Kyrie Irving has officially asked for a trade out of Cleveland, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst reported Friday.
A league source told Windhorst that Irving met with Cavs owner Dan Gilbert last week and requested to be traded. The guard reportedly wants to go to a team “where he can be a more focal point and no longer wants to play alongside LeBron James,” the report said.
“Kyrie and I had a meeting with Cavs leadership where we discussed many different scenarios in reference to Kyrie and his future with the team,” Irving’s agent Jeff Wechsler told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. “The basis of those discussions and what went on in those discussions are between the Cavs and us. We are respectfully going to keep those private.”
James was reportedly “blindsided and disappointed” at hearing the news while his teammates had learned of his desire to be traded in the days leading up to the formal request.
The news of the request comes just days after Irving said Cleveland was “in a peculiar place” during an interview with Sports Illustrated.
Irving is entering the third season of his $94 million contract extension with the Cavs. He’s eligible for the Designated Player Veteran Extension next summer if he earns All-NBA honors this upcoming season with the Cavs. The extension would be at five-years, $219 million, but he wouldn’t be eligible for the same extension if he was traded. He’s due to be a free agent in 2019.
Check below to see some of the top candidates where Irving could possibly land, in no particular order.
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