Kyrie Irving makes trade request: Nets star asks out of Brooklyn days before 2023 NBA trade deadline
Brooklyn Nets All-Star guard Kyrie Irving has requested a trade from the team, CBS Sports' Bill Reiter confirmed Friday. Irving has informed the Nets that he prefers to be traded ahead of the Feb. 9 deadline, or he'll leave in free agency in July. This trade demand comes after Irving and the Nets were unable to come to an agreement on a contract extension, per Bleacher Report's Chris Haynes. Brooklyn reportedly offered Irving an extension recently with "guarantee stipulations," per The Athletic's Shams Charania, which was "not received well" by Irving's camp and was ultimately denied. This issue dates back to this past offseason, when Irving was holding out for an extension from the Nets before opting in to the final year of his deal with the team. Irving was then reportedly given permission by the Nets to seek sign-and-trade opportunities with other teams, but nothing came...