Kyrie Irving broke his left hand during an offseason workout and had surgery, and the Dallas Mavericks didn’t provide a timeline for his recovery in an announcement of the injury Tuesday night.
It is big, but the good thing is that it didn't happen during the regular season. With the current roster of Dallas, I think they don't need Kyrie at the beginning, and they can still make it to the playoffs. Luka will be improved as he failed in the NBA finals, so I'm expecting him to take on more of the carrying job for the team. At the same time, they also have Klay Thompson in his first year with Dallas, so he should be playing better than people's expectations.
I was shocked to read this news about Kyrie. And you're right that it's still fine that it happened not during the regular season because if it does, for sure that he'd miss a lot of games. Although he might still miss from the regular season but with the start of today, he'll be able to have more time to recover. I guess that Klay's on the move then if ever Kyrie won't recover at the very start of this season.
With what happened, Klay will have more touches on the ball and more shot attempts since he is now the second-best player on the team. I hope Kyrie is fine and will be able to come back on time, but I'm excited to see how Klay Thompson will play with Dallas. It was a disappointment for him with the Warriors. A new environment will hopefully work well for him and provide a fresh start.
I guess realizing the importance that some of the benchies have been traded is there.
They traded to acquire players, those players acquired will be trained as well to fit with the system, so don't expect they'll struggle, as long as Luka is playing, everything should be fine.
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