Even on his best behavior, the mercurial superstar is causing problems for his new team.
in his terrific basketball newsletter, Dallas has gone 4-14 in clutch games since Irving became a Maverick and struggled mightily in what he calls “clutch minutes” since then. Most great NBA teams have one offensive star who can be counted on to make the big shot down the stretch: someone like Kyrie Irving. Or Luka Doncic. The Mavs have two of them, yet they keep failing in close contests.
For most teams, missing the playoffs isn’t the end of the world. But it might be for the Mavericks, because trading for Kyrie was a classic “win now” move. In addition to Finney-Smith, the Mavs sent the Nets Spencer Dinwiddie , two second-round picks,the Mavs’ 2029 first-round pick, which they’ll surely regret down the line. But more to the point: Getting Irving was supposed to keep Doncic happy.
Does that guy look happy with his current situation? Nothing would rock the NBA more than Doncic requesting a trade out of Dallas: It could be more seismic than the Durant and Irving moves combined. And the disaster that has been Irving’s tenure so far has made that scenario far more likely. The Mavericks aren’t just losing their playoff spot; they might be losing everything.
And that includes Kyrie, who is a free agent after this season. He remains an electric talent, an elite scorer, the sort of player you can’t take your eyes off. He is also a player who will be coming off one of the most tumultuous seasons in NBA history. Wouldpay for him to come to your team? Well, let’s look at the season that’s about to end and how it turned out for Kyrie Irving.
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