Kyrie Irving is not sacrificing anything meaningful by opting in to play with the Nets again next season.
Don’t let his lofty words on Twitter mislead you: Irving will make $37 million next season, which — along with his failure to find a viable sign-and-trade option — is probably the biggest reason he opted into the final year of the deal.
“Normal people keep the world going, but those who dare to be different lead us into tomorrow. I’ve made my decision to opt in. See you in the fall,” Irving wrote, according to the Athletic.