Kyrie Irving Signs with Mavericks in Sign and Trade Deal, Celtics and Spurs Involved

Good news for the Mavericks. And we are not referring to the signing of Grant Williams, but to the fact that they keep moving, they are not satisfied with the renewal of Kyrie Irving (126 million in three seasons) and they continue building a project that they want to turn into a winner. The player leaves the Celtics and signs for the Texan franchise via sign and trade and they sign a four-year contract for a figure that ranges between 53 and 54 million dollars. The operation has been closed in three bands with two other teams: San Antonio Spurs and the greens. The first, who have taken Victor Wembanyama in the draft, get Reggie Bullock. While in Boston they do not renew Williams (who was a restricted free agent) and get rid of having to pay more money than they already have committed to take multiple second rounds.

The transfer confirms several things: first, that the Spurs are looking for some movement to strengthen Wembanyama and that they do not have to settle for the massive ticket sales that the Frenchman will surely generate and are looking to compete with a triple shooter like Bullock (38.4% during his career) who also has 10 years of experience in the NBA. Under the command of the eternal Gregg Popovich, San Antonio has not been in the playoffs since 2019 (the last year in which they did so) after 22 consecutive seasons without failure in the final phase, the same as the Nationals/76ers between 1950 and 1971. They stayed without a record, but now they are looking to return. With a generational promise like Wembanyama, it is not for less.

Secondly, the Celtics have fallen by the wayside and they confirm this by removing a Williams from the team who, although he had lost a lot of prominence, was one of the pillars of the team that landed in the 2022 Finals and also one of the favorites. of the fans His claw, intensity and pride brought him very close to the green fan, always very given to giving his approval to this type of profile. But everything ends and the Williams thing is not for less. In fact, it is a situation very similar to what we have been able to see recently with Marcus Smart, whom the Celtics always refused to trade but who has finally ended up with the Grizzlies. When your goal is the ring and you’ve been wearing one since 1986 (in 2008), you have to make tough decisions.

2023-07-06 06:32:45
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