Dallas Mavericks Receive: C Nikola Vucevic, G Coby White, F Derrick Jones Jr.
Chicago Bulls Receive: G Kyrie Irving
This certainly was not the plan for the Mavericks.
With that said unpredictable variables are often what ruin plans. Kyrie Irving is a remarkably talented basketball player. He’s also an unpredictable variable.
Surely, Dallas knew that when they traded for him. Some plans involve taking a gamble. Their decision to acquire Irving at this year’s deadline was one of those plans.
At the same time, it’s hard to put the blame on the Mavericks’ poor season on Irving’s shoulders.
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They were below expectations when they acquired him, and he’s played fairly well in spite of their underwhelming team play.
Should they really cut ties with him already?