Kyrie Irving has requested a trade away from the Nets prior to the upcoming NBA trade deadline, according to multiple reports.
Irving, 30, wants to move on from Brooklyn prior to the Feb. 9 trade deadline, otherwise he will “leave in free agency in July,” according to Shams Charania of The Athletic.
As recently as January, Irving was still reportedly seeking a long-term extension with Brooklyn. His agent and stepmother, Shetellia Riley Irving, told Bleacher Report’s Chris Haynes that the two sides “had no significant conversations to date” about an extension.