By james art 
His stay in Boston and Brooklyn and the two ended badly, but Kiri Irving has found peace in his two years in Dallas, writes Gary Washburn of the Boston Globe. Irving who was selected for All-Star Game after Anthony Davis obtained an injury, raised your career with MavericksWashburn notes and has stopped talking to the press on topics other than basketball.
“I definitely have a lot more fun and I think it comes from the understanding of the big picture here while I’m in the League,” said Irving. “As a young player, you are struggling to try to live on expectations, to remain mentally strong, to stay difficult, to follow your predecessors, to read about their trips, to ask questions. Until you are in situations and circumstances that go through it yourself, you really have no idea how to handle it and I think, a great support system around me, ready to hold me ground. “
Irving did not show signs of delay in the age of 32, an average of 24.6 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.8 assists in 44 games. He has become an indisputable team leader as a result of Luka Doncic Trading and with an option for a $ 44 million player for next season, he is likely to receive a new long -term contract this summer. Washburn adds that Irving admits that he has made mistakes in the past, but has grown all his time in the NBA.
“I think I just had to overcome the injury, that I prompted me not only by myself, but also the people I trusted,” “,” “ he said. “Just innocence, after losing your innocence in business, it’s hard to recover from this, some people do not recover from it. It was the place I was, innocence, entering the League, with fresh eyes, playing broad -eyed for several years, eventually leaving Cleveland, going to Boston and Brooklyn, my journey was not perfect, but I was able to make it think about it , take account for my decisions and move on with some great people around me and find out that I am a person too. “
There is more from Dallas:
- The reading of Irving’s strong is the only hope of Maverix to save what has become a tumultuous season, says Tim Colesow of The Dallas Morning News. Before sitting on the game on Thursday with an edition of the right shoulder, Irving registered 42, 40, 42, 44 and 40 minutes in the previous five competitions. He is forced to adjust his game to seek his own shot more often, including a 42-point performance on Wednesday, where there were no assists. “Last night we joked about 42 and zero, but it wasn’t like he had no (potential) assists or not wanting to go.” Coach Jason Kid saidS “Hockey assist (the gap that leads to the points) has never been part of basketball, but you know it must be on the article. We keep everything else. But, yes, he will receive more pictures and Clai (Thompson) received more shots. Everyone will receive more photos because (Luke) has participated in everything. Sd
- Mavericks received 27 points from Dante exum On Thursday, as they managed to defeat Miami, although they missed their entire starting lineup, Cowlishaw adds. Exum puts the best number of his career from returning from wrist surgery two weeks ago, an average of 11.7 ppg and shoots 56.4% of the pitch. “We missed it after the first day of the training camp” ” said Kid. “We don’t have it during the bigger part of the season, it’s a big hole, but we never complained. We just waited for him to come back. “
- New Mavericks CEO Rick wells He played a big role in turning All-Star Game into All-Star Weekend, according to Brad Townsend of Dallas Morning News. Welts was the first national director of the NBA National Promotions in 1984, when the league presented the Legends Dip and Game Competition.