Nets GM: Team hasn’t had conversations with Kyrie Irving yet about his contract

Talks between Irving, Marks and Nets owner Joe Tsai have yet to happen. “I look forward to [it],” Marks told YES Network. “We have not had a conversation yet. So I look forward to getting in a room with him and Joe and his team, and we will. We’ll see what it looks like for Kyrie moving forward here, and what he needs from us and so forth. “So, again, it wouldn’t be right for me to comment on what hypothetical could happen, because we don’t know. We haven’t had those conversations with Kyrie yet. But when they do, we’ll see if it’s the right fit for both sides.”
Source: Brian Lewis @ New York Post

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Brian Lewis @NYPost_Lewis
Kyrie Irving, #Nets yet to talk contract and see what’s ‘right fit for both’ #nba nypost.com/2022/05/17/kyr… via @nypostsports – 8:56 PM

Kyrie Irving @KyrieIrving
Purpose>Ego
I am just a speck in the universe, what do I know. – 6:58 PM

Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Kyrie Irving: I felt empty after winning 2016 championship with Cavaliers nba.nbcsports.com/2022/05/17/kyr… – 5:00 PM

Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Irving admits Cavaliers “definitely would’ve won more championships” if he’d been more mature nba.nbcsports.com/2022/05/17/irv… – 11:01 AM

Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
Per Heat: “In-Arena PA announcer, Michael Baiamonte, will not be calling Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals as he will be attending his daughter’s graduation from Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Our backup announcer, Luis Perez, will step in for Game 1.” – 10:01 AM

Chris Mannix @SIChrisMannix
NEW @TheCrossover Pod w/@Howard Beck: Celtics defense, Suns collapse, Sean Marks on Kyrie, the Sixers options with James Harden, a look ahead to the conference finals, more open.spotify.com/episode/1YaHyI… – 8:06 AM

Brian Lewis @NYPost_Lewis
Kyrie Irving: My immaturity, isolation cost Cavaliers ‘more championships’ #Nets nypost.com/2022/05/16/kyr… via @nypostsports – 8:34 PM

Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Interested to see how tomorrow’s lottery goes for Clippers pick.
Thunder have it as a result of 2019 Paul George trade. Last time LAC shipped what turned out to be lottery pick away was 2011 in Baron Davis for Mo Williams/Jamario Moon trade.
Cavs got #1, picked Kyrie Irving. – 6:39 PM

Kyrie Irving @KyrieIrving
🌒🌑🌘🌗🌖🌕 – 11:27 PM

Christian Clark @cclark_13
Celtics were 25-25 going into their Jan. 29 game against the Pels. They’re 34-9 since. Swept KD and Kyrie. Knocked out the defending champs. Things change quickly. – 6:07 PM

More on this storyline

If Irving opts out, he would be eligible for a four-year, $189.7 million extension or even a five-year, $245.6 million deal, with only the Nets able to offer him the fifth year. If he picks up his option, he could ink extensions of either three or four years, picking up in 2023-24, but that would require leaving more than $5 million on the table next season. The Nets should be expected to try to protect themselves, either with a shorter deal or baked-in incentives. Irving’s current four-year, $136 million deal contains a total of $4.3 million in incentives, per Spotrac, with $3 million of that so-called “unlikely bonuses.” -via New York Post / May 18, 2022

Kristian Winfield: Sean Marks says he hasn’t discussed a long-term extension with Kyrie Irving yet, and that Kyrie has to decide on his player option as well: “I think that’s been something we’ve been discussing and that’s something we’ll debrief on.” -via Twitter @Krisplashed / May 11, 2022

Brian Mahoney: Sean Marks non-committal on Kyrie Irving’s future. Says the Nets want a player who will be available, among other things. -via Twitter @briancmahoney / May 11, 2022