There isn’t a team with a better record in the Eastern Conference than the Brooklyn Nets, who are 20-8 and are riding a three-game win streak. The team has been led by their NBA superstar duo of Kevin Durant and James Harden while Kyrie Irving has not yet appeared in a single game.

The Nets have managed to get the job done without Kyrie Irving appearing in any of their regular-season games to start the season, who remains sidelined due to his non-compliance with the New York City COVID-19 vaccination mandate.

There has been growing concern of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 and it remains unclear what New York City plans to do for policies. It seems as though a change is unlikely to occur at this time all while many NBA players have been entering the league’s health and safety protocols.

Despite the troubling trend of positive test results around the league, there’s been renewed optimism that Irving could return to the team — even in a ‘part-time’ capacity where he participates only in road games.

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It’s also worth mention, SNY’s Ian Begley reported there were some level of talks between the Dallas Mavericks and Nets about a Kyrie Irving trade. The Mavs are reportedly the team that reached out to Brooklyn and Kristaps Porzingis ‘came up in discussion.’

The Dallas Mavericks never managed to add the secondary ball handler the team had sought in free agency. Kyle Lowry was the top priority on the wish-list but his plot to sign with the Miami Heat had already resulted in an agreement well before the legal window to begin negotiating contracts had even begun.

Let’s take a look at an NBA trade scenario that would land Kyrie Irving with the Dallas Mavericks — returning him to NBA action while giving the Brooklyn Nets a few pieces.