NEW ORLEANS – All-Star reserves will be announced on Thursday and the Mavericks are hopeful that Kyrie Irving is included on the Western Conference squad.
They also would like to see Luka Donu010diu0107 be named to the team, but given that he’s played just 22 of the Mavericks’ 48 games, that may be asking a lot.
In Irving, though, they have a player who has kept the team afloat through a maze of injuries that have knocked out just about every key player for some duration.
His play alone is a strong argument for coaches who voted for the reserves to include Irving.