For the primary time in his profession Kyrie Irving is enjoying within the Western Conference after getting traded to the Mavericks. The 2016 NBA champion is eyeing his second title.

Dallas can be attempting to construct a championship-caliber staff. Last yr the Mavs went all the way in which to the Western Conference Finals the place they misplaced to the eventual champions the Warriors.

With the addition of Irving, many assume that the staff additional elevated its probabilities of contending for the title this yr. The participant says he feels strongly in regards to the Mavericks’ ambitions.

“I feel very strongly about our ambitions to winning a championship,” Kyrie stated. “I can sit up and say ‘We’re going to win one’ and put it out there, but we have all these great players in the way.

“That’s the beauty of this game, that’s the beauty of this sport, that’s the beauty of this profession is make you go against the best. I’m grateful that I’m in the Western Conference now because they say this is the best conference. It’s loaded with guys, loaded with talent.

“I want to walk up that mountain. I want to climb up that mountain and this is what I want for my career because winning in the West at this point with all these great young guys that are coming in, and of course Eastern Conference is competitive I would have loved to stay there two, but being in the Western Conference is a challenge I needed.”

So far Dallas is 1-3 since Irving joined the staff. With 31 wins and 29 losses the Mavs are sixth within the West.