Kyrie Irving is coming off one of the most controversial and turbulent seasons in recent NBA memory, but it appears his team doesn’t want him going anywhere.
Brooklyn is likely going to sign Irving to a new deal this summer instead of letting him enter free agency next year, according to the New York Post’s Brian Lewis.
Irving has until the June 29 deadline to decide if he wants to opt out of the last year of his contract so that he can enter free agency in the summer of 2023 but it appears he will instead sign an extension with Brooklyn. When the topic of Irving’s status with the team long-term was raised in May, Nets general manager Sean Marks remained non-committal to re-signing the seven-time All Star.
