The Mavericks Are Risking Everything for Kyrie Irving

The theme for this entire season has been that Luka doesn't have any help and is doing it alone, so it seems a bit strange that it would be considered "risking everything" in adding Kyrie.

If Kyrie doesn't re-sign, Dallas will have enough cap space to sign a near max player. Before this trade they didn't have that. That cap space they could use to let Luka pick his next teammate. Plus they have Kyrie's bird rights which means they can match any offer out there. They have leverage and ways to recoup. Honestly this is a great gamble for them. Cuban is showing Luka that they are willing to do whatever it takes to help.

Here’s what I think: the Mavs have nothing to lose. Keeping the same guys doesn’t help, and if we were waiting for 2025, Luka would’ve requested a trade by 2024 anyways. Even if Luka waited, did you think Ingram/Tatum/Murray/Spida would leave their teams? Not a chance. So it’s the best thing they could’ve done. Us Mavs fans just have to do one thing: pray to God this works out.

It really speaks to Kyrie’s talent that he has ultimately destroyed his relationship with every team he’s played on and yet teams still want to pursue him and give up a lot to do it.

Even though I am disappointed with Kyrie not being traded to the lakers, i am still intrigued by how he and Luka will look together. It looks good on paper, but chemistry is definetly important if this going to work.

Thoughts and prayers to the dallas mavericks.

I feel like Dallas has struck out on everyone they’ve tried to sign, they just had to take any big name star they could get their hands on, for good or bad.

I think it's a best deal Dallas could get to actually compete. That current squad was simply mid and they're 0-7 without Luka. I'm sure they talked with Kyrie already to sign an extension which Nets wasn't willing to offer.
Now if Mavs sign Wood and Kyrie to extensions they can simply compete and make their way to NBA finals sine GSW's core is getting older. Steph will be 35 and is super injury prone. Suns are done as well. Clipper are flippers. Lakers are bad. I'm taking my chances of Mavs with Luka, Kyrie and Wood beating Nuggets, Grizzlies and Pels in playoffs.

I like it! Gonna be interesting to how they both flow in a short amount of time. And then there's the off-season which should prove to be interesting as well.

The thing is the Mavs have enough decent players to replace them no worry. They needed a solid #2 and that is kyrie. J. Green, Wood, Powell all can cover defense and energy and we have multiple backups ready to play. Mark Cuban really is an amazing person for giving Luka the support he needs and doing so many other things at the same time. Im really starting to like our chances this year in the west.

THANK YOU. I live in Dallas and have been saying for months that Kyrie would make a great addition to this team (on paper). I didn't think it would actually happen, but I always liked the idea of it. This sums up all of my thoughts perfectly. I don't know why people keep saying the Mavs got worse. They weren't a great defensive team anyway. At the VERY least, this is a net zero trade for the Mavs short term. At best they're a real threat, although, I still don't think they have enough to ACTUALLY win a championship. And for the people who keep saying they're risking losing Luka, they were already on the verge of losing him. I watched Dirk's whole career and many times I thought he should’ve left. Man had more loyalty than Dame. Mark Cuban has always been a mid owner at best. He blew up the championship team literally the year after they won. Before or after he never surrounded Dirk with a GREAT team. I never expected them to sign anyone significant. Cuban is cheap and short-sighted. To me this gives the Mavs a better chance of keeping Luka than what they were doing. Sure they're kinda boom or bust right now, but at least they’re not mid. At least something other than the inevitable "Luka puts up a Herculean effort only to not have enough help" headline that was coming.

All hands on deck to see how it plays out, Mavs will be a fun to to watch looking forward

I think this is a win-win for the Dallas Mavericks and hear me out.
If Kyrie Irving could get them over the hump and get them to the finals because last year they lost in the Western Conference to the Golden State Warriors who became champions that year then it will be lovely even if they get to The Finals and they lose it's still a success.
But lets say it's bad like Rajon Rando bad then the Dallas Mavericks can look at Luka and say hey we are trying to get you a star or superstar to go alongside you and we will continue to do so.
I mean let's be honest what they have nothing to lose plus the Western Conference is wide open so it's a possibility that this can probably work.

Awesome job of putting this together in such a short space of time 👏🏽

My heartfelt condolences to the mavericks fans. The next year will be tough.

I’m gonna comment the same thing a fellow commenter, Kurtis, said. This gives the Mavericks actually a LOT of freedom. They did have to sacrifice a first round pick, and some decent players, I’m a big time mavs fan and I love Doe-Doe and Spence, but even if Kyrie does not resign or they do not agree, they will have plenty of cap space for Luka to choose his star. So, in terms of risk, there’s always risk. Kyrie could resign and then cause trouble. They could miss out on a star and spend the cap space on someone else. There’s always risk. But I think this is great for the mavs. Worst case scenario he’s a rental that is essential for a deep playoff run and you retool, best case scenario they make a big 2 with Luka and Kyrie at the helm. So yes, there is risk, as every trade does, but I think people are kind of blowing the negative out of proportion. The mavs can recover if Kyrie doesn’t re-sign. Also, Luka and KP did get along at first. Was their relationship perfect? Of course not. But they worked good together and there were moments where they were good friends. However KP got tired of playing second fiddle and the mavs were not going to be choose him over Luka.

Nice breakdown. This will be an intriguing 3-4 months. The Mavs really have to at least make it back to the WCF for Kyrie to stick around, although it's really championship or busy.

As a Mavs fan I hope to God that this works out. At the same time I am terrified😳😳😳.

Trade is fair because the nets will have Dinwiddie and Finney Smith + KD and Kyrie and Luka are gonna be an awesome duo together these guys will have a bright future

Big ups for Mark Cuban's vision. He got the best point guard in the game. Kyrie will do well with Luka & the crew.

3:17 love this 2023 Pelicans. Zo2 is a monster, hope he doesn't get injured and miss a lot of time, and also the other player playing for Pelicans that can have a huge impact in Pelicans: Steven Adams. Damn what a team to have now

What's interesting is Mavs might not be even done yet they can still make moves before deadline and in offseason.

I am curious to see how this trade shakes out... Kyrie is an upgrade over Dinwiddie on offense, but likely a downgrade on defense. Dallas also lost a valuable piece in Finney-Smith. So does the offense of Kyrie compensate for everyhting they gave up? My initial guess is that Dallas will not improve enough to justify the price.

To me Clippers would've been nice fasho and I'm sure a lot of people wanted the Lakers to get him. Now let's see how they mesh and how far they get in the playoffs. They have some nice pieces to work with to be competitive. I'm surprised they didn't give away Hardaway though.

You hit it in he head with Kyrie’s pattern.💯

I think the nets would work with Lavine pretty well. And I hope fvv can be conserved for the lakers. THEY NEED HIM

On another note, I heard someone mention Mark Cuban didnt want Luka to go through what Dirk went through for years and this might have made him want to pull the trigger even more. (just speculating)

Man these reports about why the Lakers didn't get Kyrie are all over the place. Some say it's the picks, some say the contract. I personally lean players. The Nets needed proven playoff performers out of this and the Lakers didn't have any such roleplayers to trade. The Mavs came in aggressive and got it done before LA could get a third team involved.

I don't question the fit, I question the depth.

Love how thought provoking your videos are. So interesting

Lakers fans punching the air right now

Not really screwing their future. Lots of cap space available for trades with other contracts expiring...lots of teams lookin to trade too next season. After listening to all factors and perspectives, Im convinced this is a win no matter what. Also, Green over 12 on last nights game was the easiest money I ever made....I saw that with all the players out and felt like I was cheating.

And Luka and Prozingus got a long fine, it's just KP was always getting this little injuries every time he was looking good that got him out of his rythym

Rob Pelikna played cheekers while Mark Cuban played chess. I'm glad he honor's Luka enough to try to capitalize on him being as good as he is. A smart owner and a smart person.

This was a good deal, the mavericks rarely land good players in free agency even when they have cap space.

Let's just put it this way: this is basically what the Cavs did with Lebron, but instead of trading for Kyrie, they drafted him as a means to get Lebron to come back. In the Mavs case, they traded for Kyrie as a means to get Luka to stay. We'll see what happens.

Kyrie's "pattern" 😂 casey sees it

Love this. I was just telling my brother we need a supporting player for Luca.

lets all be honest on this one, all us already understood this move, Kyrie wants a player with a LeBron type of talent, but the situation is Kyrie wants to be the older and wiser athlete instead of teaming up with Lebron where his gonna play the second fiddle again just like back in days when they were still in the Cavs.

This is very risky, but I have little bit of hope. I probably shouldn’t have that much hope

This might just work for Dallas, Morris gives some toughness on the Frontcourt and Kyrie gives some additional playmaking and scoring.
The key here would be Green and Bullock become reliable 3&Ds.

Though we are all looking for this, let's be honest, Kyrie is a ticking time bomb.

How could this possibly go wrong? 😅

If what you are saying is true, what an exciting upcoming offseason it will be 😄

"now i am not a mavrericks fans so I am pumped to see this" The Dallas fans in their living room wondering if they should throw a bottle at kyrie despite him being on the team.

I’m am 13 and a huge nba fan so this is the type of content I love

I feel like Kyire and Luka might struggle a little bit but at the same time I feel like it could some what work but it will take a little bit of time. But this trade does help the Mavs cause it gives them a all star point guard in kyire which they need and he is better then Spencer diwiddie. For the nets it is soild cause they get some shooting and some picks at lest some assets. At the same time Toyo gave up an all star that maybe could of win championship with KD. But at the Ames time same time they are still hella good cause thier is some familiarity for
Spencer. But at the same time this could hurt the Mavs cause they under perform and kyire and Luka have different playing styles. And they are not good in defense and they are different personalities. And what if kyire don’t wanna be their and not play with Luka it like James harden didn’t wanna play with John wall. Or what if they both want want the ball but then that effects thiwr chemistry like James harden and cp3 or Russell Westbrook. But it gonna be interesting to see what happens.

They could probably just S&T for Herro if it doesn't work out

I was waiting for this video as soon as I saw the news. Great job Casey!

2/3 of those FAs you mentioned will be extended B4 then

I'm mixed on this trade.
the fit doesn't seem to be there, what is luka going to do when kyrie has the ball, and vice versa?
but kyrie is still a star player, so i can't imagine it will be a total dud

The issue with the 2025 Free Agent market claim is that Dallas NEVER signs big name free agents. They never have and likely never will, whatever the reason may be. I agree its a big risk taking the Kyrie baggage, but the Mavs cannot rely on getting a FA in that class.

Nets could have a KD average 30/35 ppg 7 rbg 6 apg Spencer average 17/20 ppg 6/7 apg and nic average 13/15 ppg and 2 bpg and Ben average 15 ppg 7 rbp and 7 apg . Dorian 12 ppg 4/6 rbg 4 apg . That could have potential for a deep playoff run . If the bench is solid too .

He was not this confident bout the trade on the live last night😂

Now they should trade for Gordon from Rockets. 3 point specialist.

Rare he posts on a Sunday. This how you know this trade is crazy

Giannis and Luka on the same squad would be 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

There's going to be a whole lot of ankle breakers going on in mavs games lol, im excited honestly lol

Damn this makes me ALMOST want to watch basketball again!!!

Mavs won the trade battle but might lose the war. Imagine them both leaving because of a fight

Dallas had to do something. They never can get superstars to come there in free agency. Their last shot to help Luka.

Can’t play through luka all game now if you wanna keep Kyrie long term it’ll help the mavs if Kyrie becomes mentally stable within a team. They really didn’t have to give up much either if you compare to to RG & Mitchell & Murray trades this off-season it was a no brainer for Mavs u know Lebron pissed tho looking at how cheap it was but the Lakers didn’t have a S.D. Type guy to send back

Great episode, thanks!
P.S. the Pelican’s pic is just a bit outdated😅

I said the same dang in the Allstar game And Jalen gone become a Allstar 😅 Fox not Kyrie going to get Steph starting spot

I’m just like you I cannot wait to see what kind of job is going to happen in Dallas Luca has a high temper and he made them in a tree and he said things are working out .

Looking at what Dinwiddie and Smith get paid… looks like a pretty good deal for the Net’s books… if Smith can slot into the rotation and contribute, great… he might be able to do that.. great he’s been a solid player in his career… if not… he isn’t costing that much

Risk vs Reward! Could we see a Kawaii 2.0 with a half season rental ending in a title or does it fall completely apart and the Mavs lose it all with Kyrie and Luka wanting out.
You ask any Raptor fan and yes they hate losing Kawaii but they would do it 100 out of 100 times again because they won a championship. Luka and Kyrie is a terrifying match up on the court.

To am hoops these videos are incredible I get so exited when you post new videos and you straight facts if you ever see this just now your my favorite Clip-Sharer keep it up, your videos are complete fire hope you see this

As always lifelong Local Mavs Fan I am ecstatic right now. Now is the time we gotta strike while the iron is hot. We gotta go in and push all our Chips in and go for broke on either Siakam or Anunoby. It's now or never. The west is down and weak this year. A move like that could put us over the top if this all works out and Luka and kyrie are both on the Same page. Luka, Kyrie, Wood and Anunoby or Siakam regardless of whoever else is the 5th starter. Name a better starting 5. Sad to see Spence and Doe go they were major parts of the culture and backbone of our Squad. If any coach in the League has a chance to bring this together and make this work its Kidd. Kyrie has nothing but Respect for Kidd and Kidd was one of his idols growing up. Not to mention his close Friendship he has with Nico Harrison. This could work. Kidd just has to try to get Kyrie Focused and ready to do nothing but Hoop.. what I was shocked about was that we had to give up no immediate assets and we could push them down 5 or 6 years down the line and still Land Kyrie. Not to mention still get to keep Wood too and still have immediate draft assets to male another bit splash. As cheap as we got Kyrie is going to hurt the potential returnthey could have got for Anunoby/Siakam and Lavines value. Might be able to land somebody else for cheaper than what the price was be fore now TBH... 🤯🤯🤯

Wonder how devastated AM Hoops is once he knew he had to delete the video he had already made yestarday,!? when Irving requested a trade of Kyrie and Lebron back together again 😅🤣😂

Another SOLID analysis!

Low key hoping the Heat get one of em 😂

I honestly think if Kyrie doesnt sign an extension its probably his biggest ever betrayal. As a Mavs fan, even tho we will have cap space we wont be able to attract a superstar calibre player like Kyrie. So if Kyrie joins for a few months and then leaves after Dallas have dropped a 1st and 2 of there top 5 players, I would personally despise Kyrie and I would worry for his safety in Dallas whenever he came

This video is so well made its crazy

If Kyrie doesn’t work out with the Mavs, they will have plenty of cap space to pursue additions that fit. There is also the option of a sign and trade

this is a low risk high reward trade for both sides and I love it

As a Raptors fan, Vanvleet and Trent would make the Lakers serious contenders

I'm so happy I'm not a mav fan. This is a lot of pressure; I have a feeling about Kyrie Irving that he will leave after the season, lol 😆

Would be hilarious if they both leave 😂

I am actually optimistic. First off, a place like Texas will be a better fit for a person like Kyrie. Second, I think Kyrie would like to ball out and get a chip with Luka despite all the frame around him, that would be the ultimate revenge on the media etc. Could work out.

Kyrie bringing the drama to Dallas Luka went loco 😂

Imagine Luka getting Kyrie-like ball handling skills. Might happen if this goes right.

I feel this is a weird move from the mavs both players love having the ball in their hands which will either take away from luka or kyrie which will make one of them leave

It’s risky but I have so much hope in this 😅 for no reason. 😂

Luka gonna have his first ring 💫👌

I think this trade happens because they want to show Luka they want to get him help and if kyrie leave they have cap space next year.

Kyrie i believe in you no matter what decision u make.. good luck Kaii

Let's go Mavs!!!

they def need a center though, fr

Hopefully it works out

Looking forward to seeing what kind of shenanigans Kyrie gets up to in Dallas. His antics are pure comedy at this point.

doesnt even matter if Luka and Jalen made it to the western finals... bub... the team just gave up 2 valuable assets, but yeah hope the trade works out fr

They’re about to find out what every other team has found out about what it’s like to have Kyrie on their team. So sad. I really liked the Mavericks.

3:35 Good luck Luka and Mavs! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I think Irving is smart enough to know he has to deliver now. Also Irving and Cuban should be a good mix

Luka going back home to Atlanta 😁

SPENCER HAVING ONE OF HIS BEST SEASON WITH THE MAVS

Dallas number 1 offense with Luka on floor, last place when he’s off…yes this was a great trade with little risk if it doesn’t work out in 6 months

Best take I've heard so far.

Does this spell disaster for the nets?