Dallas Mavs Star Kyrie Irving Excited to Reunite with 'Locker Room Leader' Seth Curry

Dallas Mavericks star point guard Kyrie Irving spoke with local media for the first time since last season on Thursday, and he had some great things to say about Seth Curry, who was his teammate with the Brooklyn Nets as well.

Dalton Trigg | Sep 28, 2023

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Training camp is well underway for the Dallas Mavericks, who underwent a series of roster changes over the offseason in hopes of not only becoming a playoff-caliber team again, but a championship contender as well.

Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving are the two biggest stars and undisputed leaders for the Mavs, but the supporting cast around them sharing similar leadership qualities is important for the team to reach its true potential.

One of the Mavs' big summer transactions was signing Seth Curry to a two-year, $8 million contract in free agency, bringing him back to Dallas for his third stint since 2016. On Thursday, Irving spoke with local media for the first time since last season ended, and he expressed his excitement for being able to reunite with Curry, who was his teammate with the Brooklyn Nets over the previous two seasons as well.

Seth Curry, Dallas Mavericks — Seth Curry was an important piece for the 2019-20 Dallas Mavericks, shooting a career-high 45.2 percent from deep / Ashley Landis-USA TODAY Sports

“I’m excited," Irving said. "He’s an incredible shooter and leader to have in the locker room. It’s gonna be interesting to see him out there with myself and Luka, and [also] the second unit at times. He has a great work ethic.”

Not only does Curry have that 'great work ethic,' but he also happens to be the sixth-best 3-point shooter of all-time by percentage. In 438 career games, Curry has shot 43.5 percent from deep. He had his best-shooting season in 2019-20 – his lone season played with Doncic – where he averaged 12.4 points and shot a career-high 45.2 percent on five attempts per deep per night.

With great shooting, great veteran leadership, and familiarity with the high-level distributors he has around him, Curry figures to be a steal of a deal for the Mavs this season as they look to become a formidable force in the Western Conference once again.

Published Sep 28, 2023

DALTON TRIGG

Dalton Trigg is the Editor-In-Chief for Dallas Basketball, as well as the Executive Editor overseeing Inside The Rockets, Inside The Spurs, All Knicks, and The Magic Insider. He is the founder and host for the Mavs Step Back Podcast, which is a proud part of the Blue Wire podcast network. Trigg graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi’s College of Business and Economic Development with a bachelor’s degree in entrepreneurship in 2016. After spending a few years with multiple Dallas Mavericks-related blogs, including SB Nation’s Mavs Moneyball, Trigg joined DallasBasketball.com as a staff writer in 2018 and never looked back. At the start of 2022, he was promoted to the EIC title he holds now. Through the years, Trigg has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, Mavs GM Nico Harrison, now-retired legend Dirk Nowitzki and many other current/former players and team staffers. Many of those interviews and other articles by Trigg have been aggregated by other well-known sports media websites, such as Yahoo Sports, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report and others. You can find Trigg on all major social media channels, but his most prevalent platform is on Twitter. Whether it’s posting links to his DBcom work, live-tweeting Mavs games or merely giving his opinions on things going on with Dallas and the rest of the NBA, the daily content never stops rolling. For any inquiries, please email Dalton@MavsStepBack.com.