knicks1248 wrote:IMO, they won't stay healthy for long stretches

Kyrie is a head case

KD is Paranoid and has tracing paper skin

Harden couldn't do it in Houston despite playing MVP level of basketball
https://www.insidehook.com/daily_brief/sports/report-nets-open-trading-kyrie-irving

Report: Nets Open to Breaking Up Big 3 by Trading Kyrie Irving
There are rumblings Brooklyn GM Sean Marks would be willing listen to trade offers for his mercurial point guard
Kyrie Irving of the Brooklyn Nets could be traded

BY EVAN BLEIER @ITISHOWITIS
The author of Can’t Knock the Hustle: Inside the Season of Protest, Pandemic, and Progress with the Brooklyn Nets’ Superstars of Tomorrow, Matt Sullivan, has spent a lot of time with the NBA’s most polarizing team and its “Big Three” of Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kyrie Irving.

So when he says that there is a possibility that Nets general manager Sean Marks would be open to considering trade offers for Irving, who didn’t play in the final three games of Brooklyn’s season-ending seven-game series against the Bucks due to an ankle injury and also didn’t participate in the league’s playoff bubble in 2020, we’re inclined to listen.

Appearing on the Celtics Lab 52 podcast, Sullivan hinted that Marks might be willing to break up Brooklyn’s Big Three by dealing his 29-year-old star point guard, and not just for on-court reasons.

“I’ve heard that Nets ownership was quite upset with Kyrie’s ‘pause,’ especially that maskless party that turned his psuedo-paternity leave into more like a COVID suspension,” Sullivan said. “And in the last week I’ve heard rumblings — whispers, really, because cracking the Nets is kind of like breaking into the Kremlin — that Brooklyn GM Sean Marks would maybe, possibly, apparently be willing to at least listen to a trade offer for Kyrie this offseason.”

Irving, who was traded before when the Cavaliers dealt him to the Celtics for a package of players and draft picks, would likely bring back quite a haul to Brooklyn, and dealing him would give Marks a way to recoup some of the assets he gave up to bring Harden to the Nets. Still, the market for him and the Nets’ willingness to deal him both seem like unknowns at this point.

“Now, I’m not sure what the market for Kyrie is at this point,” Sullivan said. “It’s not like Ben Simmons giving you the headache on the court. It’s that complex personality that comes from off the court. I think it’s been annoying some people in the franchise. I can’t speak to his teammates, who obviously want to play with one of the world’s best and get him back there.”

If Marks doesn’t deal Irving and keeps the core of his team intact, the rest of the NBA could be dealing with Brooklyn’s Big Three for at least the next two seasons (and possibly longer) as Irving, Durant and Harden are all under contract for next year and have player options for ’22-’23.

Wow, you all like proud that you came up with that all by yourself? Clowning us thinking this is a unique take your drawing up? They played 8 games together. What a astute mind you have to figure out "IMO, they won't stay healthy for long stretches" New York times im sure is banging down your door looking to hire your unique perspectives. Truly insightful, clairvoyant, and one might say "A Beautiful Mind"!

Back on point, Marks should listen to offers.
KD's paranoia is not tangible. He crushed it in the playoffs. He was one toe in from single handedly moving on.
If KD signs off on Kyrie gone, then its about value in return. We should offer payton and Frank. Ok, we throw in knox and a pick. LOL.
Philly Swap Kyrie for simmons? Both head cases. Philly gets instantly better. Nash builds up Simmons slowly.

Ok.........Time for bullshyt trade talk!

Simmons to GSW, Knicks get wiseman, Harris and the 7th. Philly gets Randle, our 19th pick, and Knox.

Welpee wrote:How ticked off would KD be if they traded the guy who plotted their Brooklyn scheme?

Nets need cap relief for reinforcements.

Durant and Harden have a long history together. There is only one ball and all three of those guys need the ball in their hands. If the Nets trade Irving ( wouldn't be that hard honestly), then it's only happening because Durant and Harden and Nash agree that it has to happen.

Durant and Nash have a history from the GSW. They were a package deal. So Irving will go before either one of them.

Joe Tsai owns the Nets and has deep ties with China. As soon as Kyrie opened his mouth about Israel/Palestine, I knew **** would eventually go off. There is already antagonism with NBA China and Tencent and the issue of Free Hong Kong and child slave labor making Nike shoes for everyone. Irving's off the court bull**** doesn't help any of that.

He's not helping on the court. He's not helping off the court.

I can see why the Nets would want him gone. Clearly they need more depth, this past playoffs showed that. And you need cap space to get depth. Trading Irving gets them depth and fixes some cap problems. It's the right move to help the team get over the hump.

Uptown wrote:KD is in Brooklyn because of Irving. No way does KD sign off on Irving getting traded...

He’s in Brooklyn because his manager, a Knicks fan, originally wanted him to go to the knicks but at last second they changed their minds to Brooklyn because we were horrible the previous season while the nets made the playoffs and Durant could never handle the spotlight of playing in the garden anyway

Philc1 wrote:

Welpee wrote:Didn't KD and Kyrie met up the year before they became free agents to conspire playing together? How ticked off would KD be if they traded the guy who plotted their Brooklyn scheme? Unless you're Lebron James teams should be open to discussing any player for the right deal, so this isn't really breaking news. At the end of the day, Kyrie ain't going nowhere. The fallout would probably be worse than keeping Kyrie.

This is Kyrie’s personality. He’s diagnosed bi-polar and he’s probably also a borderline. He’s prone to doing stupid stuff like forcing a trade away from Lebron or forming superteams only to decide on quitting a year later

If the nets trade Kyrie what is KD going to do? Take another 50 games off? He already did just that

There have been no official diagnosis released, as far as I'm aware

smackeddog wrote:

Philc1 wrote:

Welpee wrote:Didn't KD and Kyrie met up the year before they became free agents to conspire playing together? How ticked off would KD be if they traded the guy who plotted their Brooklyn scheme? Unless you're Lebron James teams should be open to discussing any player for the right deal, so this isn't really breaking news. At the end of the day, Kyrie ain't going nowhere. The fallout would probably be worse than keeping Kyrie.

This is Kyrie’s personality. He’s diagnosed bi-polar and he’s probably also a borderline. He’s prone to doing stupid stuff like forcing a trade away from Lebron or forming superteams only to decide on quitting a year later

If the nets trade Kyrie what is KD going to do? Take another 50 games off? He already did just that

There have been no official diagnosis released, as far as I'm aware

So you're saying maybe he's just an @$$h0le?

As it goes, I could care less about KD being offended by Pippens remarks but actually I’m ok with players firing back at things they don’t agree with. Its about time they had a voice.
Michael Rappaport voice and words are like nails on a chalkboard. His raw NY ignorant voice and anger does nothing for me. Too much self importance in his words. Dude seems to thrive on his own anger.

Philc1 wrote:

Uptown wrote:KD is in Brooklyn because of Irving. No way does KD sign off on Irving getting traded...

He’s in Brooklyn because his manager, a Knicks fan, originally wanted him to go to the knicks but at last second they changed their minds to Brooklyn because we were horrible the previous season while the nets made the playoffs and Durant could never handle the spotlight of playing in the garden anyway

MS wrote:He has little to no trade value. He only wants to play in four markets and he’s unstable, un likable and could sabotage the team at any turn.

Your looking at packages from the Lakers or Clippers who don’t have the assets.

Best you could hope for us a sign and trade for Nunn, Hero, Precious. Which if you’re BK I would highly consider adding depth and shooters.

Irving is also built like glass so the sooner you can get something before his body gives out you pull the trigger.

Trade him back to the Cavs for Jarrett Allen, Kevin Love and Sexton