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Going to try and post a bunch of tweets so people can stay in the loop.

Kyrie Irving's Interview Highlights:

At his first press conference of the season, Kyrie Irving says he wishes Dallas would have had a shot at drafting him in 2011 and insists he and Luka Dončić can flourish as a duo, saying: "We're both killers on the court. Everybody knows it."

“Luka already makes the game look easier here in the states. When he plays for Slovenia, he goes Super Saiyan, he goes ballistic, you can see the passion of that group. …I was texting him reminding him that me and Dirk have World Cup MVPs, just giving him motivation.” - Kyrie’s thoughts on Luka’s international play this summer

“I’m excited, he’s an incredible shooter and leader to have in the locker room. It’s gonna be interesting to see him out there with myself and Luka, and the second unit at times. He has a great work ethic.” - Kyrie on reuniting with Seth Curry

“I wish I would’ve gotten drafted by Dallas initially, obviously they weren’t in that position at the time.” - Kyrie speaking about the positive organizational culture he’s experienced so far with Dallas

“I think I’m more or less excited about the off the court aspect of him teaching me to be a better man, it goes a long way for young guys like me. He brings a natural ease… he’s brutally honest.” - Kyrie on his relationship with Jason Kidd

https://twitter.com/townbrad/status/1707...17827?s=20 
https://twitter.com/townbrad/status/1707...13629?s=20 - Videoes on why Kyrie chose to resign in Dallas.

“Grant was one of those guys I mentioned. He was a big piece in those Boston series when I was playing with Brooklyn.” - Kyrie on giving input towards the Grant Williams acquisition

“I’m happy about the moves, no hard criticism from me. They asked me what I thought through the summertime, they gauged who I wanted to play with. …Who throughout this free agency class and the next free agency class I wanted to play with.” - Kyrie on the offseason retooling

Kyrie Irving talked about last season and how it takes patience to build a great team.
He also mentioned it’s nice the front office inquires his thoughts on roster, they looked at free agents available this offseason and the next couple classes coming up. He had a big smile. 


Jason Kidd's Interview Highlights:

“I’d say everyone. Everyone’s done their part from the rookies to our two stars, and everyone in between.” - Jason Kidd on who’s caught his eye this summer

We (historically) tend to put the young guys with the stars to see who they handle the situation. With those two (rookies), they’ve put in the work.” - Kidd on what he’s seen with the rookies

“I think we’re lucky to have Grant. To have that voice, he’s a winner. That voice is something we haven’t had, from player-to-player to coach; we’re very lucky to have him.” - Kidd’s thoughts on Grant Williams

“I think the biggest one is health. We want to be healthy going into the 25th.” - Jason Kidd’s main goal leading up to the season’s start

“The big question is how we can play without those two. I think we were 1-10 without them last season… we can’t just wait for them to bail us out, we need to have the locker room confident to win without them.” - another goal of Jason Kidd’s

“He [Hardy] had an incredible season for us last year, I think with the talent around us this year… I think he’s gonna thrive. We all know he can score, so now it’s time to see if he can execute.” - Kidd’s thoughts on Jaden Hardy

“At the top. Best scoring combo in the league. On defense? We’ll take #2 or #3, we don’t need to be #1.” - Jason Kidd on how the Luka/Kyrie duo stacks up against other star combos in the league (i.e. Giannis/Dame)

"Everybody's excited, everybody's a winner right now. No one is talking about the minutes that they're not playing or the shots that they're not getting, so everybody's in a good mood."- Jason Kidd 

Grant William's Interview Highlights:

Grant Williams was asked what Luka’s yearbook superlative would be (ie best dressed, class clown)
He answered: “Most likely to pull the fire alarm at school.”

Grant Williams describes how he can be a vocal leader despite being new to the Mavs. “I’m a goofball at heart,” but when it’s time to be serious it’s time to be serious. (https://twitter.com/townbrad/status/1707...60439?s=20)

Grant was asked about his relationship with Kyrie, “Kyrie did a phenomenal job communicating with me about what my role would be. He’s been a phenomenal teammate.”