With the 2022 NBA draft and the start of free agency rapidly approaching, the Nets and Kyrie Irving are at an impasse regarding how to proceed with contract negotiations this summer, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania.
“Multiple sources tell The Athletic that conversations about Irving’s future have gone stagnant between him and the Nets,” Charania wrote Monday. “An impasse currently exists among the parties that clears the way for the seven-time All-Star to consider the open marketplace.”
Irving, who has until June 29 to opt-in to a $36.9 million player option for the 2022-23 season, seemed to catch wind of the Monday morning report and took to Twitter to react to the news.