Irving has never been one to back down from trash talk, and Gary Payton is one of the greatest trash talkers of all time. The battle between those two on the court would've been thrilling to watch, but Payton had been retired for five years once Irving made his debut.

When Kyrie Irving first arrived in Dallas, the idea was for him to form a potent backcourt duo with Luka Doncic. The tandem was pretty successful while it lasted. After trading Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers,

Months after being highly criticized for trading the face of the franchise, Luka Doncic, to the Los Angeles Lakers, the