Report: Mavericks have no interest in Irving sign-and-trade with Lakers that brings back Russell

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1. then they can lose him for nothing lmao

   edit: downvote me all you want, dallas still missed the playoffs, me being -30 wont change the fact that dallas missed the playoffs lmao..

2. Still amazing to me that they’re actually going to sign him to a real contract with the full intention of keeping him for themselves

3. If the Lakers actually continue to pursue Kyrie I’m gonna go crazy bro

   It’s over. Just give it up. It’s a pipe dream.

4. Even if Kyrie can be a cancer personality wise you still take his talent and playoff play over D’ Lo in the playoffs.

5. All this out the door when shams drops the kyrie to the lakers on the TMLE

6. You don’t say?

7. they’ll just trade their 10th pick and try and make shit happen with that. I do not foresee major changes

8. Dlo Luka backcourt will get torched on defense

9. no shit

10. Team doesn’t want to pay Russell over 30 million, such breaking news

11. Hopefully non laker fans don’t think laker fans are actually pushing for this.

    If any their is a small minority. Majority are for keeping our team intact and not having to deal with kyrie drama and how his s&t will cripple our team from making additional improvements.

    Good for dallas for wanting to max out kyrie. But they are the ones on the pressure seat. Their was nothing good that came out of trading for kyrie on their end and now they are forced to max him out.

12. why would any team at this point give Kyrie more than 1 yr contract?

    dude is ticking time bomb ready to go off

13. Thanks. Saving us from ourselves.

14. The funny thing is Mavs always just wants the pretty face without blinking an eye. I won’t be surprised if they’ll be forced to do it whether they like it or not.

    Kristaps Porzingis? European white guy unicorn? He is destined to pair with Luka. Let’s get him

    Christian Wood? 18-10 guy. This guy must be good. Let’s get him

    Kyrie Irving? A championship guy who can put up 40s. Played with ball dominant guys. He should be good. Let’s get him

    Meanwhile they were cheap on Jalen Brunson who did real hard work. Gave up DFS who was their best defender and another homegrown talent.

15. I’m glad they announced this so we don’t give D’lo a bag.

16. Lemme guess, the narrative will begin that Lakers fans are delusional?

    Go to our sub, FUCKING NOBODY THOUGHT THIS COULD HAPPEN.

17. Translation: Kyrie wants out of Dallas and yet Cuban is somehow shocked and unprepared by this so he’s panicking

18. Lol thank god

19. The Lakers don’t want Kyrie but have to pretend to pursue him to placate Lebron. The Mavs and Lakers won’t be able to find a deal that makes sense. If then, Lebron wants out, then he looks unreasonable and the Lakers are off the hook and the Kobe-Stan’s were right all along about whatever.

20. Lakers and Mavs will both pursue him and whoever gets him loses

21. You don’t say

22. Thank god

23. Mavs: we dumb, but not that dumb.

24. I feel like the Lakers are in a tough spot. D’Angelo Russell kind of disappeared in that Nuggets series and became almost unplayable. However, the PG market is top heavy. If you don’t go after Kyrie or VanVleet, then what middle of the pack PG would you go after to plug in hoping works?

25. I don’t understand why Mavs wouldn’t trade Irving for Russell. They might as well add Luka to that deal for Pippen Jr or Tristan Thompson

26. How often does two UFA sign and trade happens.

27. Mavs fan here. But hell nah. Eff helping the Lakers/Lebron get what they want every single damn year, lopsided trade after lopsided trade. Would prefer they resign and keep Kyrie or s/t him to some other team for assets. But nah, eff the Lakers.

28. Damn first the Jazz now the Mavericks are helping the Lakers too.

29. I would fucking look at getting FVV via an S&T, not Kyrie. And seeing if the Nets will want to deal with us.

    Also if the Heat’s G League team has any promising seven footers.

30. Lol why would they?

31. Isn’t Kyrie an UFA? I don’t quite understand why some of these recent articles make it seem as if the Mavs have all the leverage when it comes to signing Kyrie. Can someone point out what I’m missing?

32. Pursuit of that third start is what got us into that damn mess. Why would we want to do that again? Especially with the new CBA…we have to prioritise depth…the era of 3 max guys is over