With the NBA’s trade deadline less than a week away, guard Kyrie Irving decided got the ball rolling by requesting a trade from the Nets on Friday, according to multiple reports. Already, at least three teams seem to be in the mix for eight-time All-Star.
Both the Lakers and the Mavericks are teams that Brooklyn is expected to speak with in regards to an Irving trade ahead of Thursday’s 3 p.m. ET deadline, Marc Stein reports. More so, Irving has maintained an interest in joining the Lakers, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, making L.A. even more of a player in trade talks in the coming days.
Wojnarowski adds that Dallas has previously expressed interest in Irving and is expected to explore a trade again over the next week, but has largely remained reluctant to make a significant offer for the 30-year-old point guard.
