The Nets appear serious about pursuing multiple free agents this summer. On Thursday they created additional cap space in a trade with the Atlanta Hawks.
The growing rumor circulating for the past month has been that there’s mutual interest between Brooklyn and Kyrie Irving. Woj added fuel to that fire with his latest report.
Boston guard Kyrie Irving -- who is expected to become a free agent -- and Brooklyn have a strong mutual interest, league sources told ESPN. The Nets have $46 million in salary-cap space to sign two maximum-contract free agents, which would include Brooklyn’s dream scenario of luring Irving and Golden State’s Kevin Durant to the franchise, league sources said.