Kyrie Irving's North Texas arrival and pairing with Luka Doncic energized the Mavericks and their fanbase. What lies in Irving's future?
The Twitch stream was broadcast on his 31st day as a Maverick. By then there were strong signs Irving was finding peace within the cocoon of the Mavericks organization and on the court, despite the team’s struggles.
Perhaps most meaningfully, while growing up in West Orange, N.J., Irving idolized not one, but two point guards who were now his coaches — head coach Jason Kidd and Mavericks assistant God Shammgod, who is regarded as a prince in the proud aristocracy of New York City-produced point guards.Related: “Man,” Strickland said, “I got like a thousand messages from people in New York, everybody saying to take care of you.”
It’s probably no coincidence that Irving has worn jersey No. 2 as a Maverick, the same number point guard Kidd wore while guiding the Mavericks to the 2011 NBA title, and the number Shammgod wore as a pro. “I think he’s enjoyed his time here,” Kidd said. “I think he’s at peace. I think he has enjoyed being a Maverick. And I think, and hopefully I’m not talking out of turn, that he wants to be here.”“If I was a betting man, I guess I would say he will be back,” Kidd said. “Why would I say he wouldn’t? Confident? That’s too strong. I think we hope. I think Cuban made that the No. 1 priority, to have him come back, so I would second that.
Dallas-Fort Worth reporters have honored that request, a professional courtesy Irving probably wouldn’t have gotten in some media markets, particularly New York.
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