Following the Kyrie Irving and Brooklyn Nets contract talks breaking down, it seems as if the parties won’t find terms to agree on and Irving could opt-out of the rest of his contract.
Earlier today Irving was given permission to seek teams via sign-and-trade, where he has interest in six teams: The Clippers, Heat, Knicks, Lakers, Mavs and 76ers.
Bleacher Report journalist Jake Fischer reported that Irving is warming up to the idea of opting-out of his contract and signing a mid-level exception with the Lakers, with the intentions of returning.
“Sources with knowledge of the situation have increasingly believed Kyrie Irving’s willingness to opt out of Brooklyn, sign the $6M taxpayer midlevel with the Lakers, where Irving can re-sign long-term in 2023.”
As the Kyrie Irving-Brooklyn Nets talks continue to break down, Irving is seemingly becoming more irritated and nearly willing to opt-out of the final year of his contract, valued at over $36 million.
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