- God Shammgod’s honest reaction to Kyrie Irving’s arrival in Dallas was epic
- Shammgod savagely said that the Mavericks got the second-best dribbler in the NBA
- Irving signed a three-year, $126 contract with the Mavericks this summer
God Shammgod is one of the few NBA players who truly influenced the game. Despite playing just 20 games in the league, Shammgod left his mark. He has a crossover named after him.
Anyway, as of now, Shammgod is a player development coach for the Dallas Mavericks. So when the Mavs traded for Kyrie Irving during the 2022-23 season, God Shammgod had a savage reaction to it.
“It’s funny because when he first came, I was like, ‘Oh yeah, cool now we got the second-best dribbler in the NBA,'” Shammgod said on the Knuckleheads podcast. “We would play H.O.R.S.E. and do dribble and stuff. It’s just amazing to see the things he can do. He’s one of those people that got it all.”
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Kyrie Irving is hands down one of the best dribblers in the NBA. Despite that, Shammgod believes he’s only the second-best dribbler in the Mavericks’ organization. The first, of course, being him.
As for his career in the NBA, Shammgod featured in just 20 games for the Washington Wizards during the 1997-98 NBA season. He averaged 3.1 points, 0.4 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game.
It proved that a player needs more than elite handles to be a great player in the NBA. Moreover, Shammgod shot just 32.8% from the field, so poor efficiency was another reason why he didn’t have a prolonged NBA career.
Kyrie Irving Talked About His Elite Move Against Stephen Curry
Kyrie Irving will be entering his 13th season in the NBA. Irving has established himself as an elite dribbler throughout his time in the league. Evidently, the 31-year-old has had his fair share of highlights against superstar players.
In a 2018 matchup between the Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors, Kyrie Irving performed a lethal crossover against Stephen Curry. Irving broke down his nasty crossover versus Curry in a recent interview.
“That move I had on Steph in Golden State when I dropped it, I still remember that move,” Irving said. “I practiced it plenty of times. Head fake, jab, head fake, jab, drop, drop it again, and then shake without touching the ball.”
He added: “So you drop it, spin it, so you catch it with your left hand. Then I faded and saw people at the baseline.”
Irving’s crossover remains one of the nastiest moves fans have seen during a game. It was just one example of the 2016 NBA Champion’s insane ability to dribble the basketball.
Kyrie Irving Is Back With The Dallas Mavericks For The 2023-24 NBA Season
Kyrie Irving averaged 27.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 6.0 assists over 20 games for the Dallas Mavericks in the 2022-23 season.
Unfortunately, Irving’s numbers weren’t enough for the Mavericks to reach the playoffs. They finished the season as the 11th seed in the Western Conference with a 38-44 record.
Keeping everything in mind, the Mavs still re-signed Irving to a three-year, $126 million contract. But the huge contract comes with a silent clause: Kyrie Irving will be second-fiddle to Luka Doncic.
Mavericks owner Mark Cuban made it abundantly clear that the Mavericks will be Luka Doncic’s team.
“He knows that this is Luka’s team,” Cuban said on the Pat Bev podcast. “There’s no ifs, ands, or buts about it. It is Luka’s team. He can play two. Luka is that good that when Luka is in there, Ky needs to run to the corner? He’ll run to the corner.”
Cuban’s remarks led NBA fans to believe Irving would soon demand a trade. On the contrary, the Mavs owner is certain that his superstar is more mature and will do no such thing.
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