The Brooklyn Nets are a playoff team and will now reportedly have a superstar player in tow once free agency opens. Kyrie Irving intends to sign with the Nets on June 30th to a 4-year $141 million deal according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Free agent Kyrie Irving is meeting with the Brooklyn Nets in New York on Sunday and both sides are motivated to move quickly toward reaching a 4-year, $141M deal, league sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 29, 2019
As a result of getting Irving, Brooklyn also intends to move on from D’Angelo Russell. Wojnarowski says the Nets could renounce Russell and make him a free agent, which has always been a possibility. However, Brooklyn reportedly is open to finding the right destination for Russell through a sign-and-trade if the two sides come to an agreement.
Free agent Kyrie Irving is meeting with the Brooklyn Nets in New York on Sunday and both sides are motivated to move quickly toward reaching a 4-year, $141M deal, league sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 29, 2019
Nets will be willing to work with Russell and his reps on ways to get him to a team of his choice, including sign-and-trade scenarios, league sources tell ESPN. If Russell and Nets found a sign-and-trade deal that works for both, obviously, there's no need to renounce his rights.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 29, 2019
