“He has wrecked team after team, after team… He wrecked his own legacy” - NBA analyst believes Kyrie Irving represents everything that is wrong with the NBA
Kyrie Irving’s potential exit from the Brooklyn Nets has caused some frenzy in the media, with NBA analysts monitoring the developments closely.
Irving and the Nets have reached an impasse regarding his contract situation. Irving has now reportedly handed the organization a list of teams he would like to be traded to.
Skip Bayless weighed in on the Irving situation on "Undisputed." Bayless said he found the story exhausting yet riveting, and described as "one of the most despicable stories in basketball history." Bayless said:
"I'm so tired of this story, but at the same time, I'm so fascinated and riveted. I'm all eyes and all ears to one of the most despicable stories in the basketball context I can ever remember. In all my years of closely watching and deeply loving the National Basketball Association."
He believes that the former NBA champion represents everything that is wrong with the modern NBA.
"Right now, Kyrie is everything that's wrong with the NBA, but we can't take our eyes off the outcome of the story," Bayless went on. "Because it gets more fascinating by the moment.
"Because it gets hazier and trickier by the moment, as this negotiation plays out right before your very eyes. Kyrie is by far the best story in sports right now for all the wrong reasons."
He also claimed that Kyrie Irving has turned so many fans away from the game. He opined that the 2012 Rookie of the Year has wrecked almost every team he has been on.
"This man, who is turned on so many fans to the game just because he's so much fun to watch and handle the basketball and create his own shot, is now turning off so many fans," he continued. "Because he has wrecked team after team after team.
"I'm not sure he wrecked the Cavaliers, but he wrecked LeBron's career at that point. He forced LeBron's hand out of Cleveland and then he absolutely he didn't wreck the Celtics. He wrecked his own legacy."
What's next for Kyrie Irving?
Multiple franchises have shown interest in Kyrie Irving, including the LA Lakers, LA Clippers, New York Knicks and Miami Heat. The seven-time All-Star could be on his way out of Brooklyn via free agency or a trade. A decision is expected on or before June 29, when the guard's player option expires.
Contract negotiations between the Nets and Kyrie Irving regarding the point guard’s future with the team are reportedly getting “acrimonious” trib.al/S221pIw
With the franchise and the player at an impasse, the Nets could be left with no option but to trade Irving. If that does not happen soon, he will become a free agent.
Irving might be drawn towards the Lakers. NBA analyst Nick Wright recently stated that Miami are the only feasible option for Irving if they are willing to include Tyler Herro or Kyle Lowry in a potential trade.
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