Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving had no contact with the franchise after Irving opted into his deal on Monday, and a sense of inevitability existed that Durant would eventually ask for a trade, sources tell ESPN. It happened today.
Brian Windhorst says the Lakers could potentially put together a package that lands Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving

Per source, the Dallas #Mavericks are expected to heavily pursue a trade for #Nets star Kyrie Irving. Assuming they lose Jalen Brunson, that pursuit will be very aggressive.
Steph Curry and Kelly Oubre Jr. have played more games together than Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving lol
REPORT: Executives have “floated” the possibility that the Lakers can trade for both Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving if they would like to continue playing together.
(via
@WindhorstESPN)
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https://t.co/ihYH1o8aYBIf Kyrie Irving is traded to Lakers this week, I will send one person who likes this tweet $1000. Must be following
https://t.co/DmiUH2yLR6"Kyrie Irving is telling everybody he plans on going to LA, meaning the Lakers as soon as he possibly can."
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@stephenasmith 
Since Kyrie Irving stepped on Lucky The Leprechaun:
- 2 Games later he got injured for rest of playoffs.
- Mandate in New York forces him to miss half of season and 20 million dollars.
- Celtics sweep Nets in playoffs
- Nike doesn’t renew his contract
- KD says peace out
Kyrie Irving after being at the center of yet another teams collapse

I feel that Kyrie Irving ruined the franchise.

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@WindhorstESPN says the Lakers could make a play for both Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant 🤯
"It has been floated to me. ... That the Lakers would potentially have a package that you could trade for both of them."

Sean Marks scared off:
James Harden
Kyrie Irving
Kevin Durant
It’s clear who’s fault it is.
I just wanna remind y’all that Kyrie Irving ditched Bron in Cleveland and Bron didn’t ask out..he backpacked them bum ass n ggas to the Finals. I bring that up because for some reason they get linked together as moving the same, when that couldn’t be further from the truth..
Despite Kyrie Irving opting-in to his contract, people around the league believe Kyrie desires to reunite with LeBron James in Los Angeles, per
@JakeLFischer https://t.co/lxZN4RkeWKAvoir attendu que Kyrie Irving active sa Player option pour être certain qu'il ne renforce pas l'équipe de LeBron James puis une fois que la certitude est présente demander immédiatement son trade c'est fort c'est très fort de la part de Kevin Durant..
https://t.co/Nt7t3RAPwHOn the increased likelihood that Kyrie Irving is traded to the Lakers, the potential framework of a two- or three-team deal, the Lakers’ reluctance to trade Anthony Davis for Kevin Durant and more with
@sam_amick:
https://t.co/oNRFSG9xdsKevin Durant's trade request cements a period of hope and potential but ultimately failure in Nets history, writes
@Alex__Schiffer.
"They really didn’t get anything out of the Durant and Irving era — except a blueprint on how to not build a superteam."
https://t.co/ENe9tnNNcW 
Kyrie Irving next team odds, via DraftKings:
Lakers +250
Mavericks +350
Nets +500
Knicks +800
Heat +1000
Sydel Pls Forgive Me For The Names🏆💍 @_b0y1da_2K Covers since 2k17:
17-Paul George (Nike)
18-Kyrie Irving(Nike)
19-Giannis(Nike)
20-Anthony Davis(Nike)
21-Dame(Adidas)
22-Luka(Jordan)
23-Booker(Nike)
I doubt they ever put Steph back on the cover again no matter how good he is
Tenemos un escenario de cambio por Kyrie:
"Irving y otro Net (Seth Curry, Royce O’Neale o Day’Ron Sharpe) por Westbrook y las 1ras rondas 2027 y 2029. Si Nets no quieren tomar el salario de Russ, podrían sumar un 3er equipo, con un pick + Talen o Nunn involucrado." -
@sam_amick https://t.co/h21dInuWraICYMI Latest
@BleacherReport Would Any of These 4 Teams Help Lakers, Nets Trade Russell Westbrook, Kyrie Irving? -- and now with teams spending money, it's the Spurs on that list who stand out with their cap room still intact:
https://t.co/uEtoo9uKPFCLOSED - #BCHwy3A - Vehicle incident at Irving road east of #CastlegarBC has the highway closed in BOTH directions.
Assessment in progress. Detour available.
More info:
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