Breaking: Kyrie Irving Demands Trade From Brooklyn Nets

It seemed like everything was going well recently for the Brooklyn Nets, but apparently, it was too good to be true. According to both Adrian Wojnarowski and Shams Charania, Kyrie Irving has requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets and wants to be moved by the February 9 deadline. If they don't trade him, he will leave in free agency.

Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving has told the franchise that he wants to be traded ahead of Thursday's deadline, source tells ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 3, 2023

Breaking: Brooklyn Nets All-Star Kyrie Irving has requested a trade, league sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. The franchise has been informed that Irving prefers to move on ahead of the Feb. 9 trade deadline – or will leave in free agency in July.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 3, 2023

It's still not really known what exactly triggered this to cause Irving's trade request. The Brooklyn Nets had won 12 games straight this season when healthy, were close to the 1st seed, and seem to love playing with Jacque Vaughn. If there's a reason to assume this would happen, it's because the Brooklyn Nets may not have wanted to give Kyrie Irving the max contract he wanted.

Kyrie Irving has been very vocal about wanting to be a Brooklyn Net long-term, but also wanting the right contract. It seems like for whatever reason, the Nets didn't want to commit that to him, so he didn't want to commit with them.

The other big question is what exactly happens with Kevin Durant if Kyrie Irving leaves? Does Kevin Durant go back to requesting a trade to the Phoenix Suns as he did in the off-season? Does Kyrie Irving go to the Los Angeles Lakers like he originally wanted to? The Brooklyn Nets have serious questions to answer now if Kyrie Irving ultimately doesn't get paid and ends up leaving.

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