Irving, speaking publicly about the trade for Anthony Davis for the first time, also addressed rumors about the Mavericks adding Kevin Durant.

The Dallas Mavericks surprised everybody by trading megastar Luka Doncic, Maxi Kleber, and Markieff Morris in a three-team swap with the Lakers and Jazz, bringing Anthony Davis and Max Christie to Dallas. It seemed the Mavericks kept everybody in the dark as they worked to make this move, including their other superstar.

AD trade. I’m told he was doing a training session in Cleveland when he saw the news come across from @ShamsCharaniaSource: Twitter