(02-04-2023, 09:11 AM)F Gump Wrote: Michael Scotto:
Spencer Dinwiddie, Theo Pinson, and Mavericks front office members Matt Riccardi and Andrew Baker spent time with Irving in Brooklyn and know the baggage he brought during their tenures with the Nets.
While Dallas has been connected to Irving once again in trade talks, league sources with knowledge of the Mavericks’ thinking downplayed the team’s chances of landing Irving in a trade.
1. Dinwiddie and Kyrie are friends going back to high school and DW helped recruit KI to Brooklyn. So I'm not sure the talk about him being aware of Kyrie's baggage is fully informed of their history, and the author seems to be fitting facts to his own opinions. Spencer will probably vouch for the guy and is a good example of someone Kyrie gets along with.
2. "In a trade" is an interesting qualification. That gives me the impression that Dallas is definitely interested but may be more inclined to look into a S&T this summer (which could be seen more like a signing) rather than take the risk of a trade right now with no future guarantees.