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Originally Posted by Déjà Bru
I think I would end up in a penitentiary if I ran an NBA team. What would hold me back from launching myself over my desk at Kyrie Irving, when he now tells me that he wants to be traded before next Thursday? After having opted into his $37 million player option which pays him ... $37 million dollars for playing for my team the whole season.
"Sure, Kyrie, become a free agent next season if we cannot agree on a contract extension. Would you mind honoring your contractual agreement for this season, though? Please?"
My eyes shift to my assistant.
"I can see this is going nowhere. Look at his face. If I don't swing a deal for him in less than a week, at a steep discount in this situation, he's going to act up and mope around again ... For cryin' out loud. Hold me back. Hold me back, quick! I'll kill him! I swear, I'll kill him!!" [leaps] 
Source: Kyrie Irving asks Nets for trade ahead of deadline |
What I’ve heard was that this came specifically because he and the Nets reached an impasse because the Nets wanted a lot of his contract to be tied to games played bonuses. I think you can understand why the Nets were adamant about it, and if you’ve followed Irving at all, you’ll know why he didn’t want that.