Kyrie has some mental issues, no doubt, but he is a championship caliber player when his firing on all cylinders. He and Lebron (with little help) took down one of the greatest basketball teams ever in the 2016 NBA finals.
From what I am hearing, Dallas must have secondary moves in mind, namely they need a rim protector and/or more D in general. Look for more.
I would agree on Cuban, but look at the scenario this way: He could have had Brunson and the minute-eaters he just traded away... but instead he has Kyrie, fewer draft picks, and a brand new headache. Just WTF.
Ticking time bomb but good enough for a Finals appearance or two. He doesn't stick with a team for long.
Luka, Kyrie, and flim flam will not get them to the WCF, nevermind NBA finals, even if Kyrie is on his best, sanest behavior.
Not sure why Kyrie is seen as such a great piece that he gets you to the finals. Sure he can be damn clutch, but he isn't a sure piece, especially considering how random he can be. Dallas has terrible defense and this makes them worse, so just not seeing the declarations despite the west being wide open.
“The Dallas picks Brooklyn is receiving all come in years that Luka Doncic is no longer guaranteed under contract (he has a player option for a final year in 2026-27). Teams around the league already considered Doncic a threat to someday leave for a big market like Miami, Los Angeles, or New York. And that was before the arrival of a player who has had ugly exits from all three organizations he’s played for.” “League sources say the Clippers offered Luke Kennard, Terance Mann, one future first, and two first-round pick swaps. An additional salary would’ve been required to complete the trade, but that was the gist of it.” “The Nets will do everything they can to build a title team around Durant, as they’ve shown by taking his plus-one in Irving in the first place, signing DeAndre Jordan, hiring the coach he wanted, making two James Harden deals, and now moving Irving. But there’s nothing stopping him from demanding another trade this week or this coming summer. If that were to happen, then the Rockets, who own two of Brooklyn’s unprotected future firsts and the rights to swap for two others, would come out as massive winners from the Harden deal.” “With the way last season ended, he has to have reservations about his team’s chances. But Durant chose this path. KD decided to leave an ideal basketball situation with the Warriors to partner with Irving in Brooklyn. He chose Kyrie, despite all the risks and his track record. And he chose James Harden, despite the possibility he’d want to leave. Now, only KD remains.” “If Durant asks to get out now, he’s quitting on the mess he created. But trade demands don’t always lead to happiness or wins. To win in the NBA, you usually have to build something. You can’t keep running. The Nets have shown a willingness to do everything possible to appease him even when it wasn’t easy. Now, it’s on Durant to make it work.”
He has been in fine shape which reminded folks of the Irving in Cleveland. I can see some injuries happening to the West teams so anything is possible. He is a one time grenade, if you use it well you could kill a king with it. You had him paired with LBJ, Doncic is a version of Lebron.
The Nets are done. DFS and Dinwiddie dont rqual Kyrie on the court. Durant may finish the season I guess. Simmons is not movable. There last move is to trade Durant for unprotected picks farcenough out that it allows team receiving Durant a few years to peak and collapse.
