Here’s Why Kyrie Irving Requested A Trade From The Brooklyn Nets To The Dallas Mavericks

The Nets had a chance to win the NBA title this year, but it seems as if Kyrie Irving had other plans. When it became evident that the Nets ownership was never going to max him out with a 4 year deal, Irving quickly put in his demand for a trade and this marriage ended abruptly.

The Nets happily traded Irving, and Irving happily joined a new team – The Dallas Mavericks.

Why Irving felt so disrespected by the Nets is obviously partly financial based but he let out another reason. The team apparently did not celebrate him enough.

Here is what Irving said was the reason he wanted a trade from the Nets:

“I just know I want to be places where I’m celebrated, and not just tolerated or kind of dealt with in a way that doesn’t make me feel respected,” Irving said. “There were times throughout this process when I was in Brooklyn that I felt very disrespected. I work extremely hard at what I do. No one ever talks about my work ethic, though. Everyone talks about what I’m doing off the floor. I just want to change that narrative and write my own story and just continue to prepare in the gym and now that I’m in Dallas just focus on what I can control.”

He was asked what, specifically, left him feeling disrespected in Brooklyn.

“That’s another day where I can really go into detail about it,” Irving said.