NBA Trades: 3 Kyrie Irving trades to help the Brooklyn Nets

NBA Trades: 3 Kyrie Irving trades to help the Brooklyn Nets: Dallas Mavericks

Nets receive: Jalen Brunson, Dorian Finney-Smith, Maxi Kleber, #26 Pick, 2025 First-Round Pick (Top-10 Protected), 2027 First-Round Pick (Lottery Protected)

Mavericks receive: Kyrie Irving

This past season was proof that putting shot creators around Luka Doncic is a pathway to success for the Dallas Mavericks. Well, Kyrie Irving would fill that role while simultaneously being the best player Doncic has ever played with.

Putting Irving on the Mavs would take a ton of pressure off of Doncic, allowing both players to thrive on that end of the court. Dallas would have to figure things out on the defensive end, but that could be figured out in other deals.

Meanwhile, this trade would help put an amazing supporting cast around Kevin Durant. As we’ve seen in recent years, as important as it it to have stars still, depth is almost just as important.

Brooklyn doesn’t have the best cast around its stars at the moment, and this trade would give them three quality pieces to play alongside Durant and Ben Simmons next year.

Jalen Brunson is expected to get a big-time payday, and while he’s nowhere close to Irving’s level, he could be a borderline All-Star at his peak, and starting alongside Durant would help that.

Dorian Finney-Smith is the perfect role player to pair Durant with, and it honestly may be a big ask for Dallas to give him up. He’s the quintessential 3&D guy and would be great in Brooklyn.

Lastly, Maxi Kleber isn’t a starting-caliber big man, but he’d be a solid backup behind Nicolas Claxton who would provide the Nets with some shooting off the bench.

Brooklyn could roll out a starting lineup of Simmons, Brunson, Durant, Finney-Smith, and Claxton, while bringing Seth Curry, Kleber, Patty Mills, and Joe Harris off the bench. (And they could even run Simmons at center.)