The Mavericks are running it back with head coach Jason Kidd despite persistent rumors that the New York Knicks were interested in hiring him. Those whispers have been put to rest after the Knicks brought on veteran coach Mike Brown to lead the franchise.

Well, well, well… if things aren't getting more interesting surrounding LeBron James and the Dallas Mavericks, then nothing is. James, who recently had Rich Paul make some telling comments to ESPN, would ideally be a perfect fit with the Mavericks.

The Mavericks officially announced the veteran guard’s re-signing Sunday afternoon. The team did not disclose the terms of Irving’s new deal. The Dallas Mavericks announced today that they have re-signed nine-time All-Star Kyrie Irving. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

The Dallas Mavericks had a pretty calm free agency period. They agreed to an extension with Kyrie Irving, who opted out of his player option to lower his cap hit for this coming season, signed D'Angelo Russell in a long-expected move, and agreed to re-sign Dante Exum on a minimum contract after his two seasons in Dallas.

Point guard Kyrie Irving offered a response rooted in patience to a question about whether he would return from his ACL tear in time for the playoffs.