Recently, the Dallas Mavericks acquired Kyrie Irving from the Brooklyn Nets in a blockbuster trade. However, it was also worth noting that the Mavs decided to hold on to one of Luka Doncic‘s teammates past the deadline. Recently, he breathed a great sigh of relief after acknowledging online that he was not being traded to another franchise. In light of this, he flexed about not being scapegoated.

This, in turn, grabbed the attention of NBA fans who reacted to this on social media.?The Dallas Mavericks star, Christian Wood, was relieved that he was staying.

Christain Wood stays with the Mavs

Apparently, the 6’10” star had a feeling that he might have gotten traded to any other franchises in the league. However, perhaps surprisingly, that didn’t happen, and he made it past the deadline.? As a result, he took to Twitter to flex and share his happiness. The Mavs center wrote, “Beat y?all trade rumors …”

Interestingly, with his tweet, he seemingly took a jab at those who believed that he was going to be traded away ahead of the trade deadline.

NBA fans reflect on Wood’s tweet

Meanwhile, shortly after Wood tweeted, his post garnered a lot of attention from the fans. They immediately swarmed into the comments section of the post to express their opinions. Most of the fans expressed that as he was staying, he should now sign an extension. While other users commented that now it was time to go back to work and win a ring. A few even stated that the Mavs center was not traded because no one wanted him.

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Here are some of the reactions from NBA Twitter:

The Dallas Mavericks, currently the 4th seed in the Western Conference with a 30-26 record, now have a major chance at going all the way this season, after adding Kyrie Irving to the offensive force alongside Luka Doncic.

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