Kyrie Irving named six different locations he’s prepared to play subsequent season as negotiations with the Brooklyn Nets have turned “acrimonious” per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

Nevertheless, lots of these groups aren’t reciprocating Irving’s curiosity aside from the Los Angeles Lakers, who might afford to tackle Irving however at $30 million lower than the Nets are paying him.

“The curiosity isn’t mutual in a number of of those locations,” Woj mentioned. “Clearly the Lakers are those that loom. And can Kyrie Irving stroll away from a $36.9 million participant possibility that he can choose into and have that cash assured, particularly after a 12 months the place he misplaced about $17 million by not being vaccinated final 12 months and untold extra with a sneaker deal that isn’t going to be there anymore, actually on the degree it was.”

Brooklyn was favored to win all of it earlier than the 2021-22 season, however now, not solely do the Nets danger the opportunity of dropping Irving, they danger dropping Kevin Durant as properly.

“I believe that’s the priority once you have a look at not solely Kyrie’s future in Brooklyn but in addition Kevin Durant’s future and whether or not they can maintain this factor collectively,” Woj mentioned on ESPN’s NBA analysts.

ESPN’s Zach Lowe is reporting that groups are discussing the opportunity of Durant asking for a commerce within the subsequent few days.

“Groups are already working beneath, not the belief, however ‘we have to put together for the contingency that Kevin Durant is accessible through commerce in six days or seven days,” mentioned  Lowe on the Lowe Publish podcast.

The Portland Path Blazers Damian Lillard and Jusuf Nurkic have already began recruiting Durant through social media.

The Brooklyn Nets completed 44-38 within the common season earlier than dropping to the Boston Celtics within the first spherical 4-0.

Irving has till June 29 to determine if he desires to train his $36 million participant possibility with the Nets.