In nearly eight decades the NBA, only seven players have hit 30,000 career points: LeBron James, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Dirk Nowitzki and Wilt Chamberlain. Save for James — who is still active — the rest are in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving spoke publicly Tuesday for the first time since the blockbuster trade that sent Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers

Davis, 31, and Irving, 32, will be the foundational pieces of a Mavericks team that believes it can compete for championships.