Do you believe there is a large market for your services under a long-term, maximum contract? Next, identify a sign-and-trade opportunity for yourself or opt-in for one. I wish you luck with that. We don't want Russell Westbrook, by the way.
Kyrie Irving has until Wednesday to determine whether he will accept the $36.9 million guaranteed for the upcoming season or opt out and become a free agent. Once he decides, most of his already little bargaining power is lost. Irving provided the organization with a list of teams he would like to play for.
Thus it indicates that their relationship has seriously deteriorated. The Nets are allowing him to seek sign-and-trades (or opt-in and trades) for himself, per Kristian Winfield at the New York Daily News, after he gave the team a list of the teams he wanted to play for. After he provided the franchise with a list of groups he would like to play for, according to Kristian Winfield at the New York Daily News.
Still, Irving's camp has reportedly asked and been granted permission from the Nets to negotiate with other clubs about sign-and-trade deals.
The Seven-Eleven Era is thought to be ended before it ever started since Irving is no longer around, according to both league and player circles.
According to league insiders, among the clubs on Irving's list, the Nets, the Clippers, and Mavericks aren't interested, and the concept of teaming Irving with Harden in Philadelphia is absurd.
Sources provided similar information to Sam Amick of The Athletic: Irving wants to push his way onto the Lakers. He is just engaged in that circumstance. Irving is the only realistic way for the Lakers to return to title contention this season, and LeBron James is allegedly receptive to the idea.
However, finding an opt-in and trade, that benefits everyone is probably impossible. It would need to be marketing and opt-in. If it were a sign-and-trade, the Lakers would already have reached the hard cap. Since the Nets are not required to move Irving because he is under contract for the following season, Irving's difficulty arises once he chooses to opt-in.)
The Lakers' offer, which doesn't seem all that exciting and only includes two first-round selections and Talen Horton-limited Tucker's value, isn't even the most outstanding issue. The Lakers would have to trade Russell Westbrook for the money to fit under the cap, and the Nets have little interest in a Westbrook and Kevin Durant reunion tour.
The Lakers do not have enough of either selections or young players to satisfy the Nets and Thunder. Therefore the Thunder might do it before July 1. The Pistons will have cap room after July 1, but they prefer to spend it on players that complement their roster (maybe Miles Bridges? ), not accepting poor contracts.
Orlando has cap room, but the Thunder dilemma of how many assets Los Angeles needs to satisfy everyone is still present. The ideal deal may be a three-team one with Charlotte in which the Hornets move Gordon Hayward and Terry Rozier to Brooklyn, but the Nets don't want to be locked into that long-term money if Irving leaves (and Kevin Durant follows).
There isn't a decent Lakers trade for Irving. Irving could need to accept a $30 million salary cut to play for the taxpayer mid-level exception of $6.4 million if he wants to play for the Lakers
The Knicks' bizarre maneuvers on draught night were intended to free up cap space so they could pursue Jalen Brunson. According to Alex Schiffer at The Athletic, New York ignores Irving because they consider what he is doing more of a public bargaining strategy than actual interest.
Suppose the Knicks determine that Irving is sincere. In that case, their best chance of signing him is to shed a lot more salary — Alec Burks, Nerlens Noel, Evan Fourier, and attach first-round selections to them to entice teams to take them — and free up the cap space necessary to sign Irving directly. Any sign-and-trade would destroy the Knicks roster, which is already not that deep (the Nets will want RJ Barrett to start).
On paper, the Miami Heat appears to be the most viable choice, and Jimmy Butler and Irving are close friends. The most excellent offer for the Nets may be Tyler Herro, Kyle Lowry, and a couple of draught selections. It would be intriguing to see Irving in the Heat's more aggressive culture. However, this is the course of action that benefits the Nets the most. But, according to Wojnarowski, no one is speaking to anyone.
Or, Irving and the Nets may behave like grownups, reach a compromise, sign an agreement that none of them likes but that they can both live with, and begin pursuing a championship. Sorry, Nets supporters, but that reasoning won't prevail in this case.
Instead, Irving is now searching for the best trade.
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