Irving applied for a transaction in 23 years. What are the quotes from each team? The Mavericks finally returned to the finals.

In the past year, there have been many stars in the NBA who have suffered major injuries, including young players like Tatum and Halliburton, as well as veterans like Lillard and Irving. Lillard said that he was directly bought out by the Bucks after his Achilles tendon injury, and eventually he decided to return to the Trail Blazers with a three-year, 42 million contract. In contrast, although Irving also suffered a major injury, he still signed a three-year, 119 million contract extension with the Mavericks during the offseason. However, considering his condition before his injury, if it weren't for the injury this time, he would have had the chance to sign a maximum salary.

But considering Irving's age, this result is still acceptable, especially since he has regained his sense of belonging here, which other teams cannot bring to Irving at present. In addition, after renewing the contract, Irving still has a certain probability of winning the championship in the Mavericks. In addition to himself, there are stars such as Thompson, Thompson, Russell, and the No. 1 pick Flag, this year's No. 1 pick, is also very suitable for this Mavericks. Therefore, after Irving returns, they will undoubtedly become a dark horse in the West.

Now, let's look back at the Mavericks' deal that Irving had in exchange for, and they were still very profitable. Even if they only looked at the results of their return to the finals after 13 years last year under Irving's leadership, their deal was already very profitable. Next, we will take stock of the chips given by the Mavericks in order to get Irving. In addition, let’s take a look at which teams that competed with them at that time and what chips they had with them were!

1. Mavericks

Trading chips: Dinwiddie + Finney Smith + 1 first round + 2 second rounds

In fact, at the beginning, the Mavericks were not Irving's most popular potential next player, but as time went by, Irving has not been sent away for a long time. At this time, the relationship between him and the Mavericks continued to heat up, and the Nets were not opposed to the choice of sending him to Dallas. At that time, the Mavericks had just lost their deputy attacker Brunson, so the management was eager to find a second ball-holding core suitable for the team's lineup. For them, Irving, who has both ball-free and not-so-bass, is obviously very suitable from the level of inactivity, but the reason why the Mavericks failed to stroll at the beginning was mainly because they were worried about Irving's off-court problems.

Irving only played 29 games in the 2021-2022 season. Because he did not get vaccinated, he was once again trapped in the center of public opinion. There is also the fact that Irving had an expiration contract at the time, so if he was exchanged for it, if he was unwilling to continue playing in Dallas, the Mavericks would face a waste of money. However, after thinking for a long time in the end, the Mavericks chose to take a gamble, and before that, they learned through communication with Irving that he did not exclude the role of the second leader in Dallas playing Doncic.

Finally, after finalizing the deal with the Nets, the Mavericks sent away Dinwiddie, who averaged 17.7 points, 3.1 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game that season, as well as the strongest 3D Finney Smith, were also sent away. You should know that in the 2022 playoffs, he averaged 2.6 three-pointers and a 42.6% outside shooting percentage. In addition, the Mavericks still failed to completely retain the draft pick. When Irving clearly broke up with the Nets, their chips were sincere enough.

2. Lakers

Trading chips: Westbrook + Reeves + 2 first rounds

Since Westbrook traded in 2021, the Lakers' record has plummeted, so the team has long wanted to send Westbrook away, but because his trading value is at a low point, no matter who the Lakers find to negotiate, the opponent will only stare at the only two first rounds they have. Even the role players like Hilder + Turner owned by the Pacers also bite the two first rounds when they received the call from the Lakers, so the Lakers remained calm and did not agree.

However, the Lakers did not stop exploring the trades, so after learning that Irving was put on the trading shelves, they quickly dialed the phone, and Irving was also the star they were willing to give him two first rounds. At that time, James, the star of the Lakers, took the initiative to promote this potential deal more than once, so in this case, the Lakers once became the team that Irving was most likely to join.

The most important thing is that Irving also has expectations for joining the Lakers. On the one hand, he can join forces with James and Davis to compete for the championship, and on the other hand, his once favorite star Kobe is a Lakers celebrity. However, because the Nets did not want Irving to get his wish easily, they still did not send him to the Lakers, but now they are undoubtedly still active. In terms of the height that Reeves has grown to, plus those two first rounds, this is more valuable than the Mavericks' chips.

3. Clippers

Trading chips: Kennard + Mann + 1 first round + 2 first round swaps

Since the Clippers found Leonard and George to build the team in 2019, their most obvious shortcomings are the starting No. 1 position. After all, Leonard and George are not good at organizational types, and there are also defenders such as Beverly and Luway. They are also unable to shoulder the heavy responsibility of connecting the team. So after losing to the Nuggets in 2020, the Clippers' focus on strengthening the market was on the No. 1 position, so after seeing Irving enter the trading market, they naturally gave their own quotes.

However, compared with the Mavericks and the Lakers, the Clippers' bargaining chips seem much shabby. In terms of draft picks, they are only willing to give one first round, and there are also two first round swaps. In terms of players, Kennard and Mann are just role players. Although the latter played some highlights in the playoffs at that time, his shortcomings were also obvious, so at that time, the Clippers were willing to treat Mann as a treasure. Therefore, if you look at this, it would not be strange at all to the Nets' rejection of the Clippers..

4. Suns

Trading chips: Paul + Claude + draft pick

After the Suns signed Paul in 2021, the team's competitiveness immediately ushered in earth-shaking changes. They reached the finals in the first season of the two sides' joint efforts. You should know that the team's last time on this stage dates back to 1993. The Suns' regular season in the 2021-2022 season made the best record in team history, but they lost to the Mavericks in the playoffs. Paul's performance after his 37th birthday also made the Suns think it would be difficult for him to return to the top later, so they wanted to upgrade to the starting No. 1 position again.

For Irving, the Suns are willing to send Paul + Claude. According to Shams, the maximum pick accepted by the Solar Energy is 1 first round. Such chips obviously cannot satisfy the Nets. After all, they did not need an older player like Paul, and role players like Claude were also not attractive. Therefore, the Nets finally rejected the Suns