Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving are running it back with the Dallas Mavericks after the All-Star pairing flopped in a two-month debut last season.
Irving re-signed with Dallas on a $120 million, three-year contract with a player option in the final season, so he and Doncic have at least two seasons to see if the tandem can work.
"He came in the middle of the season last year. We didn't have much time. We went straight to playing games," Doncic said."It takes time to build chemistry, especially on the court. We have the whole training camp and the preseason, too. I think it's going to be way better." Camp and preseason will be a little tricky, starting with a thigh injury that bothered Doncic during the Basketball World Cup with Slovenia in the Philippines.twice in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, before an exhibition against Doncic's former EuroLeague club, Real Madrid, in Spain."Gotta talk to Luka, he'll probably want to play the whole game in Madrid," coach Jason Kidd said.
No matter how the preseason unfolds, Doncic and Irving figure it'll be better than what they went through six months ago. "I'm looking forward to starting from day one like we're doing now," Irving said."And we have the pieces out there. We have some young guys that are incredibly active."The roster was another issue late last season. To acquire Irving from the
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