Posted on 02/03/2023 1:47:40 PM PST by conservative98
Kyrie Irving has stirred up more drama in Brooklyn, but this time could be the last time. The star has told the Nets he wants out, preferably by Thursday’s NBA trade deadline.
The news was first reported by The Athletic, and confirmed by the Post through a source close to the situation.
The source did not say what Irving’s breaking point was or why the West Orange, NJ native wants a trade from his hometown team. Despite last summer’s testy negotiations, Brooklyn had been in contract talks with Irving recently and offered an extension. The Athletic reported that the offer with “guarantee stipulations” was “not well-received.”
Irving – who has been at odds with the Nets at times over the past two years, on both contractual and other issues – told the team if he isn’t moved ahead of the Feb. 9 deadline, he’ll depart in free agency. And unlike last summer, when Irving’s market was suppressed, this summer he’ll have options.
Averaging 27.1 points, 5.3 assists and 5.1 rebounds, Irving was voted in as a starter in the Feb. 19 NBA All-Star Game, alongside fellow Brooklyn star Kevin Durant. There’s a legitimate chance Irving could be in a different uniform by then, having forced his way out of an unsettled Nets team.
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I agree with all that. But if you want $45 million a year for 5 years….he needs to be able to play every night.
That’s the problem.
He thinks he is a “lead guy.” He failed miserably at that in Boston. (Who dumps on Thanksgiving when you are playing 20 miles from Plymouth?)
We’ll see. Their mandates have quieted down for now and already 3 teams have expressed an interest in scooping him up in a deal this week.
We’ll see. Their mandates have quieted down for now and already 3 teams have expressed an interest in scooping him up in a deal this week.
Meanwhile good job with the beatdown from the C’s if it ends up chasing him out of their conference (depending I suppose on what Brooklyn gets back).
Agree.
Irving is trouble everywhere he goes. Durant was a fool to partner with him.
The first comment on the Celtics Reddit was something along this lines.
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