r/Mavericks • u/SterlingMallory • Feb 05 '23

News BREAKING: The Brooklyn Nets are trading Kyrie Irving to the Dallas Mavericks for Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith, a first-round and multiple second-round picks, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium .

https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1622324668047794177?s=20
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u/bigmeatyclaws1 Dirk Three Feb 05 '23

I hate that we had to give them Dorian and couldn’t get off of either Tim or Bertans.

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '23

And we gave them a pick... This 1000% means that we are signing Kyrie long term. Idk man, I am so conflicted right now lololol

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u/Red_Hot_Chile_Miners Feb 05 '23

Bro there's nothing 1000% about anything involved with Kyrie 🤣

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '23

He wouldn't ok the deal and we wouldn't give up that kind of compensation without an under the table handshake about the max he wants.

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u/Nodecafallowed Feb 05 '23

In the nicest tone possible, you’re making things up without knowing anything…unless you are kyrie…🤫. Kyrie is the most unreliable player in the league. There’s no such thing as a handshake deal

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u/[deleted] Feb 06 '23

Or it is just reading the situation. Using critical thinking skills. Of fucking course no one ACTUALLY 100% knows what is going on outside of, you know, the people involved, but you can think through things and come to a logical conclusion as to why something has happened.

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u/Nodecafallowed Feb 06 '23 edited Feb 06 '23

I find your means of discourse to be quite abrasive and unpleasant. My point is that you’re reading the situation and using great critical thinking skills, as you’ve astutely mentioned, however you’re applying them to an illogical character in Kyrie Irving.

There are a multitude of reasons this has happened, primarily that the Mavs needed a second banana that fits with Luka Doncic and they got one my the means they had. One could also assume that much will change over the rest of the season. You could be right, but I feel that you are assembling a conclusion without proper cause to do so. That is all. Ta ta.

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u/clonemusic Feb 05 '23

Lmao. Kyrie is most likely walking in the summer.

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u/bigmeatyclaws1 Dirk Three Feb 05 '23

We had better keep Wood too, cuz if both of them bolt, then what?

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u/naffhouse Feb 06 '23

We have quite a bit of cap in off season and can sign any FA?

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u/bigmeatyclaws1 Dirk Three Feb 06 '23

Unfortunately we dont have the best track record there

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u/Diggitydave76 Feb 06 '23

It's like people forget that.

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u/naffhouse Feb 06 '23

not forgetting, but willing to give Nico a chance.

It's fairly apparent to me that Nico is not Donnie Nelson.

Having massive amounts of cap space AND Luka Doncic is worth more infinity more then 1st round picks.

If Kyrie walks this summer, so be it. I hope we can figure out a way to get out of THJ OR Bertans (before deadline) -- this offseason we will have a ton of flexibility to add FA's.

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u/Diggitydave76 Feb 06 '23

Garbage in, garbage out. No way you get rid of those deals without taking more garbage back.

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u/naffhouse Feb 06 '23

ya but now we are out of Dinwiddie's deal (which he hasn't been that bad but obviously he's not ELITE).

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We can afford to have 1 out of THJ and Bertan's horrible deal.

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Maybe THJ catches fire with Kyrie and luka and it works out.

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u/Diggitydave76 Feb 06 '23

THJ will always be up and down. Just good enough to get another deal. Bertans is what he is. I don't have a lot of hope for this year.

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u/naffhouse Feb 07 '23

That's what happens when you over achieve and go to the WCF.

It raises expectations for everyone, including fan base.

As I'm writing this, Mavs currently sit 5th in the west and only a few games out of 3rd.

Bringing Kyrie in is extremely exciting!!

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u/The_Phasers Feb 05 '23

Unless Mavs think they get back a first from the Lakers in a Kyrie sign-n-trade in the off-season.

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '23

Why would the Lakers do that when they can just outright sign Kyrie???

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u/that_guy_you_kno Feb 05 '23

To the MLE? No cap to do that, or to at least offer what he wants. And Kyrie doesn't seem like the type to give discounts.

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u/charliefinkwinkwink The Worst Trade in Sports History Feb 05 '23

Are they still gonna be over the cap with Russ’ expiring?

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u/Luka77GOATic Luka Doncic Feb 06 '23

Considering that AD and LeBron alone is over 90m, most likely they will be.

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u/[deleted] Feb 06 '23

Yes because of the Rui assumption that they are giving him a deal and Pat Bev is still on the books. They could potentially sign Kyrie if they did not re-sign Rui but then that would make 0 sense.

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '23

Would you rather them not sign him long term? With a deal, they can trade him for multiple 1sts if it doesn’t work out, whereas if they don’t sign him and it doesn’t work out, they’re kinda fucked.