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If this trade will happen, Westbrook will surely be one of the players who will be traded since Irving-Westbrook trade might not be acceptable for the Nets. The fact that Irving had already stated his decision to leave the team, then makes the waiting time before the trade deadline more exciting.

On lighter note this Lebron and Irving duo is already proven they got a championship back on cavs so maybe they can make this happen on Lakers to if Irving is willing to do the same what they perform on their old team. But can't imagine how many picks or player they should trade before they can get this guy since for sure Nets will not give this trade an easy one since they also want to get benefit on this possible trade.

That this is going to be a risk worth taking in my opinion. If they can actually get him on the team and also he can partner well with LeBron James, it is going to be great for Lakers are not performing well enough right now in my opinion.

So, they should take some risks right now if the situation is "high-risk-high-reward". But if the thing the reward might not be as expected, I think there is no problem not getting Kyrie.

Duke Khan

That's not a good idea, Durant and Irving leaving the team, Nets will be losing a lot of money here as they had invested on Durant and Irving just to acquire them and hope for the championship, but it's all a mess now, this team will not win a championship because Irving's teammates are not happy with his decision.

If Irving will be traded to the Lakers, then there's a huge chance the Lakers will win a championship.

Yeah, there's too much drama revolving around him. It could've been okay if it will not affect the team but it's not. It even got to the point where both their stars are requesting a trade. That will not be fun for whoever is managing a team.
He is valuable, in my opinion, it's because of those recent issues that even teams who can afford him or those who have no star in their roster are reluctant.
I doubt that the handshake tells us they become more than teammates, they are brothers. And I do believe Kyrie will try to talk his way to pull Durant or just leave the team and pursue others.
Well, the trade deadline is getting near, and it's also possible they won't be traded at all. I bet that will suck for someone who had been requesting it over and over again and yet he cannot find his real home.

I think Irving is really good, Durant cannot win also without Irving, remember the last playoffs when they were beating teams, including the Bucks whom they dominated in the first 2 games, but when Irving was injured in game 3, things have changed and that resulted to Nets losing to the Bucks in a 6 game series if I'm not mistaken.

If I'm not mistaken, the Nets management are willing to let go of Irving years ago, after he doesn't want to take the vaccine because of his own belief. And it really throw them off as obviously he can't play that time as the NBA mandated everyone to get a vaccine.

And then the whole statement of him, his anti-Semitic stance that cause him a 5 game suspension.

It just so happen that he looks valuable because there is no Kevin Durant and he become the main man. And with that, I think teams are reluctant to discuss trade talks involving Kyrie, in my opinion.

Both, as we can see throughout big trades, it involves certain players + future draft picks. We have seen this when Mitchell was traded to Cavs and same with Gobert to T'wolves. But as this point, the Lakers are not willing to trade their future drafts any longer, if I'm not mistaken, they have used it to get Westbrook from Washington. So not sure how the Lakers will go on this trade if they are really interested on getting Kyrie Irving to partner will Lebron. But for now I will say that the Lakers are not willing to trade for Kyrie, it's going to be a big risk for them.

To convince the Nets management to move Kyrie, the Lakers will undoubtedly need to make a strong offer. They will need to take into account the deal's total worth in addition to merely handing up WB. The Nets want to ensure that they are receiving something in return that will assist their team and them develop.

It's difficult to know with certainty what the Nets could be searching for. They may be seeking for young players with promise to fill critical roles or for draft selections to establish the foundation for the future. Additionally, it could be both at once. Regardless of the circumstances, the Lakers will need to figure out how to strike a balance between their desire to get Kyrie and what the Nets are seeking in exchange.

There is little doubt, though, that this trade season will be intriguing, and we'll be paying careful attention to what transpires. The Lakers are a strong team with a ton of skill, and if they can complete this deal, they'll be a force to be reckoned with. The way it all turns out and the effect it has on the league as a whole will be fascinating to observe.

Big comeback win by the Trail Blazers, they were down as many as 20 points and they were able to come back and beat the home team. Lillard and Simons have led the Blazers to a big win, and their accurate 3 point shooting was their main weapon in defeating the home team.

I had my bet on the spread when they were down huge, now I regret, I should have taken the ML.

I would say that he is inconsistent as a Cav, how many years is Osman on the Cavs rosters? So from time to time he needs to be inserted in the game, but don't expect something big from him.

This is just one of his best performance though as a Cavs and hopefully, he will be given more time.

But then again, still depends on how he is going to show up in games. If he can be like this in the next game, then maybe he will be given more time.

Cedi Osman is performing quite well, but I think his biggest problem is that he can't play with the same determination in every match. He is a very talented basketball player and plays very well in many critical games, but some days he can really fail. It would be much better for him if he could have more consistent gaming performance. However, we can say that this year has been very successful

Kyrie wanted a contract extension with the Nets which is obviously denied by the front office knowing how hard-headed Kyrie is, and all the dramas that he has. Who wants to give Kyrie a long term contract?

Now since Kyrie didn't get what he wanted, he wants to be traded. The question is which team will get Kyrie? Or is there any team that will get Kyrie? 6 days before the trade deadline, this makes it very exciting because we didn't see that much trades or trade request until this one.

What can the Nets do? I think the best thing is a sign and trade deal. I mean I don't see any team that like him or can pay him with his current contract unless he wants to be with the bottom teams like the Pistons or the Thunder. Lakers? That's his dream yes. His dream is to be with Lebron and play with him "again" after the beef they had in the past. The question now is, will Kyrie accept a lower contract just to make his dream come true? Is the Lakers capable of signing him?

It depends.

If Kyrie will get traded and the Nets manage to get another all-star, there is a chance that KD will stay. The Nets are a star-studded team like you said, but they didn't achieve anything. Lost to the Bucks 2 years ago, got swept by the Celtics last season. Traded Harden for Simmons which obviously favored the Sixers base on how both players are playing.

The question is if the Brooklyn Nets will agree with it. I mean, it's Westbrook and I do think Kyrie Irving is still more valuable than him especially when it comes to being dominating on both inside and outside shooting. Kyrie can definitely shoot and make successful isolation plays.
The Lakers should make the deal sweeter or there won't be any trade discussion that could happen.

If this happens Kevin Durant will surely like to leave too and I don't doubt every team will start poking out to get KD in their roster even for a high price or sacrificing half of a star-studded roster. The Nets will be left with nothing, back to square one, but there are teams who make a successful one by doing this. Utah Jazz is a good example.

I don't think that Lakes is willing to trade WB at this point, I mean he has settled in his role already, James is back and so is AD. And then they have Rui as a good back up if they need someone to score, and Pat is also showing improvement, he can hit the three's more often now, although he missed both FT during their last game, still his defense is the key for them to win that one. Dennis is also confident at times, they even go small now in the final quarter with that 3 guard rotation. So everything looks good in Lakers that they don't need to bring someone that might cause some friction or drama in their locker room. Let KD deal with that.

What might be the offer that will earn the interest of Nets management, aside from they will release Kyrie and his drama I'm not sure if they will take WB alone, like what you mentioned.

The team will ask for something that will benefit them in order to release their assets,
unless that is okay with the trade offer, then maybe it will happen. Kyrie is asking for it
and the management will take a look at all the offers that they might get to every interested
teams.

That would be a great deal for the Lakers if that happens but usually, we get to see these trades that are favoring the team that will be left or traded for.
This is an exciting developing story and if the rumors are true then there's an increased chance for the Lakers to be seen continuing to play together with Lebron but, it's on them to do the deal.

Yep, Kyrie playing good lately has something to do with his demand. He's actually boosting his player value to get to a good team, because more teams would most likely will engage to offer something for Kyrie.
Brooklyn is really a huge epic fail lol. They have rebuilt into a monstrous looking team (in paper), every year, but didn't even get the chance to play in the Finals.
How unfortunate.

Kyrie is averaging 27 point per game currently and has had good chemistry in the past with Lebron. No guarantees it will work again of course but it's not the worst scenario out there. Not sure if anyone offers much for an injury prone AD or struggling Westbrook at this point. Kyrie is probably the best offer they get for either player.

And as well it will not make any sense to nets to get AD since they know how frequent he gets an injury so it will be bad for them if their star is unavailable due to that situation. We know AD is good but he is injury prone and that is burden of his career maybe he nets will find more better deal to other team rather trading their players in exchange to one of lakers player.