Kyrie Irving Next Team Odds After Being Linked to Two Teams

Kyrie Irving Next Team Odds: Will This Be His Final Season in Brooklyn?

Kyrie Irving’s 2021-2022 season was pretty controversial.  Kyrie sat out the majority of the season, and the Brooklyn Nets season ended unceremoniously. James Harden  pointed to Irving’s willingness to do anything to win as a reason he wanted to be traded. So what does that mean for Irving’s future?

The Lakers are expected to be one of several teams to pursue Kyrie Irving after his contract talks with Brooklyn have stalled, per reports.

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Sources: Kyrie Irving, Nets are at impasse in conversations about his future in Brooklyn, clearing way for the seven-time All-Star to consider the open market. Lakers and Knicks expected to emerge among potential suitors.

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— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 20, 2022

So where will Kyrie end up? Let’s set some odds on where we think Kyrie will end up.

• Brooklyn Nets: +100
• Los Angeles Lakers: +250
• Los Angeles Clippers: +300
• New York Knicks: +500
• The Field: +500

Brooklyn Nets: +100

It’s hard to  imagine Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving not giving it a go again, together they are one of the best 1-2 punches in the league.

Los Angeles Lakers: +250

Kyrie Irving reunites with LeBron James, now that’s a storyline worth printing.  Lakers fans certainly would love for that to come true.

Here’s how Charania broke down a potential Lakers deal for Irving:

“For the Lakers, the likely path to acquire Irving would be him opting in to facilitate a trade, because the Lakers cannot realistically clear cap space to sign him themselves, and a sign-and-trade would trigger the hard cap, thus making acquiring Irving significantly more difficult,” Charania wrote. “If Irving would opt in, Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka would have to satisfy the collective bargaining agreement’s salary-matching rules, meaning if Irving’s $36.6 million was the only incoming salary, the Lakers could send anywhere from $29.3 million to $45.8 million to the Nets and/or a third team in a legal transaction.”

Los Angeles Clippers: +300

The Clippers are still the second team in Los Angeles, but they do still have a solid core. Plus they have their own arena coming in the next year or so. Kyrie would be a huge name to help sell seats.

“The Clippers’ scenario is less complicated than the Lakers, as the Clippers have a series of players making $11 million to $17 million to work with,” Charania wrote.

Los Angeles also has some intriguing young players like Terance Mann or Brandon Boston Jr. that could sweeten a potential deal for Brooklyn.

New York Knicks: +500

The Knicks have been trying to land someone of Kyrie’s caliber for years, but like they always do,  they’ll probably fall short in their attempt to get a bonafide NBA superstar.  

“For the Knicks, the likely path to acquire Irving depends on what the Nets prioritize,” Charania wrote. “New York is even with the salary-cap line for 2022-23 so it could clear enough space to sign Irving on a maximum contract by offloading salaries such as Evan Fournier, Alec Burks, Nerlens Noel and Kemba Walker. But the Knicks could also offer some or all of those players to the Nets or a third team in a possible sign-and-trade.”

The Field: +500

The Field falls all the way at +500 odds, because it’s hard to see two things:

Hard to know where Kyrie will land but we know he’s not going to agree to  play in Orlando, or some other small market team.

We’ll have to keep an eye on things as the Kyrie drama continues this offseason.

As always you can check  out all the Odds at Oddsshopper.com. 

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