Kevin Durant will demand Brooklyn from Kyrie Irving on Thursday in the 2022 NBA Draft. It was the biggest story at night.
However, Durant has not reportedly told Nets to demand trade, just a map of how to plan a post-irving battle.
Of course, that could all be putting the cart in front of the horse. Irving and Nets are believed to be looking for a common ground to keep him in Brooklyn, but mercury guards are looking for a longer guaranteed deal and the team is looking for a shorter deal. I like it. Sean Marks, General Manager of Nets, and Joe Tsai, owner, are believed to have agreed on this issue.
Both sides have reached a dead end in negotiations, and multiple outlets will follow Durant's catastrophic worst, arriving in 2019 as a package deal with his longtime friend if Irving leaves. Reported-a net case scenario, something rockets definitely enjoy.
But ESPN reported that it wasn't a forgotten conclusion.
Kyrie Irving leaves, it's he demanding a deal Means, "ESPN's Adrian Voinaroski said during a live interview from the draft at Barclays Center. "Kevin Durant wants to know, like any other star, what would the restructured Nets team look like if Kyrie Irving walked and accepted a mid-level exception with the Lakers? How do they try to recreate the roster so that Nets can come back and be a candidate for the championship in the near future? "
Irving Wednesday Until next season, we need to win $ 36 million in player options. He turned it down, became an unlimited free agent, and was able to sign any team he could afford.
And there is friction there.
If no candidate has significant cap space — the Lakers can offer him a $ 6 million taxpayer mid-level exception, or a $ 30 million reduction — Irving's options are limited and his best leverage comes from the threat of his friend Durant, chasing him outside the door.
However, some league officials recognize that this is a well-crafted and well-tuned bluff.
Irving prefers long-term contracts that stay in Brooklyn or leave by sign-and-trade, so you can actually make a decent contract. He provided the net with a list of preferred destinations such as the Clippers, Heat, Knicks, Lakers, Mavericks and 76ers. "It is hoped that Kyrie Irving will soon move on to finding a home through opt-in and trading," Athletic reported.
Sign and Trade hardcaps teams to win Irving. Choosing a day and waiting will eliminate that hurdle and make trading easier.
But not all of the teams Irving wants to play want him in return.
For example, Knicks is aggressively clearing the cap space. They exchanged a first rounder for Kemba Walker and Pistons on Thursday, but it was tracking Jalen Brunson, not Irving.
Nets entered the building draft without a single choice (postponed the first round from 76ers in the James Harden-Ben Simmons trade to next year). Not only do they owe Houston the first round of Harden in 2022, 2024 and 2026, but they also have the right to exchange in 2023, 2025 and 2027.
Even if Irving leaves as a free agent, they are over the limit. Therefore, in order to keep the winner around Durant and Simmons, they need to be creative. These are the conversations Durant demands from Marks. Tsai supported his GM and liked the tweets that included "Team and Culture>Any One Player".
"These are certainly the questions Kevin Durant has for Nets. That's the conversation I believe they had. You're always talking to the best players. "Masu," said Voinaroski. "But Kevin Durant was once again told that if Kyrie Irving left, it didn't tell Nets that it meant he would demand a deal. His contract has four years left. "