„Brooklyn Nets“ superžvaigždė (ir sąmokslo teoretikas) Kyrie Irvingas reikalauja prekybos

TOPLINE

Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving has told team management he wants to be traded ahead of next week’s deadline, according to kartotinis ataskaitos—an unexpected move that could shake up the NBA playoff picture.

svarbiausi faktai

The request was reportedly made after Irving and the Nets failed to reach an agreement on a contract extension, as his existing deal is set to expire at the end of the season.

Any team hoping to acquire Irving would likely have to offer Brooklyn a massive trade package, as Irving is 11th in the league in scoring, fourth in minutes played per game and was recently selected as a starter for the upcoming NBA All-Star game.

The NBA trade deadline is 3 p.m. Eastern time Thursday.

Stebinantis faktas

Irvings’ fellow superstar teammate, Kevin Durant, paprašė prekybos from the Nets in the summer before ultimately deciding to stick it out with the team for the season. The Nets’ are in fourth place in the Eastern Conference with a 31-20 record.

Pagrindinės aplinkybės

Basketball analysts widely consider Irving one of the game’s all-time great sharpshooters, but the guard is arguably better known now for his off-the-court controversies than his NBA accomplishments. Irving was suspended early this season and lost his Nike sponsorship forumas reklamuoja antisemitinį filmą in a social media post he was reluctant to apologize for. Irving also sat out most of the 2021-22 season for refusing to get a Covid-19 vaccine after pushing misinformation and conspiracy theories about the pandemic.

Didelis skaičius

Daugiau nei 36.9 milijonų JAV dolerių. That’s how much Irving is set to make in salary for the 2022-23 season.

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