Well, the Friday before the NBA trade deadline is notoriously full of hooey, and Kyrie Irving requesting a trade from the Nets certainly qualifies. The eight-time All-Star point guard, who is in the final season of a four-year, $136 million contract, informed Brooklyn he wishes to be traded ahead of Thursday's 3 p.m. buzzer, league sources confirmed to Yahoo Sports, after Irving and Brooklyn were unable to come to terms on an extension. The Athletic was first to report his request to be traded and that Irving has communicated plans to depart the franchise when he reaches free agency if he is not dealt before the deadline.
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The Nets responded to Durant’s trade demands this offseason by essentially calling his bluff. Brooklyn went out and traded a first-round pick for Royce O’Neale, re-signed Nic Claxton and added T.J. Warren with the idea of building a ready-made championship contender — in addition to Irving and the Nets’ other returning pieces such as Ben Simmons and Seth Curry. Brooklyn could very easily do the same with Irving’s demand here.
Irving pushed for a players strike instead of convening for play in the Disney bubble in Orlando in 2020. His refusal to receive a COVID-19 vaccination for the 2021-22 campaign, in compliance with New York’s ordinance, forced Irving to sit Nets home games until that mandate was lifted, and Irving’s inconsistent presence in Brooklyn’s lineup helped influence fellow All-Star James Harden to request his own trade from the franchise.
Phoenix may be the most legitimate destination for Irving, provided Durant remains off the market, because the Suns have draft capital, young talent and could even help Brooklyn pair Chris Paul, plus Jae Crowder, with Durant should Phoenix have the appetite to move their own former All-Star ball-handler. The Suns have indeed been mentioned by league personnel as a potential landing spot for Irving,, and then later a replacement for the future Hall of Famer.
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