Trae Young Explains Why the Luka Doncic & Kyrie Irving Duo Works for the Mavs

Trae Young Explains Why the Luka Doncic & Kyrie Irving Duo Works for the Mavs | From the Point

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Trae Young talks Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving, and the Mavericks team chemistry.
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@frvshprinc3170 Ай бұрын

Key words “ he allows Luka to be Luka “

@Lena-ks5ni Ай бұрын

Wise words, Trae...

@BigsmokeATL Ай бұрын

Hawks been letting Trae rock . The first two coaches got fired for trying to get him under control . Also the last time they actually made it far into the playoffs

@ovo-vert2933 Ай бұрын

He’s bot talking about the Hawks he talking about Murray

@frvshprinc3170 Ай бұрын

@@ovo-vert2933 he talkin bout neither fytb

@Gotit-wc6hb Ай бұрын

Shit goes both ways they both let each other do their thing

@seanyates5416 Ай бұрын

I think the biggest misconception about Kyrie is that he's super ball dominant

@MrTrueCaller619 Ай бұрын

True

@DananjaySoccer Ай бұрын

Kyrie is defo not ball dominant I’ve seen them mid game ask if they want ball they both jus want to win both don’t care about rock jus buckets.

@whizzzy7185 Ай бұрын

i remember him telling JR smith to just shoot it and dont mind him

@dreamcontemporarydance1271 Ай бұрын

He’s as pure of a hooper as they come. He’s either been injured or competing for a title every time. He’s cold. The misconception is non basketball related

@anesu846 Ай бұрын

When will this narrative about Kyrie being ball dominant go away

@tranceform9459 Ай бұрын

It's crazy. He's been off ball his whole career. He has good ball skills, so people get it confused.

@skproductions8495 Ай бұрын

when they start watching games and not just highlights

@fateriddle14 Ай бұрын

He's basically a KD now. Simple move to go get a bucket.

@TasdiqueChowdhury Ай бұрын

@@fateriddle14 all of Kyrie's moves feel overly complex, but maybe you're right - could be simple for him. Does a lot in little time

@GangGang-ov9vq Ай бұрын

It’s a lazy take. He’s a 1 on 1 god & his handles are the best so ppl who don’t really watch assume he dribbling the air out of the ball. But Kai can play with any superstar & won’t step on toes

@diablothegreat5932 Ай бұрын

Everytime I come across a Trae Young video he's talking about Luka!

@swagoneto7922 Ай бұрын

Real recognize real 🤷🏾‍♂️

@Gabe22- Ай бұрын

So we just making up anything now

@ye87 Ай бұрын

@@Gabe22-how do you know he’s making that up he clearly said I

@saiff1924 Ай бұрын

because he will join the spurs and then spurs vs Mavs rivalry rebirth again

@Koronesuki1313 Ай бұрын

More like people askng Trae to talk about Luka

@Rysonn Ай бұрын

other than what trae said, the reality and facts that you can see on the floor = 1. Kyrie isnt ball dominant, he is a very great Off ball player in fact. He is also have the rare ability to catch the ball in the paint and score as a small guard. similar to lets say josh hart/gary payton II. Im not talking driving inside and finishing as a guard, but getting a pass inside the paint and finishes. 2.for how great his ahndle is, he doesnt over dribble. At all. when people say kyrie handles is his best trait, bro what about his footwork and touches? he doesnt play the "lul defender into sleep" ball. He attacks efficiently. He plays like he is a 6'6 shooting guard.

@jasonau427 Ай бұрын

Thats cuz you watch basketball and not ESPN.

@DananjaySoccer Ай бұрын

Kyrie is defo not ball dominant I’ve seen them mid game ask if they want ball they both jus want to win both don’t care about rock jus buckets

@klatis84 Ай бұрын

one more thing - Luka be humble and shows respect and then Kyrie can respect back and give 110% back

@travisv453 Ай бұрын

I always find it funny when people think Kyrie is ball dominant

@goldmo2427 Ай бұрын

Yea he’s also never took that many shots which is why he’s never averaged 30 and yet people talk like he’s a ball hog who chucks up 30 shots

@frvshprinc3170 Ай бұрын

You don’t know basketball if you think he not ball dominant jus because you don’t see it you don’t believe it lmao but something tells me you have seen him be ball dominant jus wanna under credit him lol

@xxsskyyxx Ай бұрын

yeaa he rarely takes more than 20 shots a game , only time he is ball dominant is when he’s ON fye 🔥🥵 && it makes sense to continue to let the hot hand shoot etc .. cause he’ll be on like that 40 point game and go like 14-23 & then the next night he’ll go like 7-14 or whatever letting his teammates get theirs (also give the other star *Luka* a chance to redeem himself if needed) .. it’s happened a lot throughout the course of his prime years .. he’s rarely even been in the top usage percentages for players throughout his career so idk why they always consider him ball dominant .. maybe it seems that way.. like idk just how he has the ball on a string & moves around the court bizarrely yet so quick & efficiently .. Kai is so smooth >< skillful along w/ his IQ that the moves he makes are useful .. ++ usually if he’s going like that , there’s a reason he has the ball >< it’s one of the best outcomes you would get **um well of course which makes it non toxic to the team play** ..

@xxsskyyxx Ай бұрын

he’s not just some non play making shoot first role player who’s time to shine is then & now .. he’s kyrie , duh 😂😂

@beastscale1892 Ай бұрын

@@frvshprinc3170 Players in these playoffs with higher rate than Kyrie in the playoffs and top 10 in said usage rate 1) 36%-Jalen Brunson 2)35.1%-Joel Embiid 3)33.8%- Luka Doncic 4)33.2%- Paolo Banchero 5)32.3% - Donovan Mitchell 6)32.0%- SGA 7)30.4% - Anthony Edwards 8)30.3%- Jamal Murray 9)30.2%- Damian Lillard 10)29.4% -Jaylen Brown

@trevor3575 Ай бұрын

Trae sounds like Walt jr

@Torres9MZ Ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@A7JJ77 Ай бұрын

Good point tho😂

@connorwilson1157 Ай бұрын

Kyrie isn't ball dominant. I think that is a big misconception. He's basically a pg/sg hybrid and can step into both at any time and be effective.

@SeanFreeman-xo4cd Ай бұрын

Talk about how you and Dejounte dont work next😂

@Jack-ex1uo Ай бұрын

Naw this a violation brother, Atlanta has had enough u aint gotta kick em while they’re down

@casualplaya3848 Ай бұрын

@@Jack-ex1uoAtlanta doing Trae wrong. Shifting Murray to be the #1 option after Trae gave them life again.

@hittkid6312 Ай бұрын

It's the same damn problem as Booker and Beal, they are the same player. Both have similar build, both have similar shot selection, and both scores the same way. Neither of them moves off-ball to either find a lane to cut or create an opening for a catch and shoot, and both of them really can only start their offense on the perimeter. Seriously their biggest difference is Dejounte is more active on defense and can be more aggressive when attacking the rim while Trae is a better passer and has more range as a shooter

@nenola504 Ай бұрын

Kyrie and Luka future hof that shi way different Dejounte like a damar derozan cant win with him in the playoffs

@SeanFreeman-xo4cd Ай бұрын

@@nenola504 dejounte better than Trae

@Lukaichampion2024 Ай бұрын

Lukai lets go

@Glock__Coma Ай бұрын

Trae doesnt deserve a lot of the hate he gets from mainly us Mavs fans. Its damn near similar to how we do Booker. And i dont know why. I get the Booker insults but Trae has always shown love to Luka. Look at a lot of the all star games. If anything we should thank him for being who is because hes the reason we have Luka in the first place. Give him a break lol

@KJM3SMG Ай бұрын

Just vocal squeaky grocery cart wheel fans... most of us, love Trae Young. He is good. He should go to the Lakers or Spurs.

@leonarronquillo593 Ай бұрын

The hate comes from Knicks fans for some reason, and from Hawks fans as well. Trae's cool and all tbh, Hawks as an organization is just dysfunctional.

@beenieweenie1986 Ай бұрын

We do disrespect one of Luka's son's to much

@igorkamenscek6040 Ай бұрын

💯👍

@ericheffner112 Ай бұрын

Probably the best explanation of why it's working.

@RehanX44 Ай бұрын

kyrie's ball usage is almost half of luka especially when luka is on the court and he has shortened his time from catch and shoot by a lot which is why its working booker could make similar changes if he wants to work with durant

@denzjumba Ай бұрын

Trae need to get on the Mavs asap and run the second unit like boss.

@user-zy3uy9pl3q Ай бұрын

I agree!

@jjcometa9333 Ай бұрын

This is wildly different than when KP got there. Kyrie and Luka worked cause Kyrie was willing to work with Luka. You cant always impose your will on something. Thats exactly what kyrie did. Luka wants the ball in his hands, sure but when youre on the bench its kyrie time. Youre gassed in the 2nd half, lemme cook in the 2nd half. Oh yeah it also helps kyrie is so skilled and a great shooter and leader. KP wasnt doing any of that. Add to that, that he was always injured. He was wildly inconsisten on 3. When hes in the post, he couldnt punish the mismatch. So how do you work with someone like that?

@healthfadsfade Ай бұрын

If I was ever going to tear up during a sporting event it would be when Luka and Kyrie were hugging at the end of a game. That shit was cool as hell and when these two are clicking nobody is safe…. The Mavs are a threat this year but Nico ain’t even done…..

@EbonySeraphim Ай бұрын

"These are two very ball dominant gaurds" -- definitely not true of Kyrie. In his younger days, he put on a lot of dribbles and moves to get to the basket and he was 90% thinking "I'm definitely going to shoot this ball." However, if you've listened to how he's intentionally been evolving his game, and watched it a bit, you'd know that even when he was already considered elite / super star, he's been critiquing himself for taking way too many moves and being inefficient. And he certifiably wants to win, whatever he has to do. I didn't watch him much in Boston, but starting from the Nets, it was clear he didn't have to be the initiating point of attack and he was solid off ball while improving it. Luka + Kyrie works because Kyrie is such a complete basketball player and has long understood, "Being a major point scorer isn't the best or only way to impact a win" and at the same time, he's not afraid of such moments. Dallas works because it's not a basketballl market where too many basketball-dumb people say dumb things about a result or what he does. That's what you'd get if you were in LA or NYC. Luka is a great teammate because, he is #1 so in theory "blame" (though this is really a media problem) goes to him for losing big games and the media + Luka relationship dynamic is entirely different than media+Kyrie when things are going tough; and it's mostly an issue with the media. Media has less of an excuse to push into irrelevant topics with Kyrie Irving in his current position. I also think the Mavericks as an organization care about Kyrie more and will appropriately handle the press doing stuff like that, whereas in Brooklyn, it seemed like Joe Tsai most certainly intentionally drove to media to do what they did.

@Phoresight Ай бұрын

Yeah mark cuban might be cheap and lets the wrong players walk in free agency sometimes but other than that he CARES for his players and takes care of them 100%. He lets kyrie be himself and would never let the media tear him down

@pat_n_black7563 Ай бұрын

I hate the media. Ky is not only one of the most talented basketball players ever but he is incredibly selfless and an amazing teammate. Dude leads by example and has taken every guard under his wing on the Dallas team. All of them speak his praises. The team would die for that man. The media just painted him in some bs light that isn’t true.

@xxsskyyxx Ай бұрын

facts cause if Kai was the first option all the way at the point in his career , he’d be around 30+ ppg the last 2-3 season .. of course every good team needs more than 1 star but I’m just saying if he wasn’t sharing it with a ball dominant Luka who’s team he joined (sp I understand) .. he’d be a top 5 scorer , I think .. at least in the past couple years ..

@rileygarcia1 Ай бұрын

I don’t think he wants to score 30 a night, even if he was the primary option. That’s why he doesn’t care playing off ball so much

@ilacrityvincent Ай бұрын

and he even was top 8 scorer nearly every year

@darnellbrown9229 Ай бұрын

Trae getting a full beard now means I need to catch up

@GTR35-Nismo Ай бұрын

Trae go to spurs and show how to average 20+assist per game with wembanyama

@meu02136 Ай бұрын

I’m waiting for him to explain it

@markiearzu3173 Ай бұрын

I disagree kyrie isn’t ball dominant he plays off the ball and doesn’t effect his game at all

@aaronbonnette4484 Ай бұрын

Who is Jonathan Ham??

@ChaseFace2 Ай бұрын

TRAES BEARD??? I NEVER NOTICED HIM WITH THAT???

@yasinyasin-sw5lq Ай бұрын

dude said Kai is "ball dominant " wtf

@atlnla4112 Ай бұрын

Yeah…drop those hints about putting players around you while you’re playing with washed centers, g leaguers, and underachieving, inconsistent high draft picks they keep hoping will improve.

@aandk2594 Ай бұрын

Join Scotty Barnes and RJ in the 6ix bro

@Cash_infinite Ай бұрын

Luka is like lebron to kyrie 🎯

@ibeg1951 Ай бұрын

Never saw kyrie as a ball dominant playe

@jacobj3491 Ай бұрын

I thought that duo wouldn't work tbh. It seemed like 2 start point guards on the same team with very different personalities and backgrounds. Glad I was wrong

@irefusebeastmark4728 Ай бұрын

I am surprised to see trae finally being humble as he acted too overconfident if not arrogant in his rookie campaign

@brianst.bernard1009 Ай бұрын

Kyire isn’t ball dominant he is a great catch and shooter and a closer

@marivicterante606 Ай бұрын

Special Child

@xxsskyyxx Ай бұрын

I think we have another 3 maybe 4 seasons of a prime-like scoring kyrie (25+ ppg) .. which would make his prime oretty long & valuable .. it’s wild he’s not a ‘top 75’ all time player LOL they hate him it’s obvious but sickening .. he’s easily a top 3 overall most skilled scorer ever ..

@billigoat314 Ай бұрын

When tf Trae get a beard????

@mrwhitet8402 Ай бұрын

Because kyrie been around the best players in the world. When he was a rookie/2/3rd year. Like cmon. Why wouldn’t he noticed that Luka also one of those guys. & be in tune

@otepdotnet Ай бұрын

basically this is the same with Bron and Kyrie, just let luka do his thing for 1-3 qrt then give it to Kyrie in clutch moments

@SuddenMindSet Ай бұрын

Trae not sure about them leggings bruh damn

@Kalimatullah_Yoh1-1.14 Ай бұрын

unfortunately.........they will be in trouble when facing Nuggets later....simply because Dallas is way down there when comes to Rebounds. Nuggets players are big and tall and can shoot too....

@Phoresight Ай бұрын

not way down there anymore after the trades. It'll honestly come down to If luka has the stepback going, if the role players can punish closeouts and how they abuse the non joker mins. Because while Luka, Kyrie, Joker, Murray and mpj are on the floor its gonna be a war

@pantelisliakos2481 Ай бұрын

Please someone remind me WHEN TF Kyrie was not about basketball?!? The last 5 years: 1) His injuries prevented him from playing 2) The vaccine mafia PREVENTED him from playing 3) His personal opinions about: Jews, Flat Earth, etc SHOULD HAVE ZERO effect on his availability, but somehow NBA STILL punished him P.S. He got smoke from media and stupid fans for all the above P.S.2 The times the league "allowed" him to play(ON AND OFF), he brought it EVERY night! P.S.3. He is the real 2016 FMVP and at EXACTLY the same level overall as Steph and Magic...but we got top75 Damian and Westbrook!🖕

@ronald30000 Ай бұрын

what?

@kyroshi_ Ай бұрын

I agree with most except 2016 finals mvp and I do believe he should be top 75 but he not the same as magic and curry

@NazgulC Ай бұрын

Cuz Kyrie can play off ball

@macktown23 Ай бұрын

If steph is the pg king den kyrie is da people's champ! Same analogy 4 kobe n A.I. or jayz n jada. Sum will hav all da accolades n othas will hav a certain swag or IT factor!

@nas84payne Ай бұрын

Yeah. They both got an unselfish mentality, that’s what makes it work.

@tonybayarea Ай бұрын

You think if the Atlanta Hawks could find a time machine they would've kept Luka Doncic instead trading him to Dallas Mavericks on Draft night in 2018 for Trae Young?

@jaybee5315 Ай бұрын

Trae: Kai allows Luka to be Luka Also Trae: Why can’t Murray and I do this shit?

@aaronkhan237 Ай бұрын

Neither are as great as kai and luka

@dewonerobinson55 Ай бұрын

Mark Cuban if you watching this post get the big man form Purdue Send him to a large one for 2 years Hakeem the dream two summers and you got a winner

@godspeedgideon9178 Ай бұрын

Got it, Kyrie is the perfect "Robin" who can be "NightWing" at times dropping 40

@wtrmrkph Ай бұрын

He's been Robin pretty much his whole career. And when he has to be the primary playmaker his game suffers. Remember his time with the Celtics?

@JoshuaLaGuardia-uw6jk Ай бұрын

@@wtrmrkphyou mean when he lead the celtics to back to back top 4 seeds?

@Quicidal Ай бұрын

Nah kyrie is batman Luka is just superman

@shawndavis2524 Ай бұрын

Batman and Superman that's it!

@abtocool6350 Ай бұрын

@@JoshuaLaGuardia-uw6jkpeople just forget that part, they act like he can’t lead a team to the playoffs as the best player when he quite literally did that.

@anirbanmahapatra Ай бұрын

Why trae young dejounte murray don't work

@CaptainSurfy Ай бұрын

Dejaunte is an inconsistent scorer and Trae is bad at defense but it’s mostly because dejaunte doesn’t score consistently well and also Trae is very inefficient most times even when he scores a lot

@mikealdana5884 Ай бұрын

I get what Trey’s saying, but it’s like every other word is “Luka” 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

@1yungez Ай бұрын

I swear him and bron would of won multiple chips if ky had this maturity back then

@brooklynblack9015 Ай бұрын

Another Lebron jack strap sniffer lol 😂

@sergioescudero425 Ай бұрын

Give me KAI in 4 against any team! Period

@qco1414 Ай бұрын

I mean I mean I mean

@ramadansteve420 Ай бұрын

Come to Dallas Trae, you know all the comparisons would end if you just came to Dallas. If you can’t beat’em, join’em

@NeilFisher49 Ай бұрын

Trae sound like my 5 year old

@Eham407 Ай бұрын

Lol brooo

@vonniofdoom5590 Ай бұрын

Bruh got a beard transplant

@b.c.b.-2130 Ай бұрын

Trae Young looking like he took a shower. Do ya thang, Trae. Ninja usually look like Pau Gasol in double overtime.

@uhohhhsteven Ай бұрын

Kyrie is not a superstar and I’d argue he never was. He has always been an elite scorer but not a player you could build a 3bn franchise around. He’s finally understanding his role as a very close second player on the team like he was with LeBron. I hope he wins some more rings for his own legacy

@Eliras24 Ай бұрын

Getting stats but loosing: LeBron "what can i do, i have x and y and z"; Luka: "i let my teammates down, i need to be better". Just saying. LeBron is just lucky his body is so other worldly that he could get 4 chips. If he had a MJ or Kobe mentality he would've won probably 6-10 chips by now instead of 4

@BenHar204 Ай бұрын

Maybe you and Dejounte should take some notes instead of being stat padding ball hogs

@kaiz3nberg Ай бұрын

Luka isn't a real ball hog bruh. He switches up all the time based on what the defense gives him. If people actually watched Mavs games they would understand exactly what I'm talking about.

@Phoresight Ай бұрын

exactly, he's just the one initiating the plays and running the offense. An actually ball hog would not be looking to pass, and would jack up shots all night no matter what

@woodyswenson Ай бұрын

why does a 6 year player does hasnt done shit have a platform to talk about other players lmao

@LinkRocks Ай бұрын

Kai is misunderstood, rather mischaracterized, within the media and casual fans.

@webbalino Ай бұрын

when u think abt it luka is what lebron was for kyrie. just not athletic

@slimeballmk6656 Ай бұрын

Kyrie is not ball dominant

@Evilevilmonkeyy Ай бұрын

lol it doesn’t work

@ndnd7614 Ай бұрын

Clippers in 6. They don’t need kawhi then got 2 without him.

@Luke-ul3xf Ай бұрын

clips win if mavs dont make adjustments. Mavs in 6

@elicheyoasmr9079 Ай бұрын

You were saying g?

@alexkhetaguri2053 Ай бұрын

hahahaha

@puertoricanprince7690 Ай бұрын

Mavs got this series. Westbrick and Harden have choked their entire playoff careers

@41DallasMavsFan41 Ай бұрын

@BAMAMADEMG Ай бұрын

How bout you stop talking about Luka and work on your game and get better so you can be in the playoffs Trae young 💯

@aarons2148 Ай бұрын

Well the interviewer did ask him a question so he's staying on point and giving his opinion...see that's how it works in interpersonal communication. If you are asked a question, you answer the question.

@BAMAMADEMG Ай бұрын

@@aarons2148 yeah I know I was just saying

@aarons2148 Ай бұрын

@@BAMAMADEMG exactly my point....

@richdollars8337 Ай бұрын

He allows luka to be luka? Luka is him 😤. Luka got all bragging rights luka destroy kyrie harden and durant when they were in Brooklyn

@tyler-hp7oq Ай бұрын

Dude when multiple superstar caliber players get on one team there has to be sacrifices. All he's saying is Kyrie isn't trying to take over and force Luka to change his way of playing. Everybody thought Kyrie being ball-dominant would interfere with Luka's game.