Nets’ Kyrie Irving requests trade out of Brooklyn before deadline: reports

Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving has informed the organization that he wants to be traded ahead of the NBA’s February 9th trade deadline, according to multiple reports.

Irving told the Nets that he prefers to be moved ahead of the trade deadline, or he will leave when he becomes a free agent this summer, according to a report by The Athletic.

Irving has been with Brooklyn since the 2019 season after leaving the Celtics following two years in Boston.