"KYRIE IRVING OPTING INTO PLAYER OPTION WITH BROOKLYN NETS"
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English - June 27, 2022 23:39 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsEntertainment News News Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Kyrie Irving is opting into his $36.5 million option with the Brooklyn Nets for next season, he told The Athletic on Monday.
"Normal people keep the world going, but those who dare to be different lead us into tomorrow," Irving told The Athletic. "I've made my decision to opt in. See you in the fall. A11even."
Irving had created a list of teams he would have liked the Nets to consider working with on a sign-and-trade if they couldn't agree on terms for him to stay in Brooklyn, but the Los Angeles Lakers were the only known team to be interested, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
Without the ability to find a sign-and-trade deal, Irving decided to exercise his player option, sources confirmed. He had until Wednesday to make a decision.
Irving is now no longer eligible for a sign-and-trade. The Nets could still work to trade him as an expiring contract, but Irving would have no formal voice in a potential landing spot.
A seven-time All-Star and three-time All-NBA selection, Irving has averaged 27.1 points and 6 assists while shooting 49% from the field and 40.6% from 3 over the last three seasons. But due to a variety of injuries and other issues off the floor, Irving has played in just 103 regular-season games over that span.
source: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/34158320/kyrie-irving-says-opting-365-million-option-brooklyn-nets
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