“When you’re out there with another guy that’s a top-five pick or a top-three pick and has done it without you,” Irving said. “I think you just realize that — I don’t ever want to say take a back seat — but you just come along for the ride. “When it’s my time to lead, it’s my time to lead. When it’s [Doncic’s] time to lead, it’s his time to lead. Or when one of these guys in the locker room gets it going, you’ve got to allow and accept instead of push back. “This is his team, he’s been here longer, the longest, and has built camaraderie with the other guys. So when I’m coming in as a new guy, instead of trying to fit in, it’s like, ‘No, I’m actually got to just be myself. Show him and then allow him to lead me as well.”
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