Kyrie Irving Is A Dallas Maverick | JJ Redick Full Trade Reaction

[@YOUNGMANANDTHREE]

Would love to hear your thoughts on the trade. And please subscribe if you haven't!

[@lucalanzarini4756]

I think this could be a good move for both teams. The Nets couldnt get much more than that, this was a tough situation. The Mavs get a top duo, Luka the ‘help’ he was looking for. I worry about their defense tough, I am waiting for them to make some more moves. They definitily lack on the wing and rim protection

[@theehhhnd5708]

Monix for washing machine is a better trade but its OK.

[@cmel7841]

Hes a distraction, plain and simple, as a fan, he seems like a baby. We want to watch players that want/need to be out there every single game, players you have to drag off the court, players like Jordan that will play through the flu or like Kobe and play through injury. I am a Mavs fan but i will not cheer for him, I just don't respect him, regardless of how talented he is

[@Brofesional]

I would love to hear you talk about how well Ben Simmons is playing !

[@Thurokiir1]

Hear me out: This trade is a good thing but not for the reason of winning a conference / chip. Luka is a star, he is the real deal. I think that other players of Luka/Irving's caliber will be watching how Luka handles being with Irving. The talent level and attitude of future players that Luka will play with will be determined by this trade. The Mavs' relationship with their lone star is at a tipping point, who they get in the next year/two years will determine whether or not they get a championship in as many years. I hope it all goes well, but if it doesn't, I can see the Luka Mavs being yet another "what if" team.

[@86davecook]

JJ the only NBA player that is still connected, giving it to them raw, and I respect it

[@jordanharvey4544]

Woah pause

[@joshhayes5895]

So raw.

[@tomevers6670]

#NoLube

[@chrisg9046]

Pause my boi

[@ragewayz900]

I can confirm, he gave it to me raw

[@jaydeeppanchal1201]

Who said people need to be shouting at each other to make sports debates entertaining? Absolutely enjoyed this incredibly calm and insightful conversation.

[@cameronroy9918]

Harden and Kyrie did work when they moved Kyrie to SG

[@BigBxlge]

Injuries man

[@pantelisliakos2481]

Luka will play SG.

[@BigBxlge]

@@pantelisliakos2481 hell naw, Luka will be main hall handler and pg

[@pantelisliakos2481]

@Oliver Magliaro They have to work it out, but Luka can play perfectly 2, even 3: He is punishing people in the paint all the time and can post up. Luka doesn't have to carry the ball all the time now with Kyrie on the team. Let's see...I love both players (especially Luka) and I'm hoping for some Donovan-Darius chemistry.

[@rm7588]

Kyrie gonna follow the lead of a 23 year old that hasnt won anything or even accomplished what harden had

[@buddyside4684]

Love theses types of vids. Hearing actual level headed nba oldheads give there opinions is great.

[@napG1]

Damn, JJ's an old head now? I'm getting old man Lol. So many of our generations players are getting to retirement.

[@lebumjames1373]

@@napG1 He’s like 40 he’s middle aged so yeah

[@plus_sign]

@@lebumjames1373 Lebron (your father) is still dominating at the same age, JJ's not an old head like KG he's just a knowledgeable guy... being young as f*ck doesn't make JJ old lol

[@damnthatsfr5475]

Yeah I miss watching tommy out there on the hardwood😔

[@NewAgeSlaves]

Well calling them oldheads feels redundant here because any analysis were going to get on the game will be ex players or commenters or somebody that's not young enough to play the game of basketball because newsflash as you get older you gain more insight and experience

[@boris2997]

NETS are still in good shape, getting back 2 guys who can start on a lot of teams, hopefully they makes some moves before the deadline

[@skjor1989]

na Durant is out because of this.

[@barkadam]

Ain’t no good shape my man. The East belongs to bucks, Celtics, and maybe, maybe Philly. Durant ain’t beating these cats by himself.

[@moman3w]

They not a contender, unless KD plays the best basketball of his career in the playoffs the furthest they’ll get is the second round

[@johnmcaulay8448]

Kyrie is a massive defensive liability, Nets are much better!

[@Red4350]

imo nets are really good, they have two above average guys who will plays every single game, Dimwiddle can be a star given a green light

[@taichou_exe]

Harden n Kyrie actually fit really well on the court

[@CeilingFanSports]

It was the best offense of all time

[@gerson7366]

they did. they let harden ran point and kyrie was just jacking off shots

[@CeilingFanSports]

@@gerson7366 you say he was jackin . But he was 27 ppg 5 and 5 on 50/40/90 efficiency. All time hoops

[@gerson7366]

@@CeilingFanSports what i meant to say was kyrie played 2 and played the role of a SHOOTING guard while harden played point.

[@icedawaaave3858]

@@gerson7366 I think u know what u meant by “jocking off shots”. now ur tryna backtrack cause bro hit u with the stats but its whatever

[@zelzagar6298]

When it’s all said and done Kyrie is gonna have a hell of a story to tell

[@jn7428]

His story is lame. Nobody cares. Just his on the court is really good.

[@markwilliams5604]

Nobody cares? Everything he does is plastered on social media. “Nobody cares” lmao, keep telling yourself that.

[@harrymic75]

@@markwilliams5604 what's so interesting about it in your opinion?

[@depe4146]

Because they really don’t like him

[@pavelmakarov3565]

might as well be mix of all esotherics and conspiracies, blended together, put through race pov and presented in incoherent bits.

[@Luieyy]

Loving the podcast lately. The quality of your analysis has been 🤌

[@lionelgrisbane-ud87]

Hand looks like ball cup, was that your intention?

[@trigaVAL]

@@lionelgrisbane-ud87 prob chef kisses

[@peterrossini6345]

Love this pod always had so much respect for JJ , but Tommy the more i listen to you the more I realize what a treasure you are ! Great job , I loved the line most guys just wanna hoop !!!

[@Henry-kv7zl]

True tommy is a gem. His job is harder than it seems, to be basically a normal dude in a convo between 2 NBA players is not easy

[@aceloco817]

@@Henry-kv7zl damn, kinda thought Tommy used to play college ball or something. So he's just JJ's homie?

[@pinobluevogel6458]

Tommy has come from being a basketbal fan to a basketball analyst. That takes dedication and a lot of study. Respect!

[@JosephAluko]

If Kyrie wins a chip with Luka, Stephen A will turn into skip Bayless with LBJ

[@antoniohoward981]

With Luke the Don I wouldn’t surprise me

[@barithekid]

SAS doesn't hate Kyrie, its the getting full pay without playing games. Its a insult to the athletes who played all 82 games back in the early 2000s, 90s, n 80s.

[@brooklynblack9015]

@@barithekid stephen a miss more time in first take than kyrie does on the court lol 😂 he acts like he never misses a day at work…he wasn’t allowed to play because of that stupid vaccination rule

[@_ripVanWinkle_]

JJ sound like the nice teacher who got mad at the class

[@bee-kt2ys]

I understand the Boston point but as a fan of the Celtics there was a 4 year gap where they were mediocre to good, and it's not like they've won a title yet. Yes, now they're better than they ever were with Kyrie but it was looking realll iffy for a minute. Overall I'm extremely happy with where the Celtics are obvi, but subtracting Kyrie did not immediately make us a contender or anything.

[@DanE72321]

Thank you for your realness

[@jaymorrison5012]

honesty

[@jaymorrison5012]

i feel like it gets lost in translation that Kyrie was supposed to be a Robin again in Boston. the team he agreed to had Gordon Hayward, he goes down and then Kai still charts top 10 in MVP polls. he said “smd” and won like 20 games. he had more bad series’ than good series in the playoffs but that team played WAY better than they were supposed to losing someone as big as GH. the thing is ppl don’t talk about how good he really was so Kai gets all the blame even though bro snapped his tibia. then the young guys end up developing at a tremendous rate due to more playing time at the wings. then maintaining that system and trust is what has allowed them to sustain success in the East and they still haven’t won it all. everyone keeps tryna make every situation alike the when all basketball situations are different.

[@CeilingFanSports]

It doesn’t fit the narrative

[@ikejon-ubabuco2717]

Are you a new fan of the Celtics? Celtics made a conference final when Kyrie was injured, and lost in a game 7 to the Cavs. And then the following year they were gentlemen swept by the Bucks with Kyrie in round 2. The narrative about Kyrie was there because it was a real, tangible, evident difference. Go back and re-read all the issues he caused in the lockerroom with guys like Terry Rozier and Marcus Smart. Kyrie halted their progress. Subtracting Kyrie made the Celtics better, any "Celtics fan" who disagrees isn't a Celtics fan.

[@barrierankin2234]

Look back to 2022, with Brunson Luka was able to post up. That was what he added last year with Brunson gone he couldn’t do that. With Kyrie that variety is back on the table.

[@marlobx7442]

✈️✈️✈️

[@MultiKillerface]

actually statistocally luka posts up way more this season than last year

[@daviesugo7641]

Luka has been posting up mote this season. High efficiency too

[@shaidmg]

But the thing is when the help defense comes, he could not pass it to someone who can make their own shots. Brunson and kyrie are bucket getters. As long that luka draw the defense from those post-ups, kyrie would find a way to score much easier than luka’s teammates right now who could not make their own shots even if their life is depending on it lol.

[@XanielMarino]

@@MultiKillerface true i think he meant he was getting more post entry passes with Brunson rather than post ups in general

[@ZephyrBullitt]

On the Mavs not paying Brunson, obviously no idea what went on internally for the Mavs and how much they wanted or may have undervalued him...but the Knicks literally broke the rules to get him so not sure it is entirely fair to blame the Mavs for losing him.

[@pinobluevogel6458]

Brunson has some ties with the Knicks that got the whole thing rolling. I guess it is a great career move for him, even though it might take him longer to get a chance for a championship now.

[@maxmeier532]

Jalen Brunson just wasnt the one guy to get them over the hump but he would have taken a lot of the available salary, hence limiting their options to build the team. Cuban probably doesnt want the same thing happening with Luka that happened with Dirk. Dirk's title is one of the most meaningfull imho in the last 30 years because he was the one guy who never switched teams, never ring hunted. But as an owner to be close to the hump but only getting there once every 15 years while spending a lot and having a superstar, at least for a guy like Cuban is probably not what he is looking for.

[@mambaASI]

yes it is entirely fair. Mavs coulda signed him initially for 4 years / 55 mil. They did not. Then brunson goes off the rest of the season and into the playoffs. At that point he's worth double what he was initially. Knicks were doing stuff behind the scenes to try and get him at that point. But if the mavs "overpaid" at that point, let's say 4 years / 110 mil, he probably woulda signed with mavs. Mavs didn't try to beat the knicks offer of 4 years / 100 mil.

[@pinobluevogel6458]

I believe Jalen Brunson is good enough to get them over the 'Hump', whatever you believe that is. (winning the finals?) The proof is in what they did last season, they made the conference finals and lost to the stacked Warriors team and eventual champion. That is not a bad result at all for a second playoff. This year seems different though, they haven't 'clicked' yet, like they did last year in december. Some games they look unbeatable, others they lose in a blowout to a not so great team. Luka and Josh Green have been the only players who improved this year. Maybe you can count Wood, as he wasn't on the team and he's quite solid now. Apart from Dinwiddie, who was great, but not better than last year, everyone else regressed or was injured, or both. Taking on Kyrie is a balsy move, I can't say I don't like it. Lets hope and pray he will stay on the floor, as this guy has historically always been great if he plays.

[@TonyFranco21]

As a Mavs fan, mark Cuban butchered Re signing Brunson. They could’ve signed him for half of what he ended up getting before last season started and they didn’t. They waited and he dropped multiple 30 point games in the playoffs and a 40 point game without luka. Now he looks like an all star. But if he’s still here I don’t think we get kyrie so I’m not to upset

[@nlrh98]

Man,when i look at Dinwiddie i remember that game 7 vs Suns in Phoenix,, Mavs should've show more love to that man, he always plays at his best

[@joweydelanota7421]

He can always come back

[@Connordh10]

He’s not good

[@Thatwhey]

@@Connordh10 yes he is…

[@HookahDoncic98]

I’m gonna miss him, literally playing Marvin’s room last night with his mavs jersey in my hands. Fr was my favorite, but this was a necessary risk. Now they got $$ for the summer in case Kyrie isn’t staying long

[@XxDukexRoyalxX]

@@Connordh10 He is good but this season mavs were asking for too much of him. He plays best when at SG, not PG. When we had Brunson he could work into his game much easier, but this season he was forced to be the 2nd ball handler so he doesnt look that good at times bc that has never been his main role.

[@rahulnarula4757]

Kyrie and Harden were actually really great together in 2020 when KD was injured - probably the best part of the Nets season. I wish the hosts would do a little research...

[@pantelisliakos2481]

Correct me if I am wrong but why Kyrie should not ask for max contract?! He is the closer in the team, top 5 clutch players in NBA, top 5 pg ever, best handler ever, best finisher off the glass ever, a champion and a real FMVP. Is it because he missed some games this year and last year with NO FAULT on his behalf?! Banning him from games for comments on a documentary and being unvaxed is NOT a basketball issue and it's on the Nets. It's sad that 99% of media (including jj) and many (stupid) fans don't want to admit it.

[@Matt-cr4vv]

If you can’t see how a big chunk of games that he missed in choosing to not be vaccinated, which is his choice to make, or how the way he handled the documentary fall out where he didn’t get suspended until he was asked point blank about his stance on anti semitism and had a clear opportunity to say he was against it and didn’t do so were his fault then nobody can help you there. And then adding that on to him missing a lot of games for things out of his control like injuries resulted in him only playing in roughly half of the games possible during his time with the Nets. And the decisions on his part that constantly spark media attention and distract the team to boot isn’t the guy you guarantee a max contract to. Dallas gave him a new deal but notice it wasn’t a max deal either. The nets paid him $124M for him to play around half of the possible games while he was there. He’s missed around 1/3 of the possible games in his entire career. He’s forced out of every team he’s played on. So to act like he missed “some games” and that none of it is his fault is the goofiest take possible. A team giving him a max deal after only having him play half of his games already would be absolutely stupid. It doesn’t matter how good he is if he’s only available half the time - notice all those championships he’s won since the one with LeBron. Imagine if he had been vaccinated and immediately apologized and disavowed anti semitism. That’s around 40 games more he plays for the team. Maybe such a thing would’ve led to getting a max deal versus asking for a max deal while rarely being available. What a novel concept

[@pantelisliakos2481]

@Matt-cr4vv I stopped at the first 4 lines. If you think that a take on a documentary or the decision for getting vaccinated for covid are valid reasons for a player to get banned you move between ignorance and embarrassment

[@awinzuuu]

i keep seeing people being pessimistic saying it won’t work cause luka is too ball dominant.. yall forgot that he’s their only savior that’s why he has the ball so much (mavs are 0-7 without him and 28-19 when playing) and luka plays for the slovenia squad, he’s a great off ball player having kai as a ball handler is actually a + for luka

[@wendigosdfgwsedrf1297]

People always talk about Luka being so ball dominant when Giannis leads NBA in usage rate with 38.6 Luka is 2nd with 38.3 Embiid is 3rd with 37.7 and Embiid is a center and has Harden Giannis PF and have Jrue... Nobody ever talks about Embiid and Giannis being so ball dominant only about Luka. And Embiid last season had higher usage than Luka for most of the season but finished close 2nd in usage rate

[@gregordrizzlewing7339]

@@wendigosdfgwsedrf1297because he’s white and European bro. Luka had critics in the nba before he was even born 😂😂

[@wendigosdfgwsedrf1297]

@@gregordrizzlewing7339 spot on 😀

[@therealmvp1024]

For some reason, I wasn't expecting JJ to take the stance that he did on Kyrie as vehemently as he did, but I'm glad he did.

[@SatnaamM]

A buddy of mine told me about your podcast and that I need to listen to the Joakim interview (I did, it was amazing!) and I gotta say, your commentary is amazing. I'm very impressed, a little surprised. You're better at interviewing athletes and discussing sports than most main stream sports media. You also seem to be able to humanize these athletes in ways where we know they feel comfortable talking to you. Amazing work sir, you were a great shooter, but possibly an even better journalist/podcaster.

[@ruimonteiro6070]

as a European Mavericks fan, this trade is absolutely amazing. Luka finally gets some help. Yes we lost DSF but we still can go get a defensive player. Kyrie > Dinwiddie (Dinwiddie will be missed tho) And I believe the Kyrie drama is going down, plus I know about the flight risk but honestly who would want to play with Ben Simmons when he is making the same money as you with 7ppg? damn I want a JJ jersey

[@SmokeDog1871]

Also a good chance Kyrie wont play for what ever reason he feels like

[@AnnieB8844]

It's a bad trade mate...Luka doesn't need a ball hogger, since Luka is the ball dominant player. He needs complimentary players. He doesn't need a ball hogger and a player that doesn't take basketball seriously.

[@legionstake]

We need a power forward. Zion maybe😂😂😂😂

[@major4smith]

@@AnnieB8844 if you think kyrie is a ball hog, then you're a casual with all due respect

[@ninjedi6710]

​@@AnnieB8844 kyrie was able to play well with lebron and harden(altho not much) - so theres not really a guarantee of it being bad. And lets be real here, the mavs aint winning WCF without making some changes. At least with this trade there is a chance of it being bad but also a small chance of being good.

[@dillonn3918]

Every time I see JJ now I just hear him saying “Steph better” 😂

[@PonchoBilly]

Luka and Kyrie will be crazy offensively, I don't even worry about the ball dominant thing. The thing they'll have to figure out is defense

[@rickylopez2011]

Bullock got thrown into a defensive stopper role.. hopefully he can pull through, but rim protection is still an issue for sure

[@richardreynolds1262]

They will avg about 125 PPG but give up bout 127 PPG But it's gonna be amazing to watch but painful to be a fan

[@leoreoibardo9294]

@@rickylopez2011 is powell and kleber bad?

[@rickylopez2011]

@leoreoibardo9294 depends which version you get of both players really

[@ajbased44]

@@leoreoibardo9294 kleber been out and will be out for the forseeable future

[@scoutGOW]

As a Mavs fan, I’m really excited to see how this plays out. Only thing is I want the franchise to prioritize Luka, which they seem to be doing.

[@brandonobrien3239]

They are mark cuban is never gonna turn his back on him imo

[@RenardGarzaro]

You do understand Kyrie is a nut.

[@challenger_xne]

Good luck bro. From a Nets fan, good luck. Pretty sure Kyrie walks to either the Lakers or Suns in a few months

[@waynetables6414]

lmao kyrie will cause Cuban to sell the Mavs within 6 months of stepping foot on the floor and he will stop at nothing less. the greatest team obliterator to ever lace em' up

[@Smith9082253]

@@waynetables6414 what team has he ruined cause ironically every team he has left has gotten better since he left

[@Jaywolf4]

We need a Kyrie interview. Too much blogs speaking on him it’s time for him to speak for himself now

[@jaymorrison5012]

this why he don’t say sh*t

[@jilau7478]

Nobody wants to hear him speak.

[@TerrickHarden]

@@jilau7478 Right.. He has said a lot actually but ppl seem to rather make things up on his behalf.

[@jilau7478]

@@TerrickHarden you hear him talk in interview? The only thing other than dribbling the ball is speak in gibberish.

[@TerrickHarden]

@@jilau7478 Bet

[@wondamgm8344]

Im at work right now on lunch and these podcasts including yours make my day 100x better 🔥🔥

[@Kenyonkicks]

JJ the Legend🔥

[@YOUNGMANANDTHREE]

You are the legend, Kenyon

[@Kskdjdndndnndididjd]

@@YOUNGMANANDTHREE who on the Toronto raptors do you you think moves on and for what great vid 👍

[@NN-mo6xw]

@@YOUNGMANANDTHREE lol

[@JNEZ25]

I think it's time for those 15 points in 22 minutes every Tuesday on the Mavs, JJ

[@barithekid]

he washed.

[@joshrankert811]

@@barithekid he’s making a reference from the Darius Garland episode lol

[@barithekid]

@@joshrankert811 I know, he's still washed.

[@topendbailey6915]

This is such a calming take vs Steven A, Skip & Shannon

[@MrSkiPR]

2 regular guys out of one that knows the game inside out vs 3 clowns...

[@drake7993]

@@MrSkiPR Its also two different shows going for completely different entertainment styles

[@topendbailey6915]

@@MrSkiPR I guess each serves it’s purpose. But skip and Steven A are insufferable. And they are all usually wrong

[@lil_soum]

Jj I know you got a ton of requests but we need a drose interview! 🤞✌️

[@jordancarlin9687]

Tommy is the man. His ownership on this podcast over the years has really earned my respect to where i value his opinion

[@stardestroyer44]

agreed. his perspective has really evolved and he’s gotten much better at articulating it

[@dmitryowens]

Has that dude even played on a basketball team in his life?

[@brucebanner4914]

‘Unfairly hard on Dallas for the Brunson thing’? Dallas could have signed him before he was a FA for a fraction of the cost. It’s 100% and undoubtedly a misstep deserving of criticism.

[@CesarHernandez-nh1wz]

JJ is by FAR the smartest and most competent analyst on TV. Thank god he's on ESPN now. He's one of the few on there with actual intelligent, reasonable takes.

[@tarikbarrett5589]

JJ - you’re better than this… The Cavs tried to trade him (with LeBron’s blessing) - after coming off of a career year - before he privately asked to be traded. He’s supposed to be committed to a team that tries to trade him behind his back? And why do critiques of his time in Boston completely ignore the first season there - when he led a top 2-3 team for most of the season until he got injured? He also told us that his second year issues were due to him losing his grandfather and not knowing how to process it in a healthy way (which he’s also apologized for). The Nets have made it clear that they weren’t really interested in re-signing him for over a year - and their contract offer included an unprecedented “win a championship” clause. He’s supposed to be committed to a team that isn’t committed to him? If anything, his performance last season demonstrated his “commitment” to his team: despite being uniquely subjected to an irrational local ordinance that prevented him from playing home games most of the season, as well as the Nets choosing to exacerbate that by not only refusing to allow him to play road games but not even allowing him to be around the team for half the season, he kept himself in basketball shape and remained at an All-Star level of play. Finally: the fact that his teammates almost unanimously like him and enjoy playing with him undermines claims of his lack of commitment. (You also weren’t a #1 pick and HoF caliber player, so you can’t really compare your mindset to his.)

[@carl3063]

I think it worked with Bron because he likes to defer. Bron is a great cutter, he likes to pass and play off ball, but he can also be ball dominant when he wants to and get into some iso situations. If that’s not a guy’s game or he doesn’t want to be in that role, I think it’s going to be tough for Kyrie to play with them.

[@anthonysmith2671]

You know ball

[@ytv1234567]

Exactly 💯

[@joshisi348]

Luka learned to play ball in europe, he definitly knows how to play Team Basketball. It was just not asked of him in Dallas so far.. Up untill now their offensive gameplan was solely centred around him just doing his thing.

[@lucalanzarini4756]

Was waiting for this JJ and Tom. Letsgooo

[@Techno4more]

Lol your guy needs to check his stuff. James harden and kyrie were amazing.... look up their record. 22-5 , most without kd. Kyrie thrives when he is just a scorer

[@89Pamper]

Idk why I had not subscribed to this channel. Great content JJ. Keep at it.

[@parrits]

Respectfully, as a rockets fan i couldn’t be happier. Can’t wait for those pick swaps.

[@caamm7309]

They still got kd brother we not in the green land yet, gotta wait to see what he gonna do

[@shadow_realm47]

@@caamm7309 he gonna leave

[@SpeedHomeAttack]

@@shadow_realm47You saying that like he isn’t on the books for another 4 years 😂

[@marcusht7352]

Those swaps are gonna be useless considering the rockets will be in the lottery for the next 10 years

[@parrits]

@@caamm7309 @SpeedHomeAttack WE ARE HERE BABY

[@show4ballers]

@Tommy, Harden and Kyrie actually played really well together. Nets went 26-9 when both of them played. Their issues were not on the court.

[@paulwieber2067]

As a Kyrie fan (OF HIS BASKETBALL SKILLS) The dude is a Diva... LeBron was literally perfect for him. Kept him on a leash and they had such a bond. Hopefully Luka can keep KY reeled in...

[@antoniohoward981]

Him and Luke the Don will be alright. The West isn’t to strong

[@TheDarkNet-.-]

This is going to be oil and water. It will be a slow and painful death.

[@Karll541]

Lol

[@griffbrown4927]

I've checked youtube 12 times in the last 24 hours just to get JJ's reaction to this trade

[@hardbap]

With Kyrie it's not a matter of "if" he becomes a distraction it's a matter of "when". He has wrecking balled three, three!, franchises in seven years. It'll be four at some point.

[@josiahmorris5799]

Omg you’re the drama queen. People request trades. No big deal. And u don’t know how the team treated him. Especially Brooklyn sitting a 100% healthy player as punishment for not being vaxxed. And you swallow all this propaganda like a gullible guppy.

[@SEHLENREISE]

thanks guys. this was the best objective discussion in the media about ky and the trade so far.

[@MrOctober44]

BTW, nothing has been announced that the trade is official by either team. Some are speculating it will end up being a three way deal

[@beerrrr6869]

Done Lol....

[@liothomasart]

6:39 exactly my thought…and this sets the tone on how trades will be done in the future.

[@XxNardelli28]

Great video, love your insight/opinion guys 🏀🙏🏼 Keep it up !!

[@Kritacul]

Luka IS the best player in the NBA RIGHT NOW. You than add a Top 10 Player in Kyrie and Morris is a very good support player too. It's REALLY going to be interesting to see what happens, but I feel the Mavs got better and they were already pretty damn good.

[@jacobfraser440]

It’s interesting that people want other players to do what they want to do off the court but when it comes to Kyrie you just want him to play basketball and not have distractions

[@younesyassine9409]

They force something into him and they they'll say he's dramatic

[@DanE72321]

@@younesyassine9409 yea I agree with both of you the hypocrisy is crazy

[@20dareason09]

It comes down to responsibility. These teams are literally a company with workers providing a service. You have to adhere to the rules and stipulations of the company in pursuit of that service (hopefully a championship) . There is always a threshold to "do what you want" in ANY institution. They aren't telling him to be different, they are saying, because of his history, they can't trust him enough to pay him. He can go and say whatever he wants, he is just going to have to do it "somewhere else".

[@ethanhuntemcee1663]

Bring it out!

[@ztlabraptor211]

The hose other players doing what they want off the court doesn’t impact their team in negative ways

[@SIMSMANORFARM]

Damn! Love this podcast and your takes on ESPN.

[@bandaid52]

JJ's insight is so refreshing. Definitely the greatest player to analyst transition ever... I think the on court product for Dallas will be absolutely beautiful for the rest of the season with Kyrie and Luka but it's unlikely it'll last long enough given Kyrie's history of Kamakazing every organization he's been on to last beyond this year...

[@johnelliott0101]

Thanks JJ for your views and player commentary.

[@SaharaKnows]

his teammates love him and ride with him no matter what picture the media tries to paint.

[@cooceans]

The reaction I was waiting for all day😆

[@SellisonTV]

I understand JJ wanted “The Great White Hope” to do it all on his own but that’s not the case. This was a great trade for Dallas. Kyrie Irving did what was best for him and his career. And also on his way out of Brooklyn got them more than they would’ve got if you would’ve left for nothing at the end of the year. I’m so tired of this Kyrie Irving slander. Brooklyn should thank Kyrie for this trade request. 💯

[@Laaabadi]

What tf r u talking about? Who said something about great white hope? U saying jj is racist?

[@jilau7478]

Lol the flying bucks is this nonsense. Thank him for what? Playing less than 30% games every year?

[@ztlabraptor211]

What a moronic comment in every capacity lmfao

[@CeilingFanSports]

@@jilau7478this is just a lie bro

[@SellisonTV]

@@Laaabadi having a preference of group does not make you racist

[@kyleholsten4950]

JJ is right in terms of guys being devoted to basketball and being disappointed. however, i’m not sure the broken relationship between Kyrie and the organization applies here. Kyrie loves hoops, we know that, but Kyrie felt slighted for whatever reason. hard to only care about just hoops when there’s so many politics that are involved as well.

[@zoranmarkovic1123]

In this situation only one question is relevant, what if those who don't believe in Kyrie and Luka are very wrong. What if Kyrie surprises all of basketball fans who are pessimistic and doubtful, what if Kyrie finally found the right teammate for himself who is humble enough to play with him, what if he found in Luka a real teammate who will never ask, who is the number one, or who is the number two, and together they will solve everything that time brings them. Maybe Kyrie founded someone who really listens to him and understands what he's saying. Doubts about the defense are not necessarily a problem because the trade is still happening, so not everything is finished. I sincerely hope that there is at least some truth in what I wrote, I really want it immensely, because at first, when I heard about the trade, I had mixed feelings, part of me was sad and the other part of me was very happy, so I hope that the side which makes me happy will win.

[@tripleraze321]

Hmm I highly doubt the real issue is finding a player humble enough to play with kyrie. I disagree, you have it backwards. Kyrie need to humble himself so he can fit with luka, or anyone for that matter.

[@twofades]

Maybe Texas is the state that’s not gone try to force him to take a vax. Maybe Texas is the type place where he’s not being pressed by the owner over power trips.

[@IsaacBarnor]

I love ur interviews .. fun entertaining and very intellectual about the sport and the men behind the game

[@landonlakes4782]

End of an error. New error begins

[@SwaGGerPrince32]

Era

[@Ty2x_24k]

Error kinda fits in this situation tho 😭

[@drake7993]

@@SwaGGerPrince32 he said what he said

[@lancewilliams8001]

@@SwaGGerPrince32 it's wordplay dont think hes stupid

[@SwaGGerPrince32]

@@lancewilliams8001 never said he was stupid lol

[@justintindel9271]

Thanks for putting this content out boys 🤙

[@chinoxSD]

When kyrie turns it up he's a damn bucket ...his offense makes up for his defense ...hopefully he can ball out in Dallas Luka finally got help

[@riccardon-g2j]

People forget Porzingis nickname was " the unicorn" the Dallas trade at the time made a lot of sense he was like second or third in MVP runners up, unstoppable until the injury in NY

[@maxmeier532]

literally everyone remembers that. also, that is years and years ago. even at the time before the trade to Dallas, people were aware that he was injury ridden and a lot of people were also aware that the fact NY traded the "unicorn" for basically 2 feature first round picks was a telltale. It was a 7 player swap, but outside Porzingis it was pretty much a wash, nothing spectacular. So yeah, if someone trades the unicorn for 2 picks (where you dont know what that even does for you) you know something is wrong.

[@tolstoyed]

mavs are better off even if it turns sour. luka is there to win a championship and they got better chance of doing that with kyrie than dorian and spencer

[@mikef2609]

Jimmy was "Problematic" for 3 diff teams, Gets to a "Quality" franchise.. Now he's one of the best Teammates in the League... NAAARRAATIIVE

[@gbaby71]

A few weeks later media will be saying they're a great team when you win it changes everything.

[@jasontaylor2237]

man JJ i'm a big Kyrie fan, ride wit him and all that. Don't necessarily believe in everything he does but my guy. I say that to say your criticism of him is very fair. Highly respected coming from you who has played the game. This is how it should be done unlike the sht they do on mainstream media. Good show and it's no wonder why you have over 700k subs. Hope you keep goin up bro.

[@chris-hu7tm]

since Luka has been said to be the MJ of the younger generation then this is gonna be interesting

[@beerrrr6869]

I understand what your saying too! I agree let's 👀

[@RenardGarzaro]

Quit saying MJ please, he is no MJ.

[@andreas_kuenster]

Always nice that to hear (besides the overall topic) that Maxi gets some praise. He's so underrated especially on the defensive part of the floor.

[@mrfool3545]

Jj's perspective really bring you into a player's point of view

[@bossplaya6069]

JJ was never an allstar caliber player, he didn’t have control over his career like stars do… He’s clearly jealous of Ky… Bron always in the media saying his team needs to get better but Kyrie can’t do what’s best for him… Nets weren’t going to pay Kyrie, it’s a business until players have a little finesse too

[@yakattack4509]

Harden and kyrie played amazing together you could argue that was kyries best season. His avg 27ppg on 50/40/90 splits

[@andreasfelten9455]

Good post like always but another issue is really interesting that so far was not really addressed much by anybody: Would be good to hear how they will make it work. What plays do they run? How do they share the ball? 2 guys that need the ball and have the ball a lot and penetrate and are not used to catch and shoot etc. Obviously Doncic is a hell smart player that played under different circumstances and in different roles with different sytems and co-players in Europe so guess he can adjust but it will still take Kyrie to also adjust. Not sure the egos work, not sure 2 ball--dominat guys work. SD and Powell worked in combination with Luka. The off-court stuff ill leave aside with Kyrie and also if its worth it considering the risk that Kyrie will not sign an extension with Dallas - in that case Dallas is fukced. I think actually a great catch and shoot guy or big man would have made much more sense for Dallas but yeah if it works like LBJ and Kyrie then thats a an ingenius move but LBJ and what he was then is still different from Luka and also Kyrie now is different personality and maybe so to say authoritywise. Anyways would be glad if you could go a bit in depth how you think it will work and play out on the court

[@davidisrael9799]

It's pretty simple. Even before he became controversial, Kyrie was always good for missing 20 games a year due to injury. Now he's good to miss 40 games a season with some combination of injury or injuries personal laziness or falsely playing the victim. His talent simply does not make up for how little basketball he actually plays.

[@tornadotom2390]

KD left Russ in such a dirty way turned his back on Harden. So what goes around comes around

[@samuelisonbey5472]

He won't compromise his faith and beliefs over money. He's not a slave to the dollars. Like you said, some players just want to hoop. Kyrie wants to hoop but not if he's asked to suspend his beliefs and what he believes. He's gotta live with himself Lung after basketball.

[@bohanxu6125]

While we should acknowledge that kyrie held his belief despite monetary cost, we should also acknowledge that his belief is toxic. Suppose a white guy is willing to sacrifice money to hold on to his belief that black people are satan worshiper who want to destroy white people's society (similar to how kyrie believe jews intentionally stole the identity of Israelite from black people). Then his belief needs to be criticized regardless how brave he is, or whether the belief is religious.

[@Chickenpesto2468]

You say that but now he's leaving a team for money so if day he is a slave to the dollar. The reason he requested a trade was over a comtract

[@samuelisonbey5472]

@Jamison Feeley and the reason he's not getting the money he believes he deserves based on his abilities. But the narrative is that he's a distraction becuase he stood 10 toes down and didn't take a covid shot because it went against his beliefs. JJ said his availability is an issue. His availability became an issue because of the JAB. It's all politics. AND as JJ said he is one of the most gifted players EVER! He deserves what his talent dictates. And not punished for his spiritual beliefs.

[@samuelisonbey5472]

@@bohanxu6125 go that way with the nonsense!

[@bohanxu6125]

@@samuelisonbey5472 how is what I said nonsense? what do you think kyrie beliefs about jewish people and israelite?

[@brandonbanks9489]

I honestly think most Texans won’t have a problem with the issues that Kyrie speaks about. We’ll see how Luka and Kyrie mesh on the court.

[@alonzogamble1430]

I would say the harden and Kyrie connection worked out well. The played well together tbh

[@taetrrtot6205]

I can understand how the drama around kyrie could be distracting. But I don't believe it's his fault most of the time I believe it's kinda like how every blamed jimmy but once he found somewhere he fit everyone started really appreciating what he can do

[@Chickenpesto2468]

Name one thing where it was the nets fault and not kyroe

[@daveclark8337]

All Jimmy said was "the Timberwolves were too soft to win anything." and "the 76ers were making a mistake by choosing to keep Ben Simmons over him." He just told the truth.

[@taetrrtot6205]

@@Chickenpesto2468 wouldn't let kyrie play away games because state laws wouldn't let him be at home games. N pretty sure they just recently fined and suspended him. Not like he chose not to play in those situations. What you think was Kyrie's fault?

[@taetrrtot6205]

@@daveclark8337 Jimmy's my favorite player never thought he was the issue

[@Chickenpesto2468]

@@taetrrtot6205 like y’all quick to forget he literally missed games for bday parties and going to club and and he didn’t even tell his coach about missing games. Said he would sit out if he wasn’t traded like a toddler

[@chrismeglio7209]

Best basketball channel on the entire internet

[@kennysmith1925]

What happens to his all star spot since he is moving from east to west? Has this situation ever happened before?

[@idrisselazhari3668]

I don't understand all the blame and hate toward Kyrie. It's true that he has a character and he is growing with time as we all do. We need to expose both sides, Kyrie and Brooklyn front office. I read surprisingly that the contract extention was bound to winning a championship! I would like the to hear a comment on that instaed of focusing only on Uncle Drew. Let's not forget that during his suspension the team didn't support him and it was finally the NBPA that stepped in. Then JJ, given these facts, why should you be disappointed.

[@SoloPerICommenti]

I think the basketball fit with Harden was there, before the madness started with the vaccine mandate.

[@cobicobi6417]

The mandate was stupid everyone has forgotten about covaid

[@XxDukexRoyalxX]

@@cobicobi6417 Idk i think KAT would say otherwise, just bc it didnt affect you doesnt mean it didnt affect anyone else

[@Doobie0113]

My question is, and we live in an internet world now so I don't fully know if it's true - That Kyrie was offered an incentive based contract and that one of the incentives was winning a championship for him to get fully paid. (I'm fine with it being incentive based because of how he's been off the court and only playing less than a full seasons worth of games with KD since they linked up) But my issue with him getting paid his full amount based on him winning a championship would set a terrible precident for players going forward. You see a lot of incentive based contracts in the NFL, but this is the NBA. If he were to do that he could open up the floodgates for terrible contracts for future players going forward. What's y'all's take on that?

[@vantianhergheligiu12]

My question is you you trade him to the worse team in the league in his last year what happens with that clause? Does he get the full amount if he gets traded? Also I'm ok with Bonuses. Just offer fair but smaller contract and add in a clause in case you win a championship you get a bonus. But I don't know if that's possible with NBA contracts.

[@dubzillaaaa]

At the end of the day, Kyrie is a level of talent where he can be more picky with where he plays and what contract he gets. Brooklyn didn’t want to give him the contract he felt he deserves so he asked to be traded and they obliged him. Like JJ himself said “I’m not gonna fault someone for getting their bag”.

[@tweech42]

Not gonna lie, I tried to get a Redick 76ers jersey when he played there but they didn't have any at the arena. So disappointed but was still awesome to see him play. Big fan since Duke days.

[@42fifty]

JJ with another captain obvious stupidly basic take and making it seem like a profound thing 🙄

[@vcam3331]

The algorithm LOVING JJ thee days!

[@GainaIytics]

We all knew this breakup was coming. Joe Tsai's fault!

[@sonik6892]

Yea they did too much and If i was Kyrie I would've left too

[@aricrudd6579]

Kyrie has caused drama and bounced on three different teams. At some point, you have to look at who the common factor is.

[@jeoffrym5860]

Not a basketball fan but i love the breakdown n how simple it is u speak about basketball.

[@alexham28]

Are these guys salty he's not in LA too??

[@TheAmbassadorOfQuan]

Go speak with jay. Nets offered an extension contingent on them winning a chip. That is effed up. Why should his money depend on his team winning a chip? Only jay is mentioning this. Disappointed no one else is picking this up

[@dewls1k46]

The only basketball podcast/interviews I listen too cuz it’s genuine basketball talk. Everybody else is bs for entertainment.

[@El_bigC]

Great point on Maxi's importance on defense, JJ. As a Mavs fan, I will miss the hell out of Doe Doe though. I thought he had a chance to finish his career as a Mav.

[@yourdasellsavon9928]

Tommy in the stoney!! What is his job or is it only the podcast? Seems a cool guy

[@BiscayneBeast]

Where can I watch the full VODs of these videos?

[@rubengonzalez504]

Great headphones. What brand are they

[@escobarrizzay3599]

The Lakers offered Brooklyn a trade package containing Russell Westbrook and two first-round picks in 2027 and ’29 for Irving. However, the Nets informed the Lakers that in order for a trade to be consummated, Brooklyn wanted Austin Reaves and Max Christie, as well as pick swaps on top of the original trade compensation package of Westbrook and two first-round picks. The trade we could made in summer. They didn't make abs price went up. This time they didn't make trade because of Austin Reeves and Max Christie. Rob Pelinka didn't want to make the trade for real

[@HLDN1989]

As a Mavs fan in Europe, NBA media (not JJ / Tommy) really don't know Luka's background, and it's so frustrating. He primarily played off-ball at Real Madrid his whole pre-NBA career and won at every level. He only plays this way -heliocentric / 39% usage rate - because it's the only way his team has been able to win / make the playoffs his first 4 seasons. He's 5th in assists the last 3 years (and 5th this year). Kyrie is a great addition, and how well he plays with Luka will surprise a lot of people.

[@erikchristiansen2796]

disappointing how jj doesn't realize how his kids would be working sweat shops if not born in this beautiful country... maybe if more people talked and not just ky you would have a different say

[@dako91196]

This is the only opinion I was waiting for when it comes to this topic