The Nets said Saturday that they found out about Kyrie Irving’s trade demand not from their teammate, but from Twitter.
“I was taking a nap and I looked in one of my group chats and I saw it and I was like, ‘Wow,’ ” starting center Nic Claxton said of how he learned of Irving’s trade request Friday. “Just caught me off guard. But it is what it is.” , with no more advance notice than any average fan got.
The Nets had to hoop with a gutted roster. They were already without Kevin Durant, Ben Simmons and T.J. Warren due to injuries before Irving’s injury surfaced. Even Friday, after Irving told the Nets he wanted to be traded, he was not listed in the injury report against Washington.“I said to them, we’re not gonna make this weird. We’re here to play, we’re here to do a job, show up and do your job,” Nets coach Jacque Vaughn said.
Irving has had a contentious relationship with the Nets, one that has grown more strained over the past two years. A pending free agent this summer, he was seeking a four-year, $198.5 million extension.While the Nets offered him a multi-year deal within the last week, he was offended at the stipulations that the team put in for the final season.
“I’m not going to speculate on stuff that’s out there that’s been reported. My job is hopefully to stay consistent. Hopefully I’ve been that way with you guys and with our group. And I touched base with our guys every single one of them [Friday].
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