Kyrie Irving

However, NBA journalist Chris Haynes reports that Irving's camp decided to walk away after the Nets presented an offer tied to the team winning a championship.

Averaging 27.1 points, 5.3 assists and 5.1 rebounds, Irving was voted in as a starter in the Feb. That vaccine refusal saw the Nets pull a full max contract that had been tabled that summer by owner Joe Tsai and general manager Sean Marks. There’s a legitimate chance Irving could be in a different uniform by then, having forced his way out of an unsettled Nets team. That just makes it easier for you to get things done on both ends. “But as a coach, you see the trends of the league: long athletic, multi-dimensional guys that can play on both ends of the floor. [– This originally appeared in the NY Post and was republished with consent.](https://nypost.com/2023/02/03/kyrie-irving-requests-trade-from-brooklyn-nets/) Then Durant requested a trade this past summer, just days after Irving – who’d been granted permission to seek trades last summer, and threatening to sign with the Lakers for the mid-level – had opted in to the $36 million final season of his initial four-year max contract. 9 deadline, he’ll depart in free agency. Irving – who has been at odds with the Nets at times over the past two years, on both contractually and other issues – told the team if he isn’t moved ahead of the Feb. Despite last summer’s testy negotiations, Brooklyn had been in contract talks with Irving recently and offered an extension; but The Athletic reported that the offer with “guarantee stipulations” was “not well-received”. However, Wojnarowski wrote that neither the Lakers and Mavericks are keen to offer Irving the maximum contract he is seeking - and all of the interested teams are cautious about offering significant trade assets in return for the superstar. The news was first reported by The Athletic, and confirmed by the Post through a source close to the situation.

Brooklyn Nets guards Kyrie Irving and Ben Simmons have been ruled out for Saturday's home game against the Washington Wizards.

Kyrie Irving will not play for the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday night, a day after he told the team he would like to be traded.

The All-Star has been frustrated that the Nets have thus far refused to give him an extension on his contact that expires after this season. Irving had not been listed on the report either Friday night or Saturday morning. Irving asked the Nets for a trade Friday, a person with knowledge of the details told the Associated Press.