The Los Angeles Lakers are still keen on trading for Kyrie Irving. Recent reports have said there has been no traction in talks for the Brooklyn Nets star, though. But if you're asking Meme God Brian Windhorst, one of the brightest basketball minds at ESPN, he firmly believes Kyrie will end up in LA.

This is what Windy had to say about the Irving rumors on Thursday morning on “Get Up”. Quotes via RealGM:

“Kyrie Irving absolutely wants to be a Los Angeles Laker,” said Brian Windhorst. “This we know. The Lakers want Kyrie Irving. This we know. But making that happen, that's a different story. We don't really get a good feeling there's any team seriously on the market for Kyrie right now beyond the Lakers. It's doesn't mean they don't like him or value him, they just don't want to pay a potential price the Nets are asking. This is one of those things where we just have to wait and see.

“I doubt Kyrie will be back [with Brooklyn], I think he'll be on the Lakers, but I don't know when it will happen.”

Right now, the roadblock is the Lakers' offer. Yes, the Nets are looking to get an absolute haul for Kevin Durant but the franchise also wants to get some decent return for Kyrie, who opted into his $36 million player option just days before KD requested a trade.

LA Times' Lakers reporter Brad Turner also believes Kyrie will be a Laker:

Windhorst made sure to reiterate that LA is about the only team seriously interested in pulling off a blockbuster for Kyrie. LeBron James is reportedly keen on reuniting with Irving and to be honest, the guard doesn't have a lot of options right now after Brooklyn refused to give him a long-term extension.

It may just be a one-year rental for Kyrie Irving with the Lakers. That being said, could it really be the missing piece? We saw the chemistry LeBron and Irving once had en route to bringing a championship to Cleveland and it's clear Russell Westbrook doesn't exactly fit alongside The King and Anthony Davis.

There's still lots of time for a deal to get done. We'll see if Brian Windhorst winds up being right again, just like he predicted the Rudy Gobert trade.