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Kyrie Irving's trade request is logical move to secure his basketball future. Now Nets need to protect theirs

It’s time to pull out the Kyrie Irving bingo boards and see where “trade request” lands.

It could be right next to “start social media fire,” which is opposite from “miss half the season for unknown reason” or under “offend a marginalized group” or perhaps diagonal from “lose lucrative Nike shoe deal.”

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Never forget, “staycation” is on the board twice, because seemingly, it can’t just happen once.

No matter the matter, it feels inevitable and more in line with NBA star protocols.