Kyrie Irving Requests a Trade Away From the Brooklyn Nets

• Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving has requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets
• The team offered the guard an extension, but he rejected it
• Irving now wants to leave ahead of the trade deadline or will leave in free agency

Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving has requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets according to the Athletic.

Irving is having a great season with the Nets and the request comes as the trade deadline (February 9th) looms. He has asked the team to move him ahead of the deadline.

According to The Athletic's Shams Charania, the 30-year-old prefers to be moved ahead of the trade deadline or will leave in free agency.

The 2016 NBA champion is averaging 27.1 points per game this season and has kept the team afloat in the absence of the injured Kevin Durant.

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ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reports that Irving and the team couldn't agree on a deal.

Irving's tumultuous spell at Brooklyn

The 8x All-Star has had a chaotic four years in Brooklyn. He was suspended in September 2022 for sharing an antisemitic documentary and had to be out of NBA action for six weeks.

If he leaves, the Nets season will surely be in disarray as they have looked like a solid playoff team. His request leaves a lot of questions to the Nets organization. What happens to Kevin Durant? Does he request a trade too? These are some of the tough questions the Nets will have to deal with.

Possible destinations for Irving

One team that has come up on social media is the Lakers. However, he's on an expiring. Teams will be cautious about trading for him given his history in the last few years.

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It remains to be seen what will happen in the coming days.

Irving pays tribute to James

Sports Brief earlier reported on Irving paying tribute to LeBron James who is on the brink of NBA history.

James is expected to surpass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the NBA's all-time scoring list at some point this month.

Irving said James should be celebrated because he has dominated the NBA for 20 seasons. Irving and James pulled off the impossible, coming from 3-1 down to win the 2016 NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors.