Kyrie Irving wants to pair himself with LeBron James and Luka Doncic in Dallas, no matter how unlikely such a move might be for the Lakers and Mavericks.
There are so, so many reasons why a Lakers and Mavericks trade for LeBron James is unlikely. It would be far more reasonable for Irving to force his way to Los Angeles, but alas, Kyrie doesn’t have a semblance of humility in his body.
First, James still has a year left on his Lakers contract, so the team is under no obligation to trade him. Second, James is fresh off a Western Conference Finals appearance with LA, while Dallas failed to make the postseason. Third, the new CBA makes it awfully tough to have three max players on the same roster, so someone would have to take a paycut.
As much as Irving may want to play with LeBron again, it seems he chose the toughest path. The road of least resistance leads to Los Angeles, but don’t tell Kyrie, Doncic or Mark Cuban that.
LeBron to Dallas: NBA Twitter roasted Kyrie Irving
It was a good thought by Irving. He meant well, as winning another NBA Title should be at the forefront of his mind right now. He’s a veteran player who wants to spend the latter half of his prime playing winning basketball.
Unfortunately, he’s spent the last few seasons preoccupied with pretty much anything but basketball, wasting away valuable years in Brooklyn and failing to make a postseason run with Doncic this season.
LeBron and Kyrie leaking the Mavs story to Shams pic.twitter.com/TYFPPBq2hh
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) June 5, 2023
BREAKING: Kyrie trying to convince LeBron to join him on the Mavs pic.twitter.com/y2bbROx5VY
— LakeShowYo (@LakeShowYo) June 5, 2023
Kyrie, Luka & LeBron all out on the floor at the same time https://t.co/DgYpzRBf9D pic.twitter.com/Upwj5iSGmP
— ²³𝙻𝚎𝙱𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚜🏀☄️🌎💞 (@BronGotGame) June 5, 2023
The Mavs have nothing to offer in a trade without dealing Luka. This is Kyrie letting Dallas and the world know he wants to play with LeBron again https://t.co/ZUO9rFhLou
— Jason Jones (@mr_jasonjones) June 5, 2023
It’s a truly Kyrie-esque trick to blast the media for talking about him and then (probably) tactically leak that he has reached out to LeBron James about playing in Dallas. Oh and unless Luka is on the table there’s nothing Mavs can offer the Lakers that makes any sense.
— Chris Mannix (@SIChrisMannix) June 5, 2023
Pelinka waking up to Kyrie and LeBron leaking stuff to Shams/Haynes pic.twitter.com/6pgyh8owm0
— Anthony F. Irwin (@AnthonyIrwinLA) June 5, 2023
Michael Malone when he sees LeBron and Kyrie trending on Twitter and not the Nuggets pic.twitter.com/mlrSrUXyH0
— Lakers All Day Everyday (@LADEig) June 5, 2023
me when I see lebron to Dallas trending pic.twitter.com/rbD8t6np3m
— cesar (@jebaiting) June 5, 2023
If Lebron to Dallas actually happens pic.twitter.com/aftIkdE5Th
— . (@lettie4u) June 5, 2023
LeBron isn’t just one of the best NBA players ever, he’s also a calculated decision maker. Going to the Dallas Mavericks at this point in his career doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. The Mavs didn’t make the postseason as is, and they’d have to trade away assets just to acquire him.