Kyrie Irving trade rumors: Lakers, Mavericks reluctant to commit long-term to mercurial star, per report
If your Internet went out Friday and you missed the latest Kyrie Irving drama, here are the reported basics: Irving demanded a trade from the Nets before next Thursday's deadline. The Nets offered him a contract extension that included a championship stipulation, which may or may not be tied to a non-guaranteed season at the end of the deal. So insulted by this conditional offer was Irving that now he reportedly wouldn't even sign a fully guaranteed max deal with Brooklyn. Irving wants his money -- he just doesn't want it from the Nets. So now it's all about what team, if any, would be willing to commit a max deal to Irving, who becomes a free agent this summer but is seeking a trade now so the team that acquires him can re-sign him with his Bird rights without needing max cap space, which very few teams have. Trouble is, Irving is a problem. He doesn't see himself as a problem, but he is on...