A couple of decades ago, the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba/5-trades-that-changed-the-nba-forever-20211214-0007.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dallas Mavericks</a> traded Robert Traylor for <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba/giannis-antetokounmpo-lowkey-snubs-michael-jordan-while-praising-dirk-nowitzki-20220222-0008.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dirk Nowitzki</a> and Pat Garrity. That wound up being a franchise-defining move, as Dirk became the greatest player in team history and led them to two <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba/Charles-Barkley-predicts-the-Bucks-to-win-the-NBA-Finals-again-20230303-0007.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NBA Finals</a> and one championship.
That’s nowhere close to what they got this season when they traded for Kyrie Irving, one of the least reliable superstars in NBA history. They gave up defense and depth to pair him with another non-defender, ball-dominant player like Luka Doncic, and the early returns have been terrible.
The Mavs are 30-30<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba/NBA-Report-Mavericks-would-have-to-pay-more-money-to-keep-Kyrie-Irving-20230226-0033.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> without Kyrie</a> and 7-10 with him. Their defense is non-existent, and Doncic even admitted he’s not having fun anymore. That’s why former NBA champion Matt Barnes believes Irving is once again the issue.
<h2>Matt Barnes Claims Kyrie Irving Is An Issue</h2>
“It just seems like everywhere Kyrie goes, there is an issue,” Barnes said on What’s Burnin’. “Now, that could be a coincidence, or it could be that Kyrie is the issue. Again, as great a talent he is, a top-five talent no doubt, but it just seems like every time he makes a pit stop, s**t gets f****d up.”
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<h2>Kyrie Still Has Faith In The Mavericks</h2>
Even despite their struggles and how they played themselves out of playoff contention, Kyrie still thinks the Mavs could become a championship contender overnight, stating that he’s there for the long run:
“I think their realistic view is that when I came here, that this was going to be a growing process,” Irving said. “This was for the long term, and this is for something that’s bigger than ourselves, and we can’t just be a championship team overnight, especially me coming here.”
“I’ve wrapped my head around that aspect of it; I’m at peace with it,” Kyrie added. “It doesn’t mean I’m giving up on this season or any of my teammates, but we know where we realistically are. Our destiny is in other teams hands losing games, so we just have to control what we can.”

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Regardless of what he says, the Mavs are a much worse team since he got there, and it’s not like they can trust him to re-sign— or finish his contract there if he does it. All things considered, this might as well go down as the worst trade in franchise history.

Former NBA champion blames Kyrie Irving for ruining all his teams

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<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba/nba-rumors-the-most-likely-scenario-for-draymond-green-warriors-in-2023-20221017-0027.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Draymond Green</a> is, has been, and will likely forever be a <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba/nba-news-draymond-green-breaks-the-silence-on-punching-jordan-poole-20221019-0004.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">controversial player.</a> Some hate him; others recognize his unique skill set, basketball IQ, and leadership on the court. But as great as he’s been, he may have overstayed his welcome with the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba/nba-news-steve-kerr-addresses-the-warriors-biggest-issue-this-season-20221025-0029.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Golden State Warriors.</a>
Green wanted to sign a contract extension this summer, which obviously didn’t happen. Then, his altercation with Jordan Poole only made things tougher, as the Dubs are deep into the luxury tab and may be forced to make a tough decision.
However, former Warriors player Matt Barnes believes Green is the heart and soul behind the Dubs’ success. That’s why the organization <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba/nba-rumors-draymond-green-and-all-stars-that-could-be-traded-soon-20221018-0007.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">can’t afford to let him go</a>, regardless of the situation.
<h2>NBA News: Matt Barnes Says The Warriors Wouldn’t Be A Dynasty Without Draymond Green</h2>
“He’s the heart and soul of that organization,” Barnes said. “Of that city. And I only knew it from the outside looking in but once I got there you could clearly see it. He’s not the best player on the team, but this team wins no championships without Draymond Green. That’s just facts and I think if you ask Steph and Klay that, they’ll say the same thing.”
“He does so many things, whether it be offensively getting guys the ball in the right spots and guys organized like a quarterback there,” Barne added. “Or being a 6-6 Defensive Player of the Year that can cover for everyone else’s mistakes. Just his energy. He walks that fine line and sometimes he crosses it but that’s what makes him Draymond. So when he goes to the HOF, people are gonna be talkin’, that motherf— averaged 8 pts, 8 reb and 8 ast, how is he in the HOF?’… The stat sheet won’t tell the whole story.”
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At the end of the day, it’ll be up to Bob Myers to make the numbers workor not. But even if Green ends up leaving, there’s no doubt he’ll have his jersey hanging high in the rafters and a statue outside of Chase Center once it’s all said and done.

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NBA News: Former Warriors player explains why they can't lose Draymond Green

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<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba/clippers-stars-call-out-nikola-jokic-and-luka-doncic-20200908-0003.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Patrick Beverley</a> will tell things as he sees them. The only problem is that he sees things no one else sees. He’s as petty off the floor as he’s on it, and that’s one of the many reasons why <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba/The-25-NBA-teams-with-most-fans-20200423-0002.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NBA fans</a> or even <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba/james-harden-and-3-former-nba-stars-who-are-washed-20220513-0013.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">players</a> don’t seem to care about him.
That pettiness and lack of self-awareness were once again at a full display yesterday. Beverley spent the whole day taking shots at Chris Paul on ESPN, stating that he can’t guard anybody and that he deserves all the slander.
Needless to say, Beverley’s comments didn’t sit well with… well, anybody. He’s a role player talking about <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba/chris-paul-and-future-hall-of-famers-likely-to-retire-without-a-ring-20220516-0004.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a future Hall of Famer</a> and one of the best defensive point guards of the past two decades.
<h2>Matt Barnes Rips Patrick Beverley Over Chris Paul Slander</h2>
That’s why former Clippers forward Matt Barnes didn’t hesitate to call him out. He reminded Beverley that he’s barely a role player in the league and that he’s nowhere near Paul’s level to talk about him like that:
“There’s a thin line between being critical and disrespecting.I feel like what Pat Beverley did to Chris Paul was completely disrespectful and out of line,” Barnes said. “Pat Beverley is talking like he’s that guy. You’re not that guy. Plain and simple. Chris Paul played terrible this series and his numbers are still better than your career numbers have ever been.”
“Pat Bev and I were similar role players. They don’t talk about us when we’re gone,” Barnes said. “They’re going to talk about CP3 when he’s done. I just think the disrespect that we saw earlier today needs to be checked because he was way out of pocket.”
Barnes called Beverley a clown and told him to stay on his lane with his disrespectful comments. Clearly, he couldn’t separate his personal history with Paul from those petty and inaccurate comments:
“All he needed was the red clown nose because he was talking like a clown today,” Barnes said. “CP3 is a legend in this game and we were role players in this game. So have some respect for guys. He played terrible. He would be the first one to tell you, but the shots that Pat Bev took today were just out of pocket. I know no one else is going to tell him that, so I’m going to tell him that.”

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.<a href="https://twitter.com/Matt_Barnes22?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Matt_Barnes22</a> was not a fan of Patrick Beverley’s criticism of Chris Paul:
 “There’s a thin line between being critical and disrespecting. And I feel like what Pat Beverley did today to Chris Paul, was completely disrespectful and out of the line.” <a href="https://t.co/3q2xmJLrB8">pic.twitter.com/3q2xmJLrB8</a>
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At the end of the day, all that guy wants is attention, and he got it. But just like Barnes said, no one will ever remember him as soon as he’s no longer on an NBA court. Or at least, no one will miss him.

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