Kyrie Irving remains noncommittal to the Boston Celtics only a season after getting traded to the city he called “a special place” upon landing there last summer after a divorce with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The 26-year-old star won't sign an extension this summer, given the extra $80 million he stands to make by signing in the summer of 2019, but he's not guaranteeing a future with the Celtics just yet.
“We have an incredible organization. I think we’ve positioned ourselves for the future, and we’re taking steps in the right direction,” Irving told Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated. “I’ve been transparent with [Celtics general manager and president of basketball operations] Danny Ainge. Transparent with the ownership of what my intentions are going into this season. And after the season, what conversations are going to be needed to have in order for us to get on the same page.”
Irving later went on to explain his ideals, having missed out on this postseason with a season-ending knee surgery to clean out debris from his past knee procedure in 2015. The injury kept him out for the latter part of the regular season, later being ruled out for the rest of the postseason with the clean-up procedure.
“What I really want, which is to bring our team, all of us together, to a championship with us all being healthy,” said Irving. “That’s where my focus is, and when that time comes, I’ll be ready to answer.”
The injury-prone star has been rumored to consider his favorite landing spot in the New York Knicks come 2019, who are considered strong candidates to land him if he puts himself in the market.
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