and Contract Terms
Kyrie Irving earned a base salary of $36,495,000 for the 2024-2025 NBA season with the Dallas Mavericks, according to the latest salary data from Spotrac. His current contract is a 4-year, $141 million deal signed in 2023, with an average annual value of approximately $35.25 million, making him one of the highest-paid point guards in the league. The contract includes a player option for the 2027-2028 season worth $38.1 million, as reported by ESPN.
The salary cap for the 2024-2025 NBA season is $140.6 million, meaning Irving's salary consumes roughly 26% of the Dallas Mavericks' cap space, per the NBA Salary Cap Overview from Basketball-Reference. His cap hit includes a standard salary plus any applicable incentives, though his current deal is largely a guaranteed maximum contract with no significant bonus triggers beyond standard performance incentives.
Kyrie Irving Career Earnings and Contract History
Kyrie Irving has earned over $250 million in NBA salary across his career as of the 2024-2025 season, starting with the Cleveland Cavaliers and continuing through his time with the Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets before joining the Mavericks. His career earnings breakdown shows a rapid increase beginning with his 2017-2018 max contract extension with the Celtics, which paid him approximately $141 million over 5 years, as detailed by Overthecap.
His move to the Dallas Mavericks in 2023 was part of a blockbuster trade that sent Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith, and multiple first-round picks to Brooklyn. The Mavericks structured the deal to accommodate Irving's max-level salary while retaining flexibility for future roster moves, according to the transaction details reported by ESPN.
Kyrie Irving Salary Compared to Other NBA Stars
Kyrie Irving's $36.5 million salary places him among the top 15 highest-paid NBA players in the 2024-2025 season, behind stars like Stephen Curry, LeBron James, and Damian Lillard, per the NBA Salary Rankings from Spotrac. His earnings are comparable to other elite guards such as Donovan Mitchell and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, though he earns less than the league's top earners on max-level supermax deals.
When adjusted for team salary impact, Irving's contract represents a significant investment for the Mavericks, who also carry Luka Dončić's max-level extension. The combined salary of Irving and Dončić exceeds $71 million, making them one of the highest-paid duos in the NBA and a key factor in the team's luxury tax projections, as analyzed by ESPN.