What’s crazy to me was the fact that when he was re-inventing himself and getting his step back while Orlando was getting better, they didn’t sign him..he was solid on defense and was facilitating well with Paolo….they said naa we good
Bro got that label because he didn’t keep promises but they were never true. He said he would never leave the Cavs he did, says he would resign with Boston he didn’t, and he didn’t take the shot with the Nets. Bro never was a cancer or toxic presence to any team
Mark Cuban says he thought Kyrie Irving was a “team killer” before they traded for him
“Honestly, before I did the work, I thought he was a team killer. There was no point, no reason for me to talk to people about him. It was just like, hey, if he doesn't want to play when the Mavs come to town, great. If things don't work out on another team, great”
“But when the opportunity to trade for him came, it was like, okay, let's do the work. Nico did the work. Jason Kidd knew him. It was like, ‘Okay, let me talk to folks.’ And when you talk to players, they loved him. Nobody had a bad word to say about Kyrie that ever stepped on the court”
“To me, that was all we needed to know. Then from there, all the things you say, ‘What went wrong in Boston? What went wrong in Brooklyn?’ A lot of that is maturity, but a lot of it was circumstances too. How often is COVID going to hit”
“What we learned was you just let Kyrie be Kyrie. He's got a heart of gold. He's got a huge heart and he wants to help people. It wasn't a hard decision”
Mark Cuban says he thought Kyrie Irving was a “team killer” before they traded for him
“Honestly, before I did the work, I thought he was a team killer. There was no point, no reason for me to talk to people about him. It was just like, hey, if he doesn't want to play when the Mavs come to town, great. If things don't work out on another team, great”
“But when the opportunity to trade for him came, it was like, okay, let's do the work. Nico did the work. Jason Kidd knew him. It was like, ‘Okay, let me talk to folks.’ And when you talk to players, they loved him. Nobody had a bad word to say about Kyrie that ever stepped on the court”
“To me, that was all we needed to know. Then from there, all the things you say, ‘What went wrong in Boston? What went wrong in Brooklyn?’ A lot of that is maturity, but a lot of it was circumstances too. How often is COVID going to hit”
“What we learned was you just let Kyrie be Kyrie. He's got a heart of gold. He's got a huge heart and he wants to help people. It wasn't a hard decision”