Former Boston Celtics All-NBA guard Isaiah Thomas enthusiastically declared that the Dallas Mavericks have the best duo in the NBA Finals. When asked if that means he believes even Kyrie Irving is better than Jayson Tatum, Thomas said yes. Thomas has previously stated that anyone that doesn't have Irving in their NBA Top 20 all-time shouldn't be talking basketball, so this isn't that shocking.
Thomas, who played one game for the Dallas Mavericks in 2022, was a teammate of Jaylen Brown's the latter's rookie season and was still on the team when Jayson Tatum was drafted. Ironically while Thomas still holds ill will towards the Celtics for not backing up the "Brinks Truck" and instead trading him, his love for Kyrie kind of defends Danny Ainge's decision even more.