The next chapter in Kyrie Irving’s NBA career sees him suit up for the Dallas Mavericks. After he requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets on Friday, the team rather quickly managed to strike a deal with the Mavs, who are delighted to finally be able to land a star.
Their front office had been on the firing line for their failure to surround Luka Doncic with a good supporting cast and Kyrie should help take some of the load off Doncic. He had been averaging 27.1 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 5.3 APG, and 1.0 SPG while shooting 48.6% from the field for the Nets and is easily the most talented teammate the Slovenian has ever had.
Kyrie is said to be excited to be a Maverick and team up with Luka, with the duo looking to help the Mavs get to the NBA Finals. Irving landed in Dallas not too long back and the video of him arriving at the Mavs practice facility has gone viral.
Expectations are sky-high, which in turn, means Kyrie has a lot to live up to. He did that with the Cleveland Cavaliers as he helped them win a championship in 2016 but it has somewhat gone downhill after that. His trade to the Celtics in 2017 was meant to make them a juggernaut but things didn’t work out and he left for the Nets in 2019. It was more of the same in Brooklyn and the Mavs would hope that he can replicate his success with the Cavs here.
Mark Cuban Spoke On How Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving Would Fit Together
Mavs owner Mark Cuban had fans get on him on numerous occasions this season as they were unhappy with the team’s inactivity in the trade market. He finally pulled the trigger on Sunday and Cuban explained how Irving and Doncic would fit together.
He felt the move was great for both of them, adding that they can play off of each other and put a lot of pressure on defenses. Kyrie is one of the few stars in the league who can excel off the ball as well, having played alongside LeBron James for 3 seasons, and if he can stay out of trouble, the Mavs will be a major headache to deal with it for anybody in the postseason.
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