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It’s no secret that the Boston Celtics had major chemistry issues during their most recent season. With Kyrie Irving and multiple other players reportedly never seeing eye-to-eye, the Celtics never seemed to click, and now Celtics general manager Danny Ainge has appeared to take some shots at the current free agent. Ainge: "I think it […]

Kyrie Irving is reportedly already making moves to trace his next destination in free agency. According to a report by Ric Bucher of Bleacher Report, the top point man in the market is trying to recruit DeAndre Jordan to join him alongside Kevin Durant with the Brooklyn Nets next season: Irving, meanwhile, also recently purchased […]

There has been endless discussion all year about Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving wanting to team up in free agency, so it should come as no surprise that Durant and Irving have had some recent conversations about it. According to Ric Bucher of Bleacher Report, Durant and Irving have met twice in recent weeks to […]

Free agency is just one week away, and many are talking about the potential destinations of top-tier free agents, particularly All-Star guard Kyrie Irving. Irving has recently told the Boston Celtics that he has no plans of returning to the team, which means he will be donning a new jersey next season. Up to this […]

The Boston Celtics’ masterplan to build a super team didn’t happen, as they failed to acquire Anthony Davis from the New Orleans Pelicans. They are also about to lose All-Star guard Kyrie Irving for nothing. Now, the Green Gang is left with no choice but to rebuild. Still, a lot of people, including those who […]

An anonymous NBA executive says while Kyrie Irving and D’Angelo Russell are both “divas,” Irving “takes it to another level,” according to Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report. Irving becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer and is widely expected to sign with the Brooklyn Nets, the team Russell plays for. Russell becomes a restricted free […]

It’s no secret the Brooklyn Nets have dreams of adding a pair of superstar free agents this summer. If Kyrie Irving ultimately proves the only max-level player willing to sign in Brooklyn, though, general manager Sean Marks and company would apparently still be happy to accommodate him. According to Brian Lewis of the New York […]

The Brooklyn Nets are reportedly gaining confidence they’ll sign Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant in free agency this summer, according to Brian Windhorst of ESPN. The Nets have cap space to sign both All-Stars. Durant’s former teammate with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Kendrick Perkins, says the Nets are the front runners to land KD. On […]

Kyrie Irving is widely expected to leave the Boston Celtics this summer in free agency and we’re starting to understand why. According to ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan, Irving reportedly didn’t like living in the city of Boston and had issues with head coach Brad Stevens and general manager Danny Ainge by the end of the 2018-19 […]

While the Brooklyn Nets may not have acquired a potentially franchise-altering prospect in the recently-concluded draft, what they have done successfully is to further improve their cap space in preparation for the rumored arrival of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. A couple of NBA insiders in Zach Lowe and Brian Lewis pointed out this fact, […]

New Orleans Pelicans forward Julius Randle is set to enter unrestricted free agency after declining his $9 million player option for the 2019-20 season. Pelicans‘ Julius Randle is not picking up his $9M player option for next season and will enter unrestricted free agency, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. Randle is coming off his best […]

The Boston Celtics are in for an interesting offseason. After years of planning by Celtics executive Danny Ainge, the C’s will likely lose Kyrie Irving this offseason as well as the chance to sign Anthony Davis, after the Pels shook up the NBA by trading the big man to the Lakers – spurning Boston, who […]

Brooklyn Nets veteran big man Ed Davis doesn’t think a potential Kyrie Irving, D’Angelo Russell pairing can work in Brooklyn. By all accounts, Irving is going to sign with the Nets once free agency starts on June 30. Russell becomes a restricted free agent this summer. The Nets could re-sign Russell even if they land […]

LeBron James is reportedly aggressively trying to recruit Kyrie Irving to the Los Angeles Lakers, but the Brooklyn Nets are expected to land Irving once free agency starts on June 30, according to Anthony Puccio of Nets Daily. The Lakers don’t have a max salary slot for Irving, while the Nets have two. Irving grew […]

Bronny James has been talked about a lot for his game on the court, but he is now in the news for something that he posted on Instagram. In his latest post on Instagram, Bronny raised speculations about a potential reunion for LeBron James and Kyrie Irving with the Los Angeles Lakers, sharing a photo […]

The Brooklyn Nets reportedly might have doubts about signing Kyrie Irving this summer if he isn’t bringing Kevin Durant with him, according to Brian Lewis of The New York Post. The Nets have cap space this offseason to sign both Irving and Durant. KD is expected to miss the entire 2019-20 season due to his […]

Even if the Los Angeles Lakers manage to clear max cap space by changing the terms of the Anthony Davis trade with the New Orleans Pelicans, they reportedly won’t be in play for Kyrie Irving or Kawhi Leonard, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Irving is widely expected to sign with the Brooklyn Nets once […]

Boston Celtics swingman Jaylen Brown is definitely not holding back, as the 22-year-old recently posted a cryptic message on his Instagram account. Many believe that the caption he decided to go with for a seemingly innocuous and unrelated set of photos is directed towards teammate Kyrie Irving. https://www.instagram.com/p/By5UOa_lD5n/ Check that. With how news have emerged […]

Kyrie Irving’s bizarre second season with the Boston Celtics holds plenty of skeletons in the closet. Among them is his shocking tiff with head coach Brad Stevens, unsurprisingly among the many rifts he had with coaches and players alike. Sports Illustrated insider Chris Mannix went on The Odd Couple podcast with Chris Broussard and Rob […]

Kyrie Irving is a rather odd character to anticipate, yet his closed-door relationships with his Boston Celtics teammates and head coach Brad Stevens weren’t all that much different. NBA analyst Doug Gottlieb told The Best of the Herd Podcast an anecdote about Irving’s interaction with Stevens: “Kyrie came in one day to [a film session], he […]

Sports Illustrated insider Chris Mannix revealed part of the turmoil that haunted the Boston Celtics this season, including Kyrie Irving’s poor relationship with young players — the worst of them with up-and-coming talent Jaylen Brown. Mannix joined FS1’s Chris Broussard and Rob Parker on The Odd Couple podcast to shed some light on a roller-coaster […]

The Brooklyn Nets are unsure of how well they would do with Kyrie Irving as a solo act, and would rather keep restricted free agent D’Angelo Russell instead of signing Irving without a second star to play alongside him, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Nets simply won’t make D’Angelo Russell a priority in this […]

Spencer Dinwiddie has reportedly had a significant role in recruiting Kyrie Irving to the Brooklyn Nets, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. Once free agency starts on June 30, Irving is widely expected to sign with the Nets, the team he grew up rooting for while living in New Jersey. Word is […]

The Brooklyn Nets reportedly strongly believe they are the front runners to sign Kyrie Irving once free agency starts, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. Irving becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer once he declines his 2019-20 player option with the Boston Celtics. The six-time All-Star not only grew up in […]

The Boston Celtics are reportedly preparing for a strong scenario that All-Stars Kyrie Irving and Al Horford will leave this summer in free agency, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Watch Stadium. Irving will likely sign with the Brooklyn Nets, while Horford figures to command interest from multiple teams on the open market. […]

Kyrie Irving has now kept himself isolated from the Boston Celtics as free agency approaches. According to Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe, Irving has “essentially ghosted” president Danny Ainge and the Celtics in recent weeks: The strangest part of the Irving situation right now is that it appears he has essentially ghosted on the Celtics. The […]

The Boston Celtics have eerily stood pat despite plenty of shuffling decks prior to the start of the looming free-agency period, with president Danny Ainge not making the one Godfather offer than could’ve ultimately trumped the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis. Perhaps there is some wisdom in that, as Ainge could reportedly be looking […]

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum had an impressive rookie year capped off with an appearance in the Eastern Conference Finals. With him as the primary option on offense, the Green Gang forced Game 7 against the LeBron James-led Cleveland Cavaliers. They almost won that series but collapsed in the final minutes of the contest. A […]

Earlier this month, news came down the wire stating that Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving had decided to opt out of his $21.3 million deal for next season, which leaves him as an unrestricted free agent. This was an expected move, and now he is set to meet with the team at some point this […]

Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers might have made the first splash of the summer, but that might not be the only loss the Boston Celtics take this summer. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Celtics are “losing grip” on their impending free agent star Kyrie Irving, as he’s been focused on the Brooklyn […]

Boston Celtics point guard Terry Rozier is often overshadowed by his more popular teammates, but he is determined to prove his worth and is strongly interested in staying in a white and green uniform. Rozier will be a restricted free agent this summer, which means that he can accept offers from other teams, though the […]

The Boston Celtics were still considered to be potential favorites to land New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis with less than a week to go before the 2019 NBA Draft. After all, the Pelicans had abstained from dealing Davis at the February deadline in the hopes that they could strike up a dialogue with the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have made the first big splash in the summer of 2019, trading Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart and a host of first-round picks for New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis. As if it had not been made abundantly clear in the wake of an already tumultuous offseason, Jeanie Buss and […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and New Orleans Pelicans agreed to a deal to send Anthony Davis to the Lakers on Saturday. Unfortunately, the timing of the deal has some major ramifications on the Lakers’ free-agency plans this July. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Los Angeles is set to only have $23.7 million in cap space […]

The first domino of the 2019 offseason fell just two days after the official ending of the 2018-19 season with the blockbuster trade that sent Anthony Davis to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers could also potentially have another max salary slot available as a result of the deal. There are already rumblings about which […]

Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant will likely miss the entire 2019-20 season after rupturing his right Achilles tendon in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. However, that doesn’t seem to have stopped him from pushing forward with his plans this summer. According to NBA insider Ric Bucher, Durant plans to stay in New York […]

The Brooklyn Nets remain optimistic that D’Angelo Russell will remain a Net in the next several years. Ian Begley of SNY reported on Friday that the Nets will likely lose D’Angelo Russell if they eventually sign Kyrie Irving. The SNY sources also revealed that members of the Nets organization are aware of the strong possibility […]

The Brooklyn Nets might lose D’Angelo Russell in free agency if Kyrie Irving decides to join the franchise. The Nets are being mentioned as the likely destination of Irving, who opted out of the final year of his contract with the Boston Celtics to become a free agent this offseason. While getting the Celtics All-Star […]

In spite of incessant rumors that Kyrie Irving was strongly considering signing with a New York team in free agency this summer, the Boston Celtics still had plenty of hope that they could bring him back. Now, it appears that hope is dwindling. According to Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe, the Celtics’ belief that […]