Kyrie Irving

The All-Star guard has reportedly informed the team he wants to be dealt before the Feb. 9 trade deadline.

Irving was suspended by the Nets earlier this season after posting a link to a documentary with antisemitic material and vowed upon his return to focus on basketball. The Nets acquired the three-time scoring champion from the Houston Rockets in a January 2021 deal, with the idea that Harden, Kevin Durant and Irving would be too potent to stop. In the 2021-22 campaign, guard James Harden sought a trade from Brooklyn and got one on trade deadline day as he [2023 All-Star Game](https://www.nba.com/allstar/2023/all-star-roster) and is averaging 27.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game this season for the Nets. Irving can leave the franchise this summer as a free agent. Shams Charania of The Athletic reports Irving would prefer to be dealt before the Feb.

Irving made the request after talks about a new contract did not go to his liking, the news outlets reported Friday. The NBA's trade deadline is Thursday. The ...

Irving also wound up [losing his long relationship with Nike](https://apnews.com/article/brooklyn-nets-nba-sports-race-and-ethnicity-racial-injustice-05214d2b0e44d601b518bb7b8bcd168b) as part of the massive fallout from what he tweeted and the reactions that followed. Durant also had asked the Nets for a trade this past summer, before cooler heads prevailed. Irving and the Nets were thought to be moving toward a long-term extension in 2021, when Kevin Durant signed one. Durant could return during this homestand, since he’s on record saying he wants to play in the All-Star Game on Feb. Kyrie Irving — whose current deal with the Nets expires after this season — is eligible for a four-year contract worth as much as $200 million. Brooklyn is 31-20 this season, fourth in the Eastern Conference standings entering Friday, and has gone 4-7 since fellow All-Star Durant hurt his knee in a game at Miami on Jan.

Kyrie Irving has again decided he wants to be traded from the Brooklyn Nets. The star guard asked Brooklyn's front office to trade him on Friday afternoon ...

Will the Nets actually trade Irving this time around? Irving projects as a great on-court fit next to Doncic because he’s an elite ball handler and a great shooter. The first round picks in 2027 and 2029 are the next available draft picks for the Lakers to trade, and would likely have to be unprotected to get Brooklyn to think about biting. The Lakers would then presumably pay Irving a max deal even if that meant paying the luxury tax. Who would possibly want to trade for him and then sign him to a max extension? Kyrie Irving has again decided he wants to be traded from the Brooklyn Nets.

Kyrie Irving has reportedly requested a trade from Brooklyn Nets ahead of Thursdays deadline I The 30-year-old guard will be an unrestricted free agent at ...

He was also the All-Star Game MVP in 2014. After he was the No 1 overall draft pick in 2011 out of Duke, Irving earned NBA Rookie of the Year honors in 2012. Kyrie Irving has reportedly requested a trade from Brooklyn Nets ahead of Thursday's deadline I The 30-year-old guard will be an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season

Brooklyn Nets all-star guard Kyrie Irving has requested a trade, Shams Charania of The Athletic and Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN report.

Irving also wound up losing his long relationship with Nike as part of the massive fallout from what he tweeted and the reactions that followed. Durant also had asked the Nets for a trade this past summer, before cooler heads prevailed. Durant could return during this homestand, since he’s on record saying he wants to play in the All-Star Game on Feb. Brooklyn is 31-20 this season, fourth in the Eastern Conference standings entering Friday, and has gone 4-7 since fellow All-Star Kevin Durant hurt his knee in a game at Miami on Jan. Irving's agent and stepmother, Shetellia Irving, told Bleacher Report last week that she had reached out to the Nets regarding an extension. "I have reached out to the Nets regarding this," was what Shetellia Irving told Bleacher Report.

Front office insider John Hollinger analyzes, and ranks, the nine possible trade partners for the Nets in a potential Kyrie trade.

[Lakers](https://theathletic.com/nba/team/lakers/). [Khem Birch](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/khem-birch-XEXE5uvh2pS7ufKn/) and Otto Porter. to the Lakers for their 2029 first, and [Patrick Beverley](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/patrick-beverley-un2M7ixIUPcicY97/) going to the Nets. The Clippers are only 24th in offense despite having [Paul George](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/paul-george-kIIUTtsJtSpaZfu1/) and [Kawhi Leonard](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/kawhi-leonard-ZVBR9DRffqJpzLHV/). [Fred VanVleet](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/fred-vanvleet-DJq74red8aTFXbfg/) does not make sense. [Trae Young](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/trae-young-pMqz7IIVkDhPCk6P/) for Kyrie? Far more sense than, say, trying to reunite [Russell Westbrook](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/russell-westbrook-6Eb0XPY16UzzJWbc/) and Durant. They would need to flip those assets to a team like Toronto to get a point guard, since the three players from the Clippers would be of only nominal value to them. Atlanta surely turns that down, but what if the Nets sweeten the pot by agreeing to swap [John Collins](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/john-collins-clt53Cta3GNiC4xs/) for [Joe Harris](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/joe-harris-QESU2aIXmpGRn50l/) and throwing in the Sixers’ pick? Sending Devonte’ Graham, [Jonas Valanciunas](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/jonas-valanciunas-6YEYoGmoBlSfpHhs/), Jaxson Hayes and [Garrett Temple](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/garrett-temple-5c53TtCNO9BWk3sx/) puts just enough salary into the deal to match Irving, take back [Markieff Morris](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/markieff-morris-j4uvbWutmKDfJnLs/) and [Yuta Watanabe](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/yuta-watanabe-xZKhBlhbOvVWEXLh/), and stay under the luxury tax line. Remember, Toronto could potentially bleed an extra Nets draft pick (more likely the Philly ’27 choice) out of this situation to be the third team in the ring. Such a move would throw the Hawks a salary cap life raft, with Harris’ deal coming off right as the team has to pay [Dejounte Murray](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/dejounte-murray-tm3kUMS7SqPU8gXQ/).

Haynes didn't elaborate on the exact language of this championship stipulation, but it could be tied to the final year of the deal not being guaranteed -- ...

And that is good because the team is unlikely to offer to him anyway. If he can get to another team before the deadline, that team would also be acquiring Irving's Bird rights, which, if they felt so inclined, would allow them to offer him the same four-year max. Told the issue was not about money, and now it’s said he wouldn’t even stay if offered a full max contract.

The Brooklyn Nets went all in on the bet that a duo of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving could deliver a title to the Barclays Center, but with seemingly more ...

Brooklyn Nets guards Kyrie Irving and Ben Simmons have been ruled out for Saturday's home game against the Washington Wizards.

Kyrie Irving will not play for the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday night, a day after he told the team he would like to be traded.

The All-Star has been frustrated that the Nets have thus far refused to give him an extension on his contact that expires after this season. Irving had not been listed on the report either Friday night or Saturday morning. Irving asked the Nets for a trade Friday, a person with knowledge of the details told the Associated Press.

Although the Clippers have been linked to some points guards who are considered trade candidates, Lowe and his guest Bobby Marks expressed skepticism that L.A. ...

[Mike Vaccaro of The New York Post](https://nypost.com/2023/02/03/kyrie-irving-trade-its-time-nets-gave-him-what-he-wants/)argues that the Nets should give Irving the trade he wants and “end the charade” of trying to mollify him in Brooklyn. [Alex Schiffer writes for The Athletic](https://theathletic.com/4154475/2023/02/03/kyrie-irving-trade-request-nets/). A source close to people in the organization who spoke to [Steve Bulpett of Heavy.com](https://heavy.com/sports/brooklyn-nets/kyrie-irving-drama-kevin-durant/)conveyed a similar sentiment. Elsewhere at The Athletic, [John Hollinger explores](https://theathletic.com/4155197/2023/02/04/kyrie-irving-trade-possible-destinations/)what an Irving trade might look like for nine different teams, including extreme long shots like the Pelicans and Bulls. [Michael Scotto of HoopsHype](https://hoopshype.com/lists/nba-rumors-nets-kyrie-irving-lakers-suns-mavs-heat-trade-interest-knicks-jazz-trade/). [Hoop Collective podcast](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unscheduled-kyrie-trade-request-reaction/id293376147?i=1000597943488)that he believes the Nets were surprised by Irving’s trade request, as [RealGM](https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/270263/Nets-Were-Caught-By-Surprise-By-Kyrie-Irvings-Trade-Demand)relays. [links](https://twitter.com/flasportsbuzz/status/1621693776627367936)) says Miami won’t be aggressive in its pursuit of Irving. In the same story, Scotto says the Nets are fans of [Mikal Bridges](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/bridgmi01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.hoopsrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-02-04_bbr). [his latest Lowe Post podcast](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bobby-marks-on-kyrie-trade-request/id986595124?i=1000597941703). Begley doesn’t specify whether Tsai is only opposed to the idea of a long-term maximum extension for Kyrie or if he’d also be opposed to guaranteeing him the max for one or two years. Either way, the difference in opinions on Irving’s value going forward was clearly the driving factor in his decision to request a trade. Could there be other teams willing to enter the fray and make a play for the Nets star?