The Los Angeles Lakers were considered the frontrunners to land Kyrie Irving after the controversial player asked out of the Brooklyn Nets exactly 8 days ago. The 2016 NBA champion shocked the NBA world with his trade request, and many teams started working to get a deal done for him.
While both the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers looked like favorites to land him, it was the Dallas Mavericks that lured him away from Brooklyn, completing a terrific trade last Sunday.
Following this move, many people showed their surprise with the same, including LeBron James, who revealed he was disappointed by the fact that the Lakers couldn’t get Kyrie, one player that would have gotten them to the top of the list of contenders.
Brooklyn Nets Wanted Everything The Lakers Had For Kyrie Irving
It’s been almost a week since the Kyrie trade was completed, and we keep learning details of the negotiations, including the failed one between the Nets and Lakers. NBA insider Marc Stein has revealed some big details about this, claiming that the Nets really wanted everything the Lakers had to offer for Kyrie. During a recent edition of #thisleague UNCUT, Stein explained (30:25 mark).
“Based on everything I was told, the Nets asked from the Lakers way more than they asked from any other team for Kyrie and they didn’t just want the two firsts and Russ, they wanted Reaves, they wanted Christie, they wanted Rui in a separate deal… They wanted everything the Lakers had, and I think they took less from the Mavs.”
It was reported that Nets owner Joe Tsai didn’t want to send Kyrie to the Lakers despite the player’s desire to reunite with LeBron James at Crypto.com Arena. Instead, he was dealt to the Dallas Mavericks, where he’s teaming up with Luka Doncic, one of the best players in the league.
This was really wild from the Nets, but they were set to send Kyrie somewhere else instead of the Lakers. In the end, they got rid of their two superstars and entered a new era, recording three years without any success in the NBA.
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