Talent may be the primary factor that determines an NBA player’s career, but it’s not the only one. If you need proof, look at Kyrie Irving.

He’s certainly not lacking in the talent department. Kyrie Irving may be the best ball-handler in the history of basketball. That’s not hyperbole: it’s simply a factual statement.

He’s also capable of making absurdly difficult shots, whether from the perimeter or at the rim. Unfortunately, it’s not talent that’s currently holding Irving back.

In fact, nobody’s holding Irving back but Kyrie Irving himself. His tendency to miss games for non-injury reasons appears to be wearing thin on the Brooklyn Nets.

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For that reason, he finds himself the subject of trade rumors in spite of his immense talent.

Here are three teams that ought to take a risk on him anyway.