The Mavericks' real feelings on Kyrie Irving have been obvious all summer, you just have to read between the lines.
As soon as the NBA offseason began a few months ago, Dallas Mavericks fans wondered how they would address their guard issue behind Kyrie Irving, as he will miss significant time with a torn ACL. They had little to no depth behind Irving entering this summer (outside of Jaden Hardy and Brandon Williams), and they decided to address their guard dilemma by signing D'Angelo Russell to a two-year deal and re-signing Dante Exum despite being in trade rumors for several players such as Jrue Holiday, Lonzo Ball, and Collin Sexton.