According to The Athletic, the 30-year-old leader does not rule out the idea of testing the free player matcher.
Will Kyrie Irving still defend the colors of Brooklyn at the start of next season? Not sure… The Melbourne native, who has a $36.9 million option for 2022-23, obviously can’t agree with the Nets about his future. The two parts areat an impasse», Reports The Athletic , and the 30-year-old plans to test the free-to-play market this summer. If so, there would obviously be no shortage of suitors. Still according to the same source, the Knicks and the two Los Angeles teams, the Lakers and the Clippers, would be in the running. “I really have no intention of going anywhere else“, said Irving last April, after elimination in the play-offs. Water has flowed under the bridges since…
After Cleveland (2011-17) and Boston (2017-19), Kyrie Irving joined the Nets three years ago, at the same time as Kevin Durant and a year before James Harden, who had already left. The three players have only been able to play 16 matches in 2021-22, in particular due to Irving’s refusal to be vaccinated against Covid-19. The former world champion shot 27.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 5.8 assists in 29 games.
