“They have something,” Pinson said. “I think Kyrie was one of the best superstars for Luka because he’s so good off the ball. Having Kyrie Irving on the second side of a play is dangerous and a luxury to have. “You can just tell the happiness. He’s playing free and happy.” Said one front-office executive from a Western Conference rival team on Irving’s transition to Dallas: “Kyrie, to me, doesn’t get enough credit for how he’s taken a back seat to Luka to make this work.”