Kyrie Irving Traded To Mavericks | Emergency Pod 🚨

If Maxi Kleber & Christian Wood are healthy come playoff time, this Mavs team is gonna be a very difficult series for any team out west.

Wow. Hard to imagine anything working out for Kyrie at this point, anywhere, but this will certainly be interesting. Could be really fun to watch, from an offensive POV, or a train-wreck POV if that's your thing.

Kyrie has been cooking this stew for the entire season. The heat got turned up when he was suspended for that social media debacle. Since he came back from that, the really kept emotions to himself in front of the media. You heard his short "just business" responses. He was just biding his time before he was ultimately leaving. Thanks for that fantastic weekend with the Nets, KAI, but I knew he was playing to make the statement, "I'm still hot. Look what I can still do. I'm open for negotiations." In the end, I hope he's happy to be in another place, because this season with the Nets did nothing to make him happy.

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Can't wait for Thursday's No Dunks. Will there be a usual podcast that day, or will there be like a "livecast" due to the impending deadline?

Kylie the basketball player is amazing, he can play off ball, and he can give great effort defensively. On court the Mavs will be great imo

As for how this will impact the Nets this season, as long as the remaining players stay hungry (and as long as coach JV gives them the minutes to WANT to stay hungry), they will stay on track for being a strong playoff contender as long as they don't face Boston. Despite their recent performances, I think Cam and Clax still need more time for their numbers to set. Sumner and Sharpe need more minutes to build confidence. I think the Nets can stay strong without Kyrie with the right mindset and the right coaching decisions. They didn't get anywhere in the last two post-season opportunities due to terrible coaching decisions; they didn't make full use of the entire bench that got them to the playoffs in the first place. That burned out their starters and made the team more predictable for their opponents to read. Win or lose, as long as JV uses the whole bench during the playoffs, we can say they made a genuine effort to win a championship.

Dallas had to do something.. do I think this will work out well? Hell no, but it will certainly be interesting to watch

Maxi and Josh Green and Bullock are solid defenders. I think the Mavs will make another move yet. Perhaps trading Wood and/or THJ and a pick?

KD could make a 2012-Dirk like title run this year, IF they can get something for or out of Simmons. Very deep roster with a lot of 3 & D guys. Dinwiddie could be his Jason Terry. East of loaded tho but who knows who will be healthy come April onward.

Best NBA pod out there! Awesome response to a fire sale trade.

This is a reach man. Hope we get kyrie without the issues because he's damn good. But history suggests, no. So we're screwed. But still hoping for the best.

This feels like a Harden and Kyrie situation... Without the drama, they are pretty darn good. When Kyrie baggage comes in, it becomes unbearable

You'll see this a lot with Luka and the Mavs. You'll see a revolving door of co-stars. Kyrie is just the beginning.

t really speaks far more about how little interest there was in Kyrie because no one wanted to offer a quality starter for him. At the same time, it also speaks to how badly the Nets wanted him gone for locker room purposes with the approval of KD. My own view is that unless the Nets manage to package a few players and draft picks for some real quality pieces in the next few days then they will likely trade KD in the off season. The type of trade that they could seek is draft picks, Dinwiddie, Claxton for something like Conley, Beasley and Clarkson from the Jazz ( just an example) . If they cannot pull something similar to that type of deal then I think they and KD will realize that they are not winning a Championship before 26 so time to separate. Also if they cannot achieve something substantive in the next few days then I would suspect that once the season is over then Seam Marks is gone or "elevated" and a new GM is tasked with the KD trade and rebuild. I note that actually the teams that could likely give the best package of draft picks in rebuild for KD would be either OKC or the Knicks which for obvious reasons will never happen. i figure the Mavs did not see a real downside to the deal because (a) it allows them to show Luka they are prepared to try to get real talent ( albeit a total flake) and (b) SD was a starter by default. At the same time, given the difference in State taxes their financial offer to extend has an advantage over other teams especially since virtually every other team will only offer him a 2 year deal with performance conditions with team options for year 3 &4. All that said , while Kyrie will pretend to be content for the next few months I do not see it lasting into a second season with the Mavs- One has to consider the parable of the Scorpion and the Frog.

We got Cam Thomas scoring 44 off the bench!
Plus we got Dinwiddie back!
We'll be fine!

Kyrie in Texas is probably exactly where he wants to be

So Sean Marks traded two hall of famers -mvp type players for Dinwiddie & Finney Smith and Seth Curry & Ben Simmons. No disrespect, they're decent players but ayo 👀👀👀

I really love Tas` optimism at the end of the Pod, but I can´t get my head around Kyre and Luka working . Only if they both are willing to share the ball.

This is for Monday's podcast!
Luka and Kyrie:
Name a backcourt in history with a better handle and a deeper bag.

I’m just here to say I’m happy the Lakers didn’t overpay.

For the Nets, Spencer is a downgrade from Kyrie, but he's still a nice player. DFS combined with Simmons, Durant, and Claxton should be extremely formidable on defense.

Mavs fan here but I really think Kyrie has a good relationship with Jason Kidd and nico Harrison. Mavs will give him every dollar he can possibly get that’s all he wanted from Brooklyn anyways, now hopefully he signs.
Btw I think they would probably start
Uncle drew
Luka
Josh Green
Kleber or bullock
Wood
Not amazing defense but everyone can shoot and luka will get everyone open.

Man i feel so bad for K.D in hignsight its easy to bash him for his decision to go Golden State, but I promise if he could have looked into his future he probably would have said something like this." Russell Westbrook James Harden Ben Simmons Kyrie Iriving, I gave these guys the best of me and what has it gotten me." I'm truly now routing for you K.D and I hope you get your flowers.

Starting 5 of
Luka
Kyrie
Reggie Bullock/Josh Green
Maxi Kleber
Christian Wood
Little light down low but I feel like national media has completely overlooked Luka turning himself into at the very least an above average defender who gets a lot of steals

How many players have scored 50 points this season and is Kyrie one of them ?? Almost any team would want him even with his issues. Brooklyn made mistake here by not extending him a contract. Important to have two players on your team who can take a last shot clutch. Cam Thomas can benefit from this removal of the Irving. Harden isn't that guy now, he's good but not quite. so Brooklyn is left with Durant and no more superstars.... Shame on Sean.

the Starters gotta make a comeback in tandem with a pod, or at least emergency pods

In the tank, cubes always tells people they have to accept his offer then and there - no listening to anyone else. Maybe he got confused and thought Rob pelinka was Mr. Wonderful and was going to swoop in and steal the deal!

The Mavs don't make this trade if they aren't confident he resigns. Nico Harrison and Kyrie have a great relationship and the Mavs were on Kyries list of teams he wanted to go to

So now mavs have two ball dominant guards that won’t defend?

1st of all thj was only starting due to injuries and is 100% the 6th man 2nd the starting lineup will be luka,kyrie,green,wood,kleber so thats 3/5 players that play good defense

Kyrie gonn teach Luka how to be Bron in the playoffs and he can be the ultimate closer like always

I'm sure LeBron will draft Kyrie I'm the ASG draft, but would be hilarious if KD was forced to draft him like what almost happened last year with Harden

Nets won the trade. Spencer was a baller during his nets with D.Lo days. I am not so sure with Luka and Kyrie Tandem knowing they are two ball dominant players.

Apparently Luka signed off on the trade.

I am not sure you guys really know the Mavs defensive problems. We are a really good Perimeter defense team. We give up the viewest 3PA of all teams and an average Opp 3P% (13th). By far our biggest defensive problem is protecting the paint. Yes, Dorian was most likely our best defender, but he wasnt a rim protector. Green should be able to fit in his role. We still need a really good rim protector, thats for sure.
This wasnt a stand alone trade that will make us an instant contender. But I am sure Dallas did not trade for Kyrie without knowing if he wants to resign. So we have to asume that he will. And that makes us way more interesting for Veterans. For example a Crowder next Summer, or a Porter, Craig, Winslow... there are options out there for the MLE.
More important right now is the Wood situation. Does he sign the extension, or can Dallas find a 2nd trade to bring in Big Man defense for his Big Man offense? Either way, Dallas had to take the risk, cause this team was going nowhere with all all our role players on big contracts surrounding Luka and no Cap room for the forseable future.

Hate the trade for Dallas.
You guys said it, he’s a rental. Giving up a scorer, one of your top defenders and picks for a guy that’s not going to win you a title is a really bad deal.

crazy cuz the clippers traded SGA for Paul George, Danilo gallonari, and 5 first round picks, even though SGA was a bigger rookie fan favorite than anyone we had drafted since BG/DeAndre.... Terrance Mann better have been offered in that convo, cuz I doubt he is breaking out into an all-star any time soon. I love his game, but he's not as liked nor as skilled as SGA was for the team. craazzy stuff.

Can't wait for Kyrie to Javale connection 😅

Man did I wish KD was still ASG captain....

Imagine saying oh no defense and in the same sentence they just throwing Josh Green out there like he is some bum. Maybe watch a few Mavs games because that kid is ridiculously good just wait and see he will be Andre Iguodala who can legitimately shoot 3’s at a high efficiency. Mavs still have plenty of assets to improve the team defensively and y’all just don’t mention Maxi Kleber who is the defensive anchor on this team and was last year and he’s been out for like 2 months now. Also last season Mavs were 6th in nba in defense with Luka and Brunson starting, Kyrie is a much better defender then Brunson was last year.

Can’t wait for the drama to begin in Big D it’s gonna be hilarious 😆

No way Kyrie is not on Lakers as a FA next season. His team has been trying to get him there since before he opted in. Lakers just had nothing the Nets wanted. Now he can just sign there. Kyrie has proven over the last 7 years that NO relationship means anything to him. Ask KD.

All-star player count doesn’t add up anymore.
Also, does Luka still have beef with a Morris twin?

RIP to the mavs lol hope it works though. And glad to see Spencer back in Brooklyn......now if they could get Jared Allen back lolol

The nets organization were once viewed a scrappy bunch of upcoming talent

Die Hard Luka fan here. I fantasize a all star defensive big with Luka. Adding Kyrie does nothing to win a championship. BEN SIMMONS in the pick and roll with Luka would be unstoppable. Imagine Ben as Defensive PoY. He was top 3 in DPoY in his last healthy season. I feel I'm a better GM then this crap. DFS was a key perimeter defender and huge loss.

Mavs going to have some of the worst defense.

Kyrie is 100 percent signing that extension this week. I’d bet money on it.

The mavs should trade for Jae Crowder

Nkitima and bullock are good defender

Will be hilarious if Kyrie just decides to sit out the remainder of the season. He'd be such a loser if he did that

Luka is never winning a title is he? :(

minus the year Lebron and Love gave Kyrie an opportunity, Kyrie doesnt contribute to winning that matters.

Kyrie won't re-sign 💀

If this doesn't work out I don't think Luka retires a mav

Lol. The west is wide open. Anyone from 2-13 could beat each other on any given night. So, it’s not crazy to think the mavs could make a conference finals run

I hate this trade as a Mavericks fan :/

KD + Luka would be over for the league ngl. hahahaha

WEEWOOO we got ourselves a pod

As a Mavs fan this is exciting but also defensively it's concerning since neither Luka or Kyrie play much defense. One thing that would fix it....Kevin Durant to the Mavs next ;) fingers crossed 🥳🥳🥳

For the Mavs, this a great move! A "hell of a risk"? How so? DFS is a good defender, but he's averaging less than 9 ppg with a FG% of 41%. Watch, Kyrie will re-sign with Dallas.

Ky-risk, Ky-reward.

Don't really see this putting the Mavs into title contention or anywhere near making them that much better. As the two guys they traded are averaging 27ppg combined the same number as Irving. Not to mention both Irving and Luka have the ball in their hands all the time so don't even see them being a good fit together. Not to mention how awful Irving is on defense. While Luka is like an average defender so have a feeling teams will be able to attack their defense.

KD Is Out This Offseason

Damn you guys...Kyrie will sign a long term deal with Dallas in the near future!

Luka and Lebron are 2 different players. I don't see Kyrie being the guy he was in Cleveland

mavs defense was trash with finney smith and dinwiddie both on the court though

Mavs traded their future for a headcase rental.
Spence, Dodo, 1 1st rd pick, 2 2nd rd oicks, AND FUTURE LUKA, in exchange for Morris, 2 months Irving rental, and tons of headache.
Nets fleeced the Mavs.

Kyrie is gone after the season.

Luka just found out that the Mavs can't be trusted to build the future team he needs. Kyrie isn't staying. He's walking leaving Mavs with nothing for the value for him as well as what they traded away. Kyrie won't add chemistry. 2023 Playoffs will not be successful. Luka will start thinking about moving on.

Thanks Cuban. Mavs bounced out the first round, Kyrie signs with LAL in offseason, Luka eventually leaves Mavs for the Lakers due to their utter incompetence. Perfect

0:30 There’s only 3 No Dunkees and one Super Producer

Kyrie just went to the team with the biggest ball hog in the league.(don't @ me about his meaningless assist numbers and triple doubles).

Best show

nets lowkey fleeced

Kevin D and Kyrie are best friends. What's Luka going to do. To influence him

Have you guys ever tried to find the Clipper bro?

Kyrie is not going to the Lakers! Shows how much you don't know about Kyrie! He doesn't want to play with Lebron again!

Nets won the trade :)

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Dinwiddie/ DFS > Covington/R Jackson/T Mann.

Luka Doncic going to learn all about the flat earth anti vaccing from Kyrie also is Ktrie a Jinxx

TK my Guy.

God. Terrible trade

The Mavs traded for a nutcase and a thug. Fan-effing-tastic.😒

LeBrons pulling out the rest of his hair

Bonkers lol 🤯

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Kyrie aka the worst teammate in NBA history. I used to defend him but glad the Nets got rid of that nuisance

No pod?

man tas is so bad. the guy cant weave two sentences together and just repeats everything said before him. sad

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Why do do man

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Huge L for the NEts