Despite every NBA team having a spoon into the Kyrie Irving trade pot that overflowed on Friday with the news of his request, the Dallas Mavericks aren't willing to take a ladle to scoop up the 25-year-old star.

While it's likely that the Cleveland Cavaliers will want a young asset in return for his services, the Mavs aren't willing to ship out rookie point guard Dennis Smith Jr. after a very promising Summer League display, according to Scout.com's Mike Fisher.

Irving would give the Mavs a win-now mentality as a perennial scorer and sure-fire All-Star at the point guard position, but the team knows they'd be forced to give up the farm in any exchange with the Cavs, rendering the team uninterested.

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Dallas isn't part of the four-team shortlist that Irving gave the front office, given that is a roster that it's trying to re-build with younger assets moving forward.

The Mavericks are taking a potential risk worth of their namesake for not reaching out to the Cavaliers, giving them a rather established, proven star at a young age to move forward with — but as it is, the team does not possess that many other assets contractually that would make Cleveland be willing to give him up.