Finally, a blockbuster level trade broke out. ‘Hot Potato’ Kyrie Irving joins Dallas. Fans are enthusiastic about the meeting between Luca Doncic and Irving, but the local media’s evaluation was different.
On the 6th먹튀검증 (Korean time), a large-scale trade was concluded in which Kyrie Irving and Markif Morris went to the Dallas Mavericks, and Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finley Smith and three draft picks went to the Brooklyn Nets.
With this trade, Dallas sought a superstar partner to assist Doncic, whom he so much wanted. Brooklyn sent Irving, who had a broken relationship with the club, and recruited great resources such as Finley Smith and Dinwiddie to minimize the power gap, and also looked at the future by taking care of the draft nomination.
All eyes of the fans were on Dallas. This is because Irving, who has the most flashy basketball style in the NBA, will play with Doncic. Every Dallas game with Irving will be exciting because Doncic hasn’t played with a so-called superstar since he joined Dallas with the third overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft.
Contrary to fans’ expectations, the local media saw it as Brooklyn’s victory. The US local media ‘ESPN’ gave Dallas a rating of D for the Irving trade. Brooklyn’s rating is B+. ESPN viewed the Irving trade as an obvious benefit for Brooklyn.
Another media outlet, ‘The Athletic’, gave Dallas a C+ and Brooklyn a B. Brooklyn’s B is a rating based on the premise that Kevin Durant is satisfied. ‘The Athletic’ also raised Brooklyn’s hand.
The biggest reason is that Irving will become a free agent after this season. In the news that came out right after the trade, it is said that Dallas and Irving did not reach an agreement to extend the contract. Therefore, it is likely that Irving will explore the market’s evaluation in the FA market.
It was recently reported that Irving wants a four-year, $198 million, maximum contract. Large contracts are risky for Irving, who has been sidelined for unusual reasons. Dallas won’t be able to shoulder this burden easily either. Dallas, which has given Doncic a large contract, will be virtually impossible to recruit as a free agent in the future if it catches even Irving.
Dinwiddie and Finley Smith from Dallas are one of the reasons. Dinwiddie is averaging 17.7 points and 5.3 assists this season. He was third on the team behind Don Cicci and Christian Wood. Dinwiddie doesn’t have the explosive power of Irving, but he can play the role of a scorer to support the ace. The team where Dinwiddie’s skills were in full bloom was none other than Brooklyn. Dinwiddie made a name for himself playing for Brooklyn from 2016 to 2021. He returned to his home team after two years.
Finley Smith is also one of the most underrated players. He is averaging 9.1 points and 4.7 rebounds this season. Finley Smith’s greatest strength is his defense. He is a tall forward of 201cm and is a defender who can block the 1st to 4th in line with the trend. Durant also highly praised Finley Smith.
Dallas, which sent great players and received one sure player, and Brooklyn, who sent Irving, who had good skills but was a troublemaker, and brought in two good players. How will the joys and sorrows of this trade differ?