Unreatful decision. The all-time player for Brooklyn Nets has declined the Boston Celtics request
After he and the Nets couldn’t come to an agreement on an extension, a number of NBA reporters tweeted on Friday afternoon that Kyrie Irving had asked to be traded by the deadline on Thursday. Shams Charania claims that Irving and the team rejected the Nets’ demands for him to sign a contract with full guarantees and that the Nets wanted him to accept some unspecified conditions. Shams specifically claimed that during the final year of a proposed agreement, Irving objected to “stipulations.”
Here are the tweets from the initial wave…
Breaking: League sources tell @TheAthletic and @Stadium that Kyrie Irving, an All-Star for the Brooklyn Nets, has asked to be traded. The team has been notified that Irving will either depart in July through free agency or would prefer to move on before the trade deadline of February 9.
3, 2023
According to an ESPN source, Kyrie Irving, a star player for the Brooklyn Nets, has informed the team that he wants to be traded before Thursday’s deadline.
Kyrie Irving of the Brooklyn Nets has asked to be traded, league sources tell @NBAonTNT and @BleacherReport. This follows the parties’ inability to agree on an extension.
“Kyrie Irving received a contract extension offer from the Nets, but it included some conditions. His side was reportedly fiercely opposed to any conditions in an extension. “@ShamsCharania delves into Kyrie Irving’s trade request #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/xBVFmM1jHA,” said the source.
Irving’s current contract, worth $36.9 million, is about to expire. A $200 million, four-year extension is available to him, and he can sign it in free agency or at any time during the season. Irving reportedly desired a deal to be completed before the season ended, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of NBA Today. He is available to signing with the Nets in free agency or during the season.
Shetellia Riley Irving, Irving’s stepmother and agent, informed Haynes a little over a week ago that although Irving desired to remain with the Nets, the team had not made a substantial offer.
Around Kyrie and continuing to play for the Nets? Regarding this, I have contacted the Nets,” Shetellia Irving said to Haynes. “So far, we haven’t had any meaningful conversations. The intention is to move to Brooklyn with the appropriate kind of extension, so the onus is now on the Nets to get in touch if they share the same desire.
