2021-2022 MAVS NEWS: 4th in West | WCF loss [ARCHIVED]

[SleepingHero]

I think you take Irving the player over KP 100/100 times. But I can think of few players I'd hate putting into a locker room with Luka more, tbh.

This is mainly my thought as well.

BUT this team is bereft of talent. Kyrie would be one quick way of getting a HOF caliber 2-guard next to Luka and he can be theoretically had for role players since no team would ever trade a star for him. 

All of our role players are expendable for a star. Sure Brunson/DFS/Kleber are the kind of guys you want on your team, but Kyrie Irving the player is one of the best scoring guards of all time. Luka/Kyrie/KP is an instant contender, and sort of follows the same building strategy that saw Lebron win his 3 championships with the Heat/Cavs. 

All of this assumes Kyrie still wants to play basketball. If we could get 50 games out of Kyrie+all playoff games I think it's a no brainer.

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I mentioned last week but how about a three team trade with Kyrie, Ben Simmons and Dallas?  I would put the odds somewhere close to 0 and Dallas probably doesn't have the assets anyway.   But I remember prior to the start of the season, Zach Lowe was saying if the Nets moved Kyrie they would probably lean to the glue guy types vs the third star.  He was adamant though that he did not expect them to move Kyrie though.  

So could something work out where the Nets got Bullock, DFS, Maxi (maybe two of the three) plus salary and maybe a pick?   Philly gets Kyrie.   I think that would be the classic Philly move.  Get the highest rated player out there.   Philly then looks ready to role with Kyrie playing the Harden role but with one of the top two centers in the league.  Dallas gets Ben Simmons.  

Again, I would put the odds at 0 percent, but just something that stuck with me.

Given that Philadelphia just instituted a mandatory vaccine mandate for all indoor dining (which the stadium the Sixers play in qualifies), that means Kyrie would have to be vaccinated to play for Philly. Thus killing any deal. 

So I think that effectively rules out any Simmons (who is also not vaccinated and won't be able to play in BRK) for Kyrie deals.