I don't get the fascination with Kyrie Irving as a trade target. Why would the Mavericks trade Kyrie? The Mavericks are a playoff contender, Irving is a perfect fit with Cooper Flagg, and by all accounts Kyrie seems happy in Dallas. Offers would have to be massive overpays.
The Mavericks are very legit. A top 10ish guy in Cooper Flagg and a top 20ish guy in Kyrie Irving with a good supporting cast and Dusty May as head coach. I'm buying this start and think they're only going to trend up.
Punk: “You don’t know me. We’ve never sat down. We’ve never shared a cup of coffee. We’ve never broke bread. We’ve never done anything.”
KO: “I don’t need to do that with you. I’ve been around enough people who knew you to know who you are.”
#SmackDown
Rantanen is like Evgeni Malkin, Matthew Tkachuk, and Brady Tkachuk in the Pt/gm and PM/gm guys. The penalties are tone setters and aggression that backs off opponents. This is most certainly a feature, not a bug. #SetTheTone
Dwight Powell should be the next guy to coach the Mavs’ bigs. Most effective screener (can Gortat with the best of them) and overall great locker room presence.