Not convinced at this Kyrie AD pairing.

I see alot of fans hyping the hell out of this duo but i just don’t see it. Kyrie is in his best years is a second option next to a better playmaker. He has never proven himself to be a elite leader/playmaker. The Luka and Kyrie duo works perfectly because teams focus on Luka’s ability to create shots for himself or others. AD is not a elite shot creator nor is he a capable playmaker. He is at his best a play finisher and always needs a great playmaker by his side.

Plus how about the rest of the team? Spacing will be horrendous with a Kyrie/Klay/PJ/AD/Lively or Gafford lineup. AD is likely still going to be guarded by centers as they really don’t have to worry about Gafford and Lively creating shots for the Mavericks. So that eliminates the advantages on defense.

They also don’t really have a secondary ball handler some say Dinwiddie, Grimes or PJ but Dinwiddie has never proven himself to be a capable playmaker. So does PJ who’s averaging 2.3 assists on nearly 2 turnovers per game. Grimes has never proven to be a decent or good playmaker either.

Sooo yeah your defense is good but your offense imo is absolute dogshit. Klay isn’t in his prime anymore either and has never been an elite shot creator in the first place.

To summarize, i just do not see them being a contender this year or years prior unless they add another good playmaker next to Ky.