By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
During the NBA Night, the Dallas Mavericks had the better of the Sacramento Kings. Luka Doncic was sidelined by Jason Kidd, but the newest addition Kyrie Irving, who left the Brooklyn Nets to join the Texan franchise, stepped up with a double-double of 25 points and 10 assists.
Talking to Tim McMahon of ESPN, the Slovenian leader of the team spoke about his connection with his newest teammate, hyping about their duo while still sending love to “his guys” Spencer Dinwiddie and Dorian Finney-Smith, who joined the Nets on the way back.
“We’ll obviously miss them here, but Kyrie’s Kyrie, man. NBA champion. Probably the best ball handler ever in the game. Amazing player, and he’s going to be fun to play with”, the former Real Madrid and EuroLeague MVP said about Irving. “I never played with a guy like Kyrie, so it’s obviously going to be a work in progress. But I think it’s going to be fine. We both can play on the ball. I think it’s going to be a learning process, for sure. Outside of my first season, I didn’t play off the ball. But with a guy like him, it’s going to be different”, he added.
Luka Doncic is averaging 33.4 points, 8.9 rebounds, and 8.2 assists per game, performing as one of the best players in the NBA, while Kyrie Irving is posting up 27 points, 5 rebounds, and 5.4 assists per appearance. The Dallas Mavericks are currently 4th in the West with a 31-26 record.
After the victory against the Kings, Kyrie himself commented on playing with Luka Doncic as well. “I’m excited to see what that looks like with Luka out there. I’m constantly out on those breaks, so as much as we can make the game easier for each other and keep the pace going, that would be a benefit for us. But I’m looking forward to seeing what that looks like with Luka out there and me running the wing, just shooters getting to their spots, and then if we don’t have anything, just settling in the half-court, we got some great options out there”, he said about the Slovenian All-Star.
Then, Luka Doncic went on to speak about another Brooklyn Nets’ move, the one which saw Kevin Durant bringing his talents to the Phoenix Suns. “Big move. Probably the favorite in the West, right?”, he said before adding that he believes in his team. “I never do these rankings and that stuff. That’s for the other people. I believe in my team, that’s it”, he finally stated.
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