Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving on what they mean to each other:
Doncic: โNothing but supportive of everything I didโฆJust helped me mature a lot, realize to see the game in a different way, and obviously on the court itโs amazing to play with a guy like himโฆThe leader heโs been for us, not just for me but for us, heโs been amazingโฆโ
Irving: โI just think this guy next to me has pushed me to continue to work on my game and continue to develop as a young leader and I think the big word we can both agree on is maturity. Coming into Dallas, I was dealing with a lotโฆThey embraced me with open armsโฆI knew eventually that I would get (Luka) to open up, this guyโs a big teddy bear at times off the court, big competitor. A teddy bear who likes to compete. Heโs still ducking me in dominoesโฆI just have to sit back and marvel at his talentโฆI enjoy watching him be a father, I enjoy watching him develop as a person first, and then the basketball stuff will take care of itโฆGood human being, good young man.โ