In the NBA, there is always a balance between the team and the individual.
Of course, we all love team-first basketball. How can you not? A motion-based offense that finds the ball constantly moving is beautiful to watch.
At the same time, singular individual talents can take over games on their own. We see it on an annual basis – the team that wins the NBA championship almost always features one of the league’s best players.
Kyrie Irving is one of the league’s best players. Unfortunately, his tendency to attract controversy has also negatively impacted his trade value.
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If the Brooklyn Nets are tired of seeing him on the sidelines for non-basketball related reasons, it would be hard to blame them.
By contrast, the San Antonio Spurs are off to a 6-7 start without a star player. How competitive could they be if they had one?
Here’s a deal that has them finding out by acquiring Irving from the Nets.