Looking back at the three offers rejected by the Brooklyn Nets for Kyrie Irving: The saddest are the Lakers fans
Kyrie Irving has arrived at the Dallas Mavericks and is expected to play on Thursday (Vietnam time) against the LA Clippers, a move that has so far surprised many fans.
Many people think that Irving is very likely to go to the Los Angeles Lakers because this is the destination he wants, both in terms of affection and professionalism when Kyrie once won with LeBron James.
However, the Dallas Mavericks lifted the upper hand of the yellow and purple jersey team, sending to the Brooklyn Nets the duo Spencer Dinwiddie and Dorian Finney-Smith, with 3 picks (one 1st-round and two 2nd-round).
The reason "on paper" is that the Brooklyn Nets believe the Dallas Mavericks have a better package of players that ensures their competitiveness now and for the foreseeable future.
But according to some reputable journalists with sources from the team, the offer of the Los Angeles Lakers was rejected because the Brooklyn Nets owners did not want Kyrie to reunite with LeBron James.
After the Lakers offered to swap Russell Westbrook with two first-round picks (2027 and 2029) only to receive a shake of the head from their partner, they were met with a request for Westbrook with two picks plus Austin Reaves and talent. young Max Christie.
Many experts think that this is too high a price and it is like a move to "shoot customers" that Brooklyn Nets made.Plus information about owner Joe Tsai not wanting to bring Kyrie to the Lakers, fans have understood why. Nets shouted such a high price.
The second team to be rejected in negotiations with the Dallas Mavericks is the Phoenix Suns, a team that is inexplicably plummeting this season.
The Suns are ready to exchange both Chris Paul, Jae Crowder and 1 round 1 pick for Kyrie Irving to rebuild the team in the PG position. However, Brooklyn did not accept and asked for at least 3 picks in the exchange package.
Since then, Phoenix gradually lost interest in negotiations and gradually withdrew in the race to get Kyrie's signature.
Excluding the Miami Heat's early withdrawal, one unexpected name that appeared on the last day before Kyrie arrived in Dallas was the LA Clippers.
The blue and white half of the city of Los Angeles brought to the negotiating table a pretty quality package of players including AD carry Luke Kennard, Terance Mann, 1 first-round pick and 2 pick-swap rights.
The Brooklyn Nets did not accept this request when they thought that the two players Kennard and Mann were not attractive enough, since then the two sides no longer negotiated.
In the end, Kyrie Irving and Markieff Morris landed in the Dallas Mavericks, creating an exchange that brought a lot of skepticism for both teams.
Having Kyrie will make Dallas much stronger in attack, but the defensive side will plummet because the team has no one really good at defending.
On the Brooklyn Nets side, they lost an All-Star player in exchange for two quality roleplayers. Spencer Dinwiddie has the potential to become a star, but he will need to prove his strength with action in the near future.
