According to sources speaking to ESPN on Saturday. The Los Angeles Clippers have joined the pursuit of the star player Kyrie Irving of the Brooklyn Nets.
Since Irving made his trade request on Friday. Other teams, including the Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Mavericks. And Phoenix Suns, have been in contact with the Brooklyn Nets, according to multiple sources.
According to our sources, the Los Angeles Clippers. Who have been shopping about for a point guard, are also looking into the possibility of making a deal.
According to several sources. The Brooklyn Nets have been in communication with multiple other teams in the NBA since Kyrie Irving announced his trade request on Friday.
These clubs include the Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Mavericks, and Phoenix Suns. According to our sources, the Los Angeles Clippers.
Who have been hunting for a point guard, are also looking into the potential of striking a deal. The Clippers have been shopping about for a point guard.
According to sources. The Nets are acting as though they are determined to find a deal for Irving before the NBA trade deadline on Thursday at 3 p.m. Eastern Time.
This is the case in the negotiations that they are having throughout the league. The All-NBA forward Kevin Durant has been sidelined since the middle of January with an MCL sprain.
Brooklyn has been seeking to find deals that can keep the Nets in contention with the reasonably impending return of Durant. So who has been out with an injury.
Irving reportedly halted negotiations with the organization and notified them of his desire to be transferred after having a brief back-and-forth. The previous week regarding a possible contract extension.
Sources say that Irving. Who is in the final year of a contract that pays him $36.9 million, has been seeking an extension that would pay him in the vicinity of $198.5 million over the course of four years.
This extension would be available to Irving until June 30. If Irving is dealt. So He will have until June 30 of this year to sign a contract extension with his new team that is worth a total of $78.6 million over two years.
