Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving will not opt into his $21.3 million deal for next season and will become a free agent, reports Shams Charania of The Athletic.
According to Charania, Boston expected this ahead of Irving's option date on Thursday.
Irving averaged 23.8 points, 6.9 assists and 5.0 rebounds during the 2018-19 season. The Celtics finished the year after being beaten by the Bucks in the Eastern Conference semifinals. After the last loss in that series, Irving said, "For me, it's just moving on to the next thing, and just seeing where that ends up.