Report: Kyrie Irving wants to sign long-term deal with Nets, who are yet to communicate a similar desire
When Kyrie Irving was considered too toxic to even be around his own team back in early November, his market value was in the tank. The Lakers would've had an easier time offloading Russell Westbrook than Brooklyn would've had getting rid of Irving. Dude was radioactive. Nobody would go near him. Even the backup plan of the Lakers signing him as a free agent this summer was considered dead. But a funny thing has happened since then. Irving hasn't done or said anything stupid, and instead has decided to remind everyone what an incredible talent he is. He's averaging 26-5-5 on 48/37/90 shooting splits. He's the league's leading fourth-quarter scorer. Entering play on Wednesday, he is riding a three- Game streak of posting at least 30 points, five assists and five rebounds, which is a career first. It begs the question: How much market value has Irving restored? Might the Nets, who were pre...