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Kyrie Irving’s departure from the Brooklyn Nets appears more likely by the day.
On Monday, Kristian Winfield of the New York Daily News reported: “While Nets general manager Sean Marks and superstar forward Kevin Durant have yet to speak this offseason, Irving’s camp has requested and received permission from the Nets to speak with other teams about sign-and-trade packages.”
Winfield added that a “a Durant and [Russell] Westbrook reunion in Brooklyn remains unlikely,” which would rule out the Lakers as a sign-and-trade option given that Los Angeles wouldn’t have any other players to move in such a deal to make the money work other than LeBron James or Anthony Davis. The Lakers ostensibly would covet Irving to pair with that duo, not replace one of them.
As for whether Irving still wants to be with the Nets, he passed on the opportunity to answer that question directly:
This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis.
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