{"id":31364,"date":"2025-02-06T10:18:35","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T10:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=31364"},"modified":"2025-02-06T10:18:35","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T10:18:35","slug":"kyrie-irving-admits-to-dream-team-scenario-while-he-was-with-celtics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=31364","title":{"rendered":"Kyrie Irving Admits To \u2018Dream Team\u2019 Scenario While He Was With Celtics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You are here: Home<span aria-label=\"breadcrumb separator\">\/<\/span> Sports<span aria-label=\"breadcrumb separator\">\/<\/span> NBA<span aria-label=\"breadcrumb separator\">\/<\/span> Kyrie Irving Admits To \u2018Dream Team\u2019 Scenario While He Was With Celtics<\/p>\n<article aria-label=\"Kyrie Irving Admits To \u2018Dream Team\u2019 Scenario While He Was With Celtics\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thecoldwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1147637331-1024x683.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 95vw, 750px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thecoldwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1147637331-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thecoldwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1147637331-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thecoldwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1147637331-768x512.jpg 768w\" alt=\"Kyrie Irving Admits To 'Dream Team' Scenario While He Was With Celtics\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><figcaption>(Photo by Maddie Meyer\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Kyrie Irving is now leading the Dallas Mavericks, but he was front and center of the Boston Celtics just a few years ago.<\/p>\n<p>He was with the Celtics for two years, and he had a special dream team in mind during that time.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with Tim Bontemps, Irving revealed that he wanted Kevin Durant and Anthony Davis to team up with him and Jayson Tatum in Boston.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIt was a dream for Kyrie, AD, KD to be on one team and still keep JT and let him grow and then see how it goes,\u201d Irving said, via NBACentral.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Irving never got his wish, but he may get something close to it soon.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kyrie Irving says he wanted Kevin Durant and Anthony Davis to team up with him and Jayson Tatum in Boston<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a dream for Kyrie, AD, KD to be on one team and still keep JT and let him grow and then see how it goes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(Via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TimBontemps?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TimBontemps<\/a> ) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bird1KHauS\">pic.twitter.com\/bird1KHauS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDunkCentral\/status\/1887147926591324530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Over the last few days, there have been rumors of Kevin Durant moving to the Dallas Mavericks.<\/p>\n<p>He would go a long way to improving the team in the post-Luka Doncic era and could work really well alongside Irving.<\/p>\n<p>The idea of Durant, Irving, and Anthony Davis may have seemed far-fetched a long time ago but it might become reality soon.<\/p>\n<p>During his two seasons with the Celtics, Irving averaged 24.1 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 6.1 assists.<\/p>\n<p>He had a conflicted relationship with the team, and things eventually ended badly.<\/p>\n<p>Irving is not well-regarded by Boston fans, but everything could have been different had Durant and Davis joined him.<\/p>\n<p>That would have made the Celtics a nearly unstoppable force, but it also could have gotten in the way of the success they have now.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, Irving left the Celtics and traveled to the Brooklyn Nets before the Mavericks.<\/p>\n<p>It seems like things worked out well for everyone involved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Kyrie Irving is now leading the Dallas Mavericks, but he was front and center of the Boston Celtics just a few years ago. 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