“Don’t respect them or their opinion” – Kyrie Irving DISMISSES ESPN analysts for ranking Domantas Sabonis, Lauri Markannen, Paolo Banchero ahead of Mavs superstar

Kyrie Irving on Instagram dismissed the opinions of analysts after he wasn't in the list of the 30 players in the ESPN NBA player rankings.

“Don’t respect them or their opinion” – Kyrie Irving DISMISSES ESPN analysts for ranking Domantas Sabonis, Lauri Markannen, Paolo Banchero ahead of Mavs superstar

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Dallas Mavericks superstar Kyrie Irving in a social media post, dismissed the opinions of the ESPN analysts. It came after he did not make the list of the 30 players in the ESPN NBA player rankings for the 2023-24 season.

The post came to the surface after ESPN released its rankings recently. They ranked Kyrie in the 34th position out of the top 50. This definitely infuriated the superstar who is known as the “King of Handles.” Irving also has an NBA championship in his bag from the 2016 NBA season. Irving believed in himself and thought he belonged to the top 30.

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In an Instagram post, Kyrie Irving posted his views regarding the NBA rankings via ESPN. He wrote, “Who. TF. cares. I never will, rankings don’t mean a damn thing in the league, especially not from ESPN or any of these other media platforms. Majority of the analysts are not credible sources in my eyes and I don’t respect them or their opinions.”

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Players such as Paul George (18), Trae Young(29), Lauri Markannen(28), and Paolo Banchero(30) were ahead of Irving. This isn’t the first time the Mavs superstar has shown his disapproval with the rankings released for the season. Last season, the analysts placed Irving in the 33rd position in the top 50 players in the league.

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Latest on Kyrie Irving’s injury

The Dallas Maverick’s star Kyrie Irving missed his game against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the pre-season matches held in Abu Dhabi. Jason Kidd, the head coach of the Mavericks said in a statement that the star player would also miss his match against Real Madrid. He revealed that Irving was suffering from groin soreness according to sources.

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Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving (via NBA.com)

Sources suggest that the star player was resting, although the severity of the injury is not much. Jason Kidd said that he wanted Irving to be ready for the upcoming regular season opening on the 25th of October. The Mavericks play their first regular season match against the San Antonio Spurs.

Kyrie Irving is partnered up with Luka Doncic and is on the main roster this could mean that this duo can make the Dallas Mavericks stand as one of the contending teams in the upcoming NBA season and possibly for the NBA championship as well.

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