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Kyrie Irving Requests Trade From Nets
Posted: Fri Feb 3, 2023 6:57 pm
by RealGM Wiretap
Kyrie Irving has informed the Brooklyn Nets that he would like a trade by the deadline and that he plans to leave as a free agent this offseason if he is not accommodated.
Via Shams Charania/The Athletic
Re: Kyrie Irving Requests Trade From Nets
Posted: Fri Feb 3, 2023 7:04 pm
by DoItALL9
Here we go yo!
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Re: Kyrie Irving Requests Trade From Nets
Posted: Fri Feb 3, 2023 7:11 pm
by tigerae
This season has been so crazy so far, it only makes sense for Kyrie to be in the spotlight again. I'm guessing the Nets told him no extension talks until the summer and he didn't like that. He has been playing fantastic, but he's a ticking time bomb so u don't blame them. Case in point.
Re: Kyrie Irving Requests Trade From Nets
Posted: Fri Feb 3, 2023 7:23 pm
by dougthonus
I read this as Kyrie didn't make traction on his extension request. I don't think the Nets will get anything in trade for him and are better off keeping him most likely given they have a chance to catch lightning in a bottle this season and then figure out next year later.
I also don't think there will be a robust market for Kyrie in the off-season given all the baggage he has accumulated and risk of him deciding he just doesn't want to play basketball for whatever reason on top of the risk that a chronically injured player gets hurt or the risk that he ages out. When Kyrie sees that market, he may approach the Nets differently.
Re: Kyrie Irving Requests Trade From Nets
Posted: Fri Feb 3, 2023 7:32 pm
by Jabroni Lames
This isn't Kyrie craziness. It's just smart business posturing for the extension. Kyrie played himself back into a valuable NBA asset (All-Star Starter) and now is the moment to leverage that.
Re: Kyrie Irving Requests Trade From Nets
Posted: Fri Feb 3, 2023 7:35 pm
by IliketheBullsNBearstoo
Unless there is a crazy offer on the table I don't trade him. He doesn't like that and doesn't want to play out the season, fine don't. Need to send a message to these players that this tactic isn't going to work.
Re: Kyrie Irving Requests Trade From Nets
Posted: Fri Feb 3, 2023 7:40 pm
by LakersLegacy
IliketheBullsNBearstoo wrote:Unless there is a crazy offer on the table I don't trade him. He doesn't like that and doesn't want to play out the season, fine don't. Need to send a message to these players that this tactic isn't going to work.
You at least steal a Lakers unprotected first round pick trading an expiring contract for an expiring contract??
Re: Kyrie Irving Requests Trade From Nets
Posted: Fri Feb 3, 2023 7:41 pm
by LakersLegacy
RealGM Wiretap wrote:Kyrie Irving has informed the Brooklyn Nets that he would like a trade by the deadline and that he plans to leave as a free agent this offseason if he is not accommodated. Via Shams Charania/The Athletic
At least cap room can get Kyrie if he is not traded
Re: Kyrie Irving Requests Trade From Nets
Posted: Fri Feb 3, 2023 7:46 pm
by BurningRome
Why doesn't Kyrie just retire...?
Re: Kyrie Irving Requests Trade From Nets
Posted: Fri Feb 3, 2023 7:46 pm
by Ryoga Hibiki
Jabroni Lames wrote:This isn't Kyrie craziness. It's just smart business posturing for the extension. Kyrie played himself back into a valuable NBA asset (All-Star Starter) and now is the moment to leverage that.
Kyrie is worth nothing as an asset and this BS will only futher kill his value, in particular if he ends up sabotating the Nets season further
Re: Kyrie Irving Requests Trade From Nets
Posted: Fri Feb 3, 2023 8:03 pm
by BigHustle
Kyrie sore about losing to Celtics and getting booed at the garden.
Re: Kyrie Irving Requests Trade From Nets
Posted: Fri Feb 3, 2023 8:14 pm
by Tom White
Jabroni Lames wrote:This isn't Kyrie craziness.
The guy is bat **** crazy.
Re: Kyrie Irving Requests Trade From Nets
Posted: Fri Feb 3, 2023 8:28 pm
by ExplosionsInDaSky
Wait?! He's asking to be traded again? I thought everything was going great! I guess they really do need to just move him for a boatload of draft picks. He's insanely talented, there's no denying that at all. I'm just wondering who can and would trade for him? I'd honestly love to see him in San Antonio. I think he would be a great fit there and if there's a coach that could ever get through to him, it would be Popovich.
Re: Kyrie Irving Requests Trade From Nets
Posted: Fri Feb 3, 2023 8:32 pm
by bqmuzik
No one he would want to play for will have the money to sign him. Nets hold the cards
Re: Kyrie Irving Requests Trade From Nets
Posted: Fri Feb 3, 2023 8:43 pm
by Pickled Prunes
bqmuzik wrote:No one he would want to play for will have the money to sign him. Nets hold the cards
All 30 teams will have the vet-min available.
Re: Kyrie Irving Requests Trade From Nets
Posted: Fri Feb 3, 2023 9:20 pm
by Insane13
Ryoga Hibiki wrote:Jabroni Lames wrote:This isn't Kyrie craziness. It's just smart business posturing for the extension. Kyrie played himself back into a valuable NBA asset (All-Star Starter) and now is the moment to leverage that.
Kyrie is worth nothing as an asset and this BS will only futher kill his value, in particular if he ends up sabotating the Nets season further
He definitely got value he’s an all star starter
Re: Kyrie Irving Requests Trade From Nets
Posted: Fri Feb 3, 2023 9:26 pm
by elmdawgg69
Nets can keep him and offer more than anyone else will this off-season.
Re: Kyrie Irving Requests Trade From Nets
Posted: Fri Feb 3, 2023 9:33 pm
by Pickled Prunes
Insane13 wrote:Ryoga Hibiki wrote:Jabroni Lames wrote:This isn't Kyrie craziness. It's just smart business posturing for the extension. Kyrie played himself back into a valuable NBA asset (All-Star Starter) and now is the moment to leverage that.
Kyrie is worth nothing as an asset and this BS will only futher kill his value, in particular if he ends up sabotating the Nets season further
He definitely got value he’s an all star starter
GM's don't evaluate talent by the number of All-Star votes they receive. They evaluate talent by assessing how they might fit with their team on and off the court. All 30 GM's know that Kyrie can play. Not one of those GM's are convinced that Kyrie won't erode their team from within. Kyrie is an unknown quantity.
Re: Kyrie Irving Requests Trade From Nets
Posted: Fri Feb 3, 2023 9:36 pm
by Pickled Prunes
elmdawgg69 wrote:Nets can keep him and offer more than anyone else will this off-season.
They will likely keep him and S&T him over the summer for Rui at about about $60/3 and a 1st.
Re: Kyrie Irving Requests Trade From Nets
Posted: Fri Feb 3, 2023 9:42 pm
by HotelVitale
Insane13 wrote:Ryoga Hibiki wrote:Jabroni Lames wrote:This isn't Kyrie craziness. It's just smart business posturing for the extension. Kyrie played himself back into a valuable NBA asset (All-Star Starter) and now is the moment to leverage that.
Kyrie is worth nothing as an asset and this BS will only futher kill his value, in particular if he ends up sabotating the Nets season further
He definitely got value he’s an all star starter
He’s definitely far from worthless but he’s also the biggest timebomb in the league, and he’s just made clear that he won’t accept less than a gigantic guaranteed contract. All after he missed half of last season without injuries, just missed couple weeks cuz anti semitism, missed plenty of time before that with injuries, and for the foreseeable future is the closest thing to a Kanye ‘what the hell is he gonna do next’ type that the NBA has.
If you don’t think it matters—a lot—you’re missing the whole context. I don’t know what Kyries market is now but it’s hard to imagine anyone offering him something like a 4-5 year vet max. He’s just not reliable and comes with way too much risk atm. I don’t mind that he’s betting on himself but it’s definitely a gamble and not an obvious savvy move.