A week removed from being voted a starter in the 2023 NBA All-Star Game, mercurial Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving has requested a trade, preferably before next week's deadline, according to multiple reports.
The request comes less than a week before Thursday's trade deadline. The Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns and Dallas Mavericks are expected to be among the teams interested in Irving, multiple reports said.
The request also comes six days after his agent and stepmother, Shetellia Irving, told Bleacher Report's Chris Haynes that they had made no progress towards securing a lucrative longterm extension in Brooklyn: "We have had no significant conversations to date.