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Luka Doncic hypes Kyrie Irving pairing; debut won't happen Friday

SACRAMENTO -- Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic said he loves and respects "my guys" Dorian Finney-Smith and Spencer Dinwiddie, but he didn't hesitate to sign off on trading them for Kyrie Irving when team management presented the possibility to him.

"We'll obviously miss them here, but Kyrie's Kyrie, man," Doncic said after Friday's shootaround at the Golden 1 Center in his first extended comments since the Mavs made the blockbuster trade. "NBA champion. Probably the best ballhandler ever in the game. Amazing player, and he's going to be fun to play with.