Many rumors, even more speculations, then – in the end – the most “obvious” choice: Kyrie Irving stated of wanting to accept the $ 36.5 million player option scheduled for the final year of his contract and thus remain a Brooklyn Nets player. “Normal people are the ones who make the world work, but it is those who dare to be different who guide us towards the future“, declared the point guard of the Nets then giving an appointment to everyone for next autumn (when the NBA training camps reopen). After having communicated to the Nets a list of destinations appreciated in case of trade, Irving ha visto solo i Lakers (in the group together with 5 other teams) express interest in itbut faced with the impossibility of developing any sign-and-trade scenario with the yellow-violet has chosen to stay with Kevin Durant and try to bring an NBA title to Brooklyn. Of course, the Nets could still sell him (as a contract expiring, scheduled for next summer) but now Irving would no longer have a say in the eventual destination of him. A’contractual extension to stay in Brooklyn in the long term, however, will be to be agreed between the parties by 30 June 2023: on that date, if nothing were to change, Irving would then become a free agent without any restrictionsfree to marry wherever he wants.
