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when irving proposed a trade in 2023, what did each team offer? the mavericks' gamble paid off

2024-09-19

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last season, the mavericks, led by doncic and irving, successfully made it to the finals. although they ultimately lost to the celtics and missed the championship, it was undoubtedly a successful season for the mavericks, and irving, the second-in-command, played a crucial role, repeatedly playing the role of a hero who saved the team at critical moments. irving also once again proved his big heart and the attributes of an excellent second-in-command. so when irving proposed the trade, what kind of offers did each team make?

lakers: westbrook + rivers + 2 first-round picks

as irving's former teammate, james is well aware of how strong irving is. he has expressed his appreciation for irving on social media many times. later, he personally admitted that he wanted the team to trade for irving. in addition, the management itself was interested in irving, so the lakers became irving's fanatical pursuer. however, at the beginning, the chips offered by the lakers were only westbrook + first-round pick.

although westbrook is an mvp-level player, with his age and his performance in the lakers, such chips obviously failed to impress the nets. later, the lakers included rivers in the deal. in this way, the chips paid by the lakers can be said to be full of sincerity. for a time, irving was infinitely close to going to the lakers to reunite with james, but the "willful" boss tsai rejected the deal.