Nets star Kyrie Irving has requested a trade, league sources tell Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter link).
According to Charania, the Nets have been informed that Irving wants to be dealt prior to next Thursday’s trade deadline and intends to leave in free agency this summer if he remains in Brooklyn for the rest of the season.
Although Irving has been repeatedly at the center of off-court storylines since joining the Nets in 2019, this news still comes as a surprise. After serving a team-mandated suspension earlier in the season for promoting an antisemitic film, Irving had played some of his best basketball while the Nets had risen up the standings and Brooklyn had been relatively drama-free.
The Nets are 25-11 since a 6-9 start and hold a top-four seed in the Eastern Conference despite being without Kevin Durant since January 8 due to a knee injury. As for Irving, he has averaged 27.2 points, 5.3 assists, and 5.1 rebounds per game on .495/.399/.870 shooting in 32 appearances since serving his suspension.
Irving’s trade request appears to be related to failed extension discussions between his camp and the Nets, tweets Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report. Kyrie’s stepmother and agent Shetellia Riley Irving told Haynes last week that they wanted to complete an extension with Brooklyn and said the ball was in the team’s court.
According to Charania, the Nets recently offered Irving a contract extension that featured “guarantee stipulations.” That offer, which was declined, wasn’t well received and signaled that the two sides weren’t on the same page, Charania adds.
As Marc Stein notes (via Twitter), the Nets had been comfortable playing out the season without extending Irving, since they felt he’d need their help on a sign-and-trade deal this summer to get to a preferred destination. It sounds like Kyrie didn’t appreciate the team’s lack of urgency on his future.
Irving’s trade request represents the second time in two years that a Nets star has asked to be dealt just ahead of the in-season deadline while Durant was on the shelf due to an injury — James Harden took that route a year ago and was sent to Philadelphia.
Of course, Durant himself also asked for a trade in the offseason and the Nets ultimately opted not to grant that request.
It will be interesting to see how those two situations influence the front office’s thinking this time around. Up until this point, the decision to hang onto KD (as well as Irving, who was considered an offseason trade candidate too) has worked out considerably better than the decision to send Harden to a division rival for a package headlined by Ben Simmons.
If the Nets do head to the trade market to try to find a taker for Irving, it’s probably safe to assume they’ll talk to the Lakers, who were the only team seriously linked to the All-Star guard last summer. Irving was said to be interested in reuniting with LeBron James in Los Angeles, while the Lakers were reportedly willing to offer Russell Westbrook and draft capital to Brooklyn for Kyrie (at least one other Net would have to be included to match salaries).
As Bobby Marks of ESPN tweets, Irving’s expiring $36.9MM contract includes a 15% trade kicker that would currently be worth $2.1MM. The Nets would be responsible for paying that bonus if they were to move him.
What the heck? That came out of nowhere!
Did it? Did it really?
Crazy is as crazy does…
I know Kyrie is a jerk with no common sense. I didn’t think he was abjectly stupid, but what do I know?
You think a flat earther wasn’t stupid?
Wait, hold up, you didn’t think Kyrie was abjectly stupid? How? After his response to antisemitism and linking that film. After hiring his stepmother to be his agent. After purposely ruining multiple teams. After not getting a vaccine. After leaving teams for… whatever reason he felt like. How? How did you not think Kyrie was objectively one of the most moronic players in the NBA?
Turns out he was right to not take the jab.
Nothing comes out of nowhere with this guy
I mean, to be fair, he could’ve just played out the season with the team looking good while Durant was healthy, then simply sign elsewhere in the summer.
I wouldn’t go so far as to say it’s shocking in hindsight since it’s Kyrie, but I think it’s still a little bit surprising.
He’s negotiating a new contract. And obviously doesn’t like the Nets stance or offer. So he wants out. It’s all he can ski to please Kyrie. Is this really news for anyone ???
Just please keep this clown as far away from the Knicks as possible. Smh
Irving, Harris and 3 Firsts for 2 good players
Siakam and VanVleet
He won’t be traded, he’s doing this for a bigger extension. Just like the “Harden is interested in going back to Houston” is because he wants a bigger offer from Philly this off season.
Dude… No way. Like zero percent chance the raps are doing that. Zero. Do the nets even have 3 firsts?? Pretty sure not
Nets future first round picks
2023 Nets
2023 76ers
2027 76ers
2028 Nets
2029 Nets
Nets 3 Firsts are
2 from 76ers Firsts
Nets 2029 First
So basically 23, 27, and 29. Not happening.
The Nets don’t have three of their own firsts available to trade right now as far as I can tell, but I don’t think that would happen regardless.
Nope Houston own them all via outright or swaps.
Harden Trade occurred in 2021
Swaps are fake swaps
Houston sent Harden to the Nets in a four-team deal involving multiple players. Brooklyn sent Caris LeVert, Rodions Kurucs, three unprotected first-round picks (2022, 2024, 2026), and four first-round swaps (2021, 2023, 2025, 2027) to the Rockets.
Sorry Silli you are correct it was to 2027. Feels like yesterday that trade happened!
If the Jazz essentially got 5 firsts from us (f*** that hurts saying) for Gobert (granted, 3 years), even if he were in his prime, any team would want 4 first in addition to Joe Harris, who is not equivalent to a first. Also consider Nets compensation for the trade kicker.
What a piece of work Irving is. You could win a second championship but no you request s trade. No team in their right mind would trade for the head case that is Kyrie Irving.
You underestimate the Lakers.
Nets won’t take Westbrook contract because they don’t want 2027 and 2029 picks
Jazz would take Westbrook then send Conley, Beasley and Vanderbilt to Nets
Utah could do that deal without including Vanderbilt. They can get a 1st rounder for Vanderbilt from someone else and get first rounder plus offloading Conley and Beasley salary for Westbrook from Lakers.
I absolutely love and miss Vando. But he ain’t yielding a first rounder on his own. Hige energy, defensive pogo-stick, but an offensive liability off the bench (I know he stared for a while in Utah but he’s not a starter, event though we started him last year a lot) doesn’t get you a first rounder.
So what are the jazz getting out of this? Seems like they are badly losing this deal
Clear $40+ million off their books next year by getting rid of Conley and Beasly’s contract and get at least 1 1st rounder. Thats what rebuilding teams look to do.
Conley is still really good. He’s not just a salary dump. Who are they opening up cap space for??? That is a horrendous trade for utah
A first for Conley and Beasley seems like a pretty good deal. They wouldn’t get one for Conley but want one for Beasley, and that’s a borderline case.
Not a bad idea
A team definitely would. Simply bc he’s very good.
Things were just a little too quiet in Brooklyn lately…
WHAT!!! Didn’t he just say he wanted to re-sign last week?
Dude is a frickin mess.
He wants to re-sign now that’s the problem
Boston knows all about Kyrie’s words meaning nothing
All star from the neck down.
I like that ………. so true
Well said
Lol, remember last year when people said Harden was the problem.
It’s possible for more than one person to be the problem.
Okay, but Kyrie not being 100% in and also being a weirdo both definitely made Harden not like his time in Brooklyn.
It’s possible for more than one person to be the problem, this is not the case. It’s Kyrie. Kyrie is a problem as a person.
Amazing. Hilarious.
Sure enough!! He was a guarantee to be a drama!!
He’s a faker and the worst teammate. He thinks he can play hard for few weeks and get $100m+ extension. What a bogus!
100% agree, dudes a straight up bum
He can….. and will
How can you say they made a mistake without knowing contract details?
Their team already deals with paying extreme amounts to 2 players. And deals with both of them wanting out / sitting out / wanting more.
Im not debating if they are worth it in a vacuum. The team has little resources for not much else.
im somewhere in between surprised and not surprised?? hows that possible
It was about that time for some Kyrie drama. He’s been way too quiet this season
Maybe since the calendar flipped to 2023 he’s been quiet but this season as a whole he’s been as Kyrie as ever.
Cleveland is on line one.
Cleveland doesn’t need Irving at all. What contender does? I cant think of one.
I think the Pels may trade for him as an all in for this year.
A pretender like the Lakers can use him.
Really? I mean I thought they wanted a 3 super badly not another undersized guard.
Sean Marks and the Nets really messed this up should have just extended him.
Why in the world should they have extended him? How would that have helped anything?
He requested the trade because he wanted a new contract he has definitely earned it. They had no choice but to extended him like him or not now they are gonna lose him for nothing in the offseason or get very little in a trade oh well.
They messed up by NOT extending him????
Def agree, they would be better off letting him walk in free agency than signing him to any sort of contract beyond this year
In a sign and trade you can re fill that salary slot as an over the cap team.
Don’t extend him, let him walk and then what? Rebuild? Kyrie literally made the Nets relevant
lol look at this Durant erasure
If they had extnded him, he would not have played hard the last 2 months. He would have laughed all the way to the bank like he did the last 4 yrs.
Half the NBA has been laughing to the bank, everyone has taken time off.
Extend that nutjob? Sounds like a move that for sure would have gotten Marks fired in a year or two.
Marks should have been fired.. The only trade and significant signings he’s done has been because Kyrie wanted to come to Brooklyn. Kyrie brought Kd to brooklyn. James Harden wanted to go to Brooklyn because of Kd And Kyrie. After that team was unsuccessful, he traded for Ben Simmons who might be out the league in 2 years and traded away a 1st round pick for Royce oneal.
Lakers
Yeah he didn’t get his extention like he asked for and now hes being a total baby. Once a dog, always a dog. Can’t make it through one season without causing drama. Players that pull stunts like this cause other owners to not want to pay them
More of a donkey, really.
If you didn’t see this coming idk what to tell you. KD is gone too btw. Not before the deadline but you can bet he’ll be dealt in the offseason
Nets would be smart to deal him before he gets hurt again
If they deal KI I wouldnt be shocked if they have to think about dealing KD now. I mean if your getting negative salary pieces for KI that wont produce on court like him this team isnt going anywhere in the playoffs with just KD/BS.
You’re forgetting to mention Claxton. Dude has been a stud this season
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With what? Westbrook and 6 2nd round picks and a 2044 1st?
They just blew all there seconds, and you better put protections on that 2044 pick since LeBron James the III will be coming in that draft!
Westbrook (an expiring contract) and 2 1st round draft picks. It would be better than letting him walk out with nothing.
Yup. Marks would be insane not to take that type of deal for a cancerous rental, not that I’d expect something like that to actually happen although it is somewhat plausible.
On the Nets side, they could easily move those hot commodities to upgrade the roster if they so wished. Tons of flexibility.
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If he would have stayed quiet and played he would have been extended or at least would have had a decent offer in fa. He just sabotaged himself??
Exactly! No more multi yr contract for Kyrie! And no more big $$$ not even for 1 season!
Kyrie is getting terrible advice. You dont request a trade just because you dont get an extension you want. You play out the contract and continue to work on your reputation. Unfortunately, he doesnt want to do that because he doesnt feel like playing hard the rest of the season and knows injury is also coming soon. He is making a huge mistake and he just lost the small grace that he built the last 2 months. He’s back to being $5-10M a yr going forward.
Exactly! Who is going to pay for his drama? If someone really wanted him they would have traded for him. Some people just don’t know when to be quiet. The guy is an amazing talent but no one is going to pay $40 million a year for an unstable player
Maybe don’t have your stepmom or whoever as your agent
Well, she may be better than Donda Sports right now…
Same old story we’ve seen with Kyrie
Right now, I can almost guarantee that BKN doesn’t care if he’s with them next year (or any year following that). The only thing he can do that might make them move him by Thursday is take the Harden approach and threaten to slow play it the rest of the season if not traded. Ended up working for Harden due to weak ownership. Marks wanted to call him on it, but Tsai preferred to accommodate him. Not sure Tsai will be so quick to placate this nonsense this time.
As for a team being interested. LAL won’t be able to help themselves; at least below the ownership level. Jeanie would have to kill it. I don’t see her having the stomach to do that.
He thought he could play hard for a few weeks and land a huge extension. This after going AWOL for several weeks two seasons ago and then refusing to get vaccinated last season causing him to miss almost every home game and then the whole anti-semitism issue earlier this season.
YES! Brooklyn’s Broadway Diva is back in action!
Yep, and should be paired with LA’s Broadway Prima Donna’s, Queen James, Davis, and Westbrook. And dear Lord, please find a way to send Harden there too. Welcome to Titanic II. MUST WATCH TV!
You guys need to allow emojis lmao.
Lol the Nets just lost what trade leverage they had for him.
Yeah that’s sucks. Shows you how selfish he is. It’s all about Ky …….. F&$? him.
Nah, they still have sign and trade leverage or he could decide to retire if no one is willing to give him what he’s asking.
Ever since he pulled this on Bron and Cavs. And ruined their chances of another ring. I’ve been telling y’all. Kyrie is all about Kyrie.
This is for espn and all their followers. How many times must I tell you. Knicks don’t want Kyrie. Why would we sign him or KD since we had no team. All you clowns can now be dismissed Along with Kyrie. To the Ends of the Earth lol
Don’t know ball…… don’t know sheesh ….
If KD has finally matured, he should call Kyrie out publicly asap and ask the team to trade him asap. It’s time KD shows leadership instead of always being indifferent or blaming FO.
Right, cus leadership is throwing teammates under the bus publicly lol.
There is always something with Kyrie… From “predicting” the world was “flat” – instead of the more than proven the world is rounded – to go against Covid vaccination – granted, that should be choice – to whatever he feels like doing. Man, what an athlete team player to have on a team…
You’re missing literally the worst thing he said/did
And also all of the insane conspiracy theory stuff. Dude is not right.
This guy is as mercurial and as petulant as they come. And a moron, to boot!
Kyrie being Kyrie. Love him or hate him. He brings the drama for me and yo momma.
Hahahahah
He was voted an All Star by the Fans. Unless it’s rigged!
Kyrie taking a page from the Harden playbook. Do the Nets oblige or do they wait for the off-season and sign and trade him? Irving may very well disappear to the edge of Earth if they don’t deal him by Feb 9.
Fred Van Vleet for Kyrie and Claxton.
No no no. Raps do not want that headache
Boy does this guy have toys in the attic or what?
If Kyrie wants to be a jerk, play the same game.
Don’t trade him! What is he going to do??! He needs to play well the rest of the way to get a decent contract in the offseason. Nets always knew the chance of losing him in FA was hgh.
He’s been playing like a superstar.. He doesn’t have to play the rest of the season. Knowing Kyrie, he’d probably sit out if he’s not traded.. At this juncture you have to trade him. Despite his off the court issues, there’s plenty of teams who’d sign him
But not for the contract he wants. Some contenders would only offer the MLE.
LOL, Kyrie will always be Kyrie. He will never change.
Has anyone wasted their career more than Kyrie has?
I still cannot believe there are people who support this guy.
Oh yeah… It was Boston, not Kyrie. LOL.
He was voted an All Star by the Fsns. He is popular for being a diva.
A lot of people think oh wow good basketball player cool !
…is the important thing, while being down with neo-N@zis is no big deal
Kyrie is down with neo-N@zis?
At this point, we know the team that is willing to take on the headache.. LAL. Westbrook + 27 Lottery Protected 1st. Probably throw in Seth Curry (UFA) or Royce O’Neale b/c his contract is 2.5M guaranteed for 23-24 and you make it an unprotected 1st.
I highly doubt they give up the 29 1st for Kyrie.
Nets are seriously going to have to rebuild around Nic Claxton, Cam Thomas, and Ben Simmons after this year. That’s just sad when everybody was talking about a dynasty in ’21.
I feel like every team that has never won anything that talks about dynasty or is labeled paper champion by the media has always been a complete failure. Like Vince Young’s dream team.
Approx a year ago, when I called him cancer people we’re lashing at me and told me I don’t know what I’m talking about …
This guy is so full of himself that he doesn’t even understand there’s no team that will take him, it would be such a mistake for any team to give him the millions he seek for.
Have you seen him play? 28 teams would have him and that’s including the nets
That is 1000 percent not true.
have you seen him play!!?? lol Who do you have that wouldn’t take him??
No, never seen him play. You got me there. Just started watching hoops Tuesday.
28 teams…
Why would young non contenders trying to build want Kyrie?
Indiana, Orlando, Detroit, Charlotte, Houston and San Antonio don’t want him.
Boston and Philly definitly don’t want him. I could keep going, but since I blew your 28 team thing out of the water in 10 seconds I will stop.
Did you see him play home games during the COVID emergency? Me neither.
Covid emergency lol
30 teams don’t want someone who promotes anti-semitism and thinks things are fine.
Mroldfashion thinks basketball is more important than that, though.
Don’t worry, you were far for the only one. But the Kyrie stans are a stubborn bunch.
Think of it this way. If people can fall for silly and easily disprovable conspiracy theories over and over again, it’s hardly surprising many would be unable to see Kyrie for the obvious cancer and malcontent that he is.
Kyrie is the Ye of the NBA. Too smart for his own good, and also delusional. Even if he does good in society, he’s too full of himself to be a model b ball player.
I’m gonna say the Clippers might be the favorite for this. They could offer Paul George and the the Nets get a good complement for Durant. Not a 1 for 1 trade but the Clippers wouldn’t need to add too much more to get that trade done.
Paul George is a better player than Irving, imo. Irving scores more but he plays exactly zero defense. And they Clippers already play too much iso-ball. They don’t need an iso specialist on top of that.
It’s a alot of Kyrie Haters in this chat lmfao. There offer was probably a slap in a face with several stipulations and low balled salary1. Say what you want about him but than man is a human highlight reel. Even with his shenanigans off the court he is still box office. Only 3 teams wouldn’t need his service. Celtics, Warriors and Portland. Every other team in the NBA could use him, not saying they would love his antics, but he would make every other team significantly better if not championship contenders. #freekyrie
Is this kyries 2nd burner account? 1st account comments already deleted
Total agree and the annoying part too is the media/Kyrie haters are just gonna paint Kyrie Irving as the bad guy here while Marks and Tsai don’t get talked about at all.
What exactly did Tsai and Marks do wrong here?
Why do so many players want to get out of Brooklyn? I don’t see that train stopping after Kyrie gets off.
I can’t answer your question with a definitive answer but Jordan wanted out, Millsap wanted out, Harden wanted out, Durant wanted out, Kyrie wants out and Griffin has all but came out and said he didn’t like playing there. Perhaps it is something to do with Marks and Tsai.
The first two and last one had fallen out of the rotation. The third one wanted out due to the fifth one’s behavior. The fourth one was tied to the fifth in a different way. Dragic wanted out because it became more about individuals than team. Durant can save this team by separating his future from Kyrie’s. I think the debacle in Boston (sage didn’t work?) may have had a little impact on the timing of Kyrie’s trade request.
I guess they made the mistake of expecting someone they pay to play basketball to play basketball which does seem like an oversight with Kyrie
Play basketball?? Kyrie has played every game he’s been available!! No resting or load management. His suspension was the only games he has missed. How many other Superstar or Allstars players can say that? #Freekyrie
140 games over 3.5 seasons ain’t great bud
Kyrie promoted a neo-N@zi film
And you think he isn’t the bad guy. Says a lot about you.
There is a tipping point where the talent doesn’t outweigh the headaches… We are way way beyond that
Any hate Kyrie gets he has brought on himself!
Dying on this hill is one of the strangest things I’ve ever seen in my life. Just so, so weird. In the beginning it was one thing, but to still be up there through years of rain, snow and freezing temperatures is something.
Swapping Westbrook for Irving would be great. Half season tryout for the Lakers, and getting rid of Westbrook is a win by itself. Pat Bev could keep him in check, and Irving/LBJ/AD would be scary.
Irving makes $13 million less than Westbrook so it doesn’t work. Would need another team in the mix and Lakers trading their 2 future #1 draft picks away.
Agreed.. Id still get rid of Pat Bev lol
Where’s Sankara?
Unpacking his robes
Guys a flippin tool.
KD and Westbrook reunion? Irving reunion with LeBron? That would be crazy
He’s got zero leverage… No one wants to put up with his BS…
If he wants his bag he’ll have to bite the bullet and take whatever the Nets offer…
Dude is nuttier than a squirrel turd
With all due respect to Brooklyn fans, can this team be jettisoned into space?
I can’t think of a single team of any sport in any history, of generating this much news. Imagine Astros cheating scandal news times 1,000.
And actually, 99% isn’t Brooklyn team news perse. It is two player news.
If the nba didn’t have Lakers or nets news this year, would a sound be made in the woods?
Yes, there is minor news bits from other teams. But this news is made to sound epic, earth shattering news.
How do these characters still have any fans? Rodman had distractors. Lambier. But these characters are so anti team and it is seldom about their body or work, on court activity. But instead outside details.
No words. My words have failed me, even with Kyrie. Just plain hilarious.
The sky is falling! The sky is falling.
Does the sky fall for flat Earth’ers? Or does the Earth rise?
“Teams need to do their due diligence and explore every opportunity to make their team better, but it’s still surprising that the Cavs were seeking out a trade involving Irving. What’s more interesting is that Irving’s convinced LeBron James’ camp was pulling the strings on those talks.”
Supposedly this happened before Kyrie asked out of Cleveland. So he might still be pissed at Bron…….. I’d love to see him 86th by owners. Go away child. Go count your money.
No Team Sign Kyrie …….
link to cbssports.com
Great move by Kyrie!
He has been playing sensational this year, as usual… BRK have messed up trying to lowball him!
Now KD must ask for a trade again, right?
You see, you lowball the nobodies in your team, never the stars!
Not that he’d come to Sac, but just in case, NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Where can Kyrie go. Only the Lakers ……
Nobody wants him. Lakers think they can make a playoff run. With Kyrie in LA.
Remember the Bron window is just about shut. Kyrie could save him (2-3yrs) ??
KD should man-up. Bring in Westbrook and the two #1 picks, two 2nd rd picks. Plus switches 2 yrs.
And go for it with Westbrook. He’s had success with him before. Prove everyone wrong. Back Westbrook up lols. He started his career with him. End it with him. Fighting in the playoffs .
Everyone knew that Kyrie would bring back the drama, one way or another.
Enough of this. Sean Marks should trade him ASAP.
Kyrie isn’t a star. He’s an asteroid aimed at the Barclays center
As a Celtics fan and Laker hater, I wish so much this Stage IV cancer will somehow be traded to the Lakers. Would a single person be surprised? Lebron, Irving, Westbrook, and Davis on one team?!?!?!?! Oh please throw in James Harden too, and welcome to the biggest and most toxic, clown show of all time! GOD, please let this happen! With these four prima donnas in place, the Lakers would be assured of a 20-62 season next year, and the happiest person on earth, would be ME! GET THIS DEAL DONE. Kyrie to the Lakers for a 2049 second round, conditional draft pick. The Lakers will still lose on that one, even if the planet is demolished by nuclear war in the next two years! Guaranteed!