In his first interview in more than six months, Kyrie Irving explains why he decided to re-sign with the Mavericks. He also says team management consulted him...
, a lot of my family was excited and they were just looking forward to me having a peace of mind, just on the court and off the court. Had already dealt with enough the past two seasons, so they knew that I just wanted a lot of that off my back and off my shoulders and feeling like I had to be Superman or I had to be perfect. I just wanted to be myself ... the last few years just figuring myself out. So I think this is the best place to do it and continue to mature and grow as a man.
Under terms of the contract, Irving can make up to $126 million — if he reaches certain individual and team incentives that are built into terms of the deal.“I wanted everything that was structured in my contract incentivized to be based on production,” he said. “And that was it,” he said. “Wins and how many games I’m playing you know. I hear all the noise, so I just wanted to make sure that I had some friendly terms, but also some realistic expectations for myself going into the season.
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