What if Kyrie Irving (right) ended the season with … the Lakers? Brad Penner / PANORAMIC
According to various sources, the 30-year-old ringleader requested a trade before the February 9 deadline. What did not fail to react to the “King” …
And here we go again. Since his arrival in 2019, Kyrie Irving has been talked about more outside than on the courts, between desires elsewhere, injuries and controversies. Seeing the Nets line up 18 wins in 20 matches between mid-November and January, however, one could imagine that the Brooklyn club, current fourth in the Eastern Conference (31v-20d), would finally meet expectations, with this association between the 30-year-old point guard and Kevin Durant. Except that the tumult is never far away with the neighbors of the Knicks and “Uncle Drew”. As Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium reports, the person concerned has asked to leave the Barclays Center by the NBA trade deadline on February 9.
Multiple sources quickly confirmed the information, including Adrian Wojnarowski (ESPN), stating that Irving and the management of the Brooklyn franchise have failed to agree on an extension. Hence the transfer request from the Melbourne native, who has made clear his ambition to leave the club as a “free agent” at the end of the season if he does not win his case. Remember that after long weeks of palaver, Irving had exercised his option at $ 36.5 million for the 2022-23 campaign.
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