Market on Kyrie Irving remains frozen

Nets Daily: Windhorst on Get Up 1/2: “The market on Kyrie remains frozen. The only team known to have interest is the Los Angeles Lakers. and the Nets have given out the vibe they want to do a Kevin Durant trade first before moving on to Kyrie.” …

Nets Daily: Windhorst on Get Up 1/2: “The market on Kyrie remains frozen. The only team known to have interest is the Los Angeles Lakers. and the Nets have given out the vibe they want to do a Kevin Durant trade first before moving on to Kyrie.”
Source: Twitter @NetsDaily

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Tina Cervasio @TinaCervasio
As you can tell by our expressions: It’s all business w/ @Brian Lewis from Vegas on who #Nets brass are talking to about moving #Durant & how SOON it could happen. But can Brooklyn get the return value? And what did Kyrie say to Brian at #nbasummerleague? #SportsXtra pic.twitter.com/woE6HqW9Qy10:30 PM

Stefan Bondy @SBondyNYDN
Kyrie Irving watches Summer League (but not the Nets) nydailynews.com/sports/basketb…6:47 PM
Alex Schiffer @Alex__Schiffer
Greetings from Thomas & Mack. Nets-Sixers about to tip off. BK starting Edwards, Gray, Sharpe, Duke and Cam Thomas. Steve Nash is in the house along with most of his coaching staff. Curious if we see any BK guys. Kyrie Irving and Nic Claxton are likely at the NBPA meeting. – 3:22 PM
Christos Tsaltas @Tsaltas46
That’s interesting. Brooklyn Nets promote their 2022-23 season tickets without Kyrie Irving, but with Kevin Durant in the poster. #NetsWorld #NetsLevel pic.twitter.com/Ob0TYXu9qd2:52 PM

Nick DePaula @NickDePaula
Sue Bird is in the Kyrie Infinity for her final #WNBAAllStar Game pic.twitter.com/19piDwMHyK2:40 PM

BasketNews @BasketNews_com
Sacramento Kings center Domantas Sabonis said that during workout with Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant he found a good rhythm with Kyrie 👀
Sabonis also revealed whether he’ll try to convince Durant to join the Kings:
basketnews.com/news-174992-sa…11:40 AM
Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Report: Lakers will need to send out first-round pick in Kyrie Irving trade nba.nbcsports.com/2022/07/10/rep…11:34 AM
Steve Popper @StevePopper
Summer League Insider: Trevor Keels thrilled to be a Knick, eager to work with Tom Thibodeau; Taj out; KD and Kyrie on hold newsday.com/sports/columni… via @Newsday9:46 AM
Alex Schiffer @Alex__Schiffer
Kyrie Irving is in town for the NBPA meeting. He’s a vice president in the union. Will see if he sticks around for the Nets game tomorrow against the Sixers. – 11:59 PM
Brian Lewis @NYPost_Lewis
Asked Kyrie Irving for a comment. “Go through the right channels, bro.” #Nets #nba pic.twitter.com/NcoSulXLp010:55 PM

Steve Popper @StevePopper
A few of us tried to speak to Kyrie. He said “go through the right channels.” – 10:54 PM
Alex Schiffer @Alex__Schiffer
I asked Kyrie Irving if he could talk. He said he’s here to watch the games. Have a good night. – 9:54 PM
Tim Reynolds @ByTimReynolds
KYRIE IS AT SUMMER LEAGUE AND SITTING WHERE LEBRON WAS SITTING LAST NIGHT WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN – 9:48 PM
Ben Golliver @BenGolliver
Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving in the “Paradigm shift” tee pic.twitter.com/iOcZvCbuhb9:00 PM

Jonathan Feigen @Jonathan_Feigen
Kyrie Irving took his seat on the baseline (and in front of me, so hope he does not jump up much) late in the fourth quarter of the previous game, which alas was about a half hour ago. Settled in for some Rockets-Thunder. – 9:00 PM
Alex Schiffer @Alex__Schiffer
Kyrie Irving is sitting courtside for Pistons-Wizards 103-98. He’s with former Net Theo Pinson. pic.twitter.com/NeCAWsLbmL8:49 PM

Ben Golliver @BenGolliver
Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving pulls up to Las Vegas Summer League pic.twitter.com/qsnclp8BmZ8:37 PM

Andrew Greif @AndrewGreif
Kyrie Irving has arrived at summer league. Just took his seat in the front row of the baseline. – 8:36 PM
Alex Schiffer @Alex__Schiffer
First story from Vegas is up. While the Nets work on the fates of Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant, their summer league team is still playing with Ben Simmons and Nic Claxton to support. On all the dynamics with Brooklyn while the kids play on: theathletic.com/3411914/2022/0…3:26 PM
Nick DePaula @NickDePaula
Sneakers from WNBA All-Star practice 👀👀
Jewell Loyd — her Kyrie Low 5s
Kahleah Copper — Adidas Trae 1s
Rhyne Howard — Jordan Zion 2
Skylar Diggins-Smith — Puma “Desert Sky” Blaze Court pic.twitter.com/7dAz8Rbna23:13 PM

Marc Stein @TheSteinLine
The Lakers’ ICY launch in Las Vegas and all the latest on Russell Westbrook and LA’s Kyrie Irving trade prospects … all here via my latest This Week In Basketball column freshly dispatched worldwide: marcstein.substack.com/p/the-lakers-i…12:57 PM
Brian Lewis @NYPost_Lewis
Claxton did say that he’d heard from Durant and Irving since re-signing. Adds the #Nets have “unfinished business” regardless of who is on the roster. #NBA8:03 PM
Alex Schiffer @Alex__Schiffer
Nic Claxton said he’s heard from Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving since he re-signed with the Nets. Said the Nets have unfinished business regardless of who is on the roster. – 8:01 PM
Brian Lewis @NYPost_Lewis
Asked Nic Claxton if he has been re-recruiting Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. He laughed “That’s above my pay grade.” #nets #nba pic.twitter.com/5yt6LtzpAa8:01 PM

Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
Oh my God I just realized there’s like a 1% chance we someday get a Kyrie-centric season of Winning Time. – 7:14 PM
Tommy Beer @TommyBeer
the idea that Harden willingly left $15 million on the table solely b/c he cares about the Sixers and is only focused on a title is humorous.
Harden has seen his value drop dramatically and (unlike Kyrie) he was willing to accept this new reality and frame it as an unselfish act pic.twitter.com/cHWudql1ox3:11 PM

Jake Fischer @JakeLFischer
Full episode with @Ian Begley is now live on @getcallin.
Lots of talk on Nets, Knicks, KD, Kyrie, then some questions from around the league on Dallas, Indiana, Sacramento, and more: callin.com/link/HuflxJACtL1:25 PM
Steve Popper @StevePopper
Young Nets working hard, but future depends on situation with Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving newsday.com/sports/basketb… via @Newsday10:02 AM

More on this storyline

 

League sources maintain that the Nets are A) focused on trying to assemble a palatable Kevin Durant trade before proceeding to Kyrie Irving scenarios and B) adamant in their resistance to taking back Russell Westbrook in a theoretical Irving swap without, for starters, some first-round draft compensation added by the Lakers. Westbrook, remember, is scheduled to earn nearly $11 million more than Irving next season, which would cost Brooklyn an additional $50 million once luxury-tax penalties are factored in according to a piece earlier this week from my Bleacher Report colleague Jake Fischer. -via marcstein.substack.com / July 9, 2022
My sense is that the Lakers will continue to explore every conceivable option for acquiring Irving, who made his current presence in Los Angeles loudly known earlier in the week when he attended a Sparks game. Management certainly hasn’t promised that it can pull an Irving trade off, since it might well require the participation of at least one other team to provide Brooklyn with what it wants, but Pelinka made it clear in a Friday night TV appearance that he is still pursuing upgrades after his first five moves in free agency (Damian Jones and Troy Brown Jr. have also been signed in recent days). Is that a shooter like Hield or Gordon rather than Irving? TBD. “We’re still not done,” Pelinka said. “We still have more work to do.” -via marcstein.substack.com / July 9, 2022