Buried in New York Times reporter Marc Stein’s NBA newsletter Tuesday was a nugget about the future of Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving.
Two teams — the Brooklyn Nets and the New York Knicks — are expected to pursue Irving if he hits free agency next summer, Stein reports. The Knicks, who were reportedly one of Irving’s preferred destinations when he initially requested a trade out of Cleveland, have continued to pop up as a contender to lure Irving away from Boston. The Nets, on the other hand, are a new name to join the discussion.