Last week, Kyrie Irving was traded from the Brooklyn Nets to the Dallas Mavericks. He has already managed to play four games for the club, scoring an average of 28.3 points and giving seven assists. On Tuesday night, the club suffered a loss against the Minnesota Timberwolves, and after that the player cautiously assessed his future in Dallas beyond this season.
”Those kinds of questions just keep us and our team focused,” said Irving, who before the season chose to enter into the final season of his existing contract. “I have faced this before and situations where you are constantly asking about the future are emotionally ungrateful. I will say that from the first day I have felt welcome here. Right now I’m only thinking about the next day. It’s hard to predict the future because it will be determined by how I do here and how I prepare for the next steps. That is, I have to be the best teammate in the locker room, a great leader both here and with the Dallas fans and the community. That’s why I won’t talk about the future, because right now I’m only focusing on what we have to do as a team.”
“I don’t see the risks,” said Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison. “I have known Kairi for a long time. I know what kind of person he is. Anyone who has seen Kyrie on the basketball court knows what type of basketball player he is. Therefore, I do not see any risks. The only risk was not doing this deal.”
The Dallas Mavericks have lost their last two games in a row, but with all that they are in the playoff zone. With a record of 31 wins and 28 losses, it ranks fifth in the Western Conference. On Thursday night, the club will play away against the Denver Nuggets.
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