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Thing is, he'll 100% bolt from teams like Jazz/Spurs this summer.

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This is why relationships are important. Wonder if Mitch will help us out

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Good deal. That could work for everyone involved.

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Russell Westbrook’s contract would need to be included in any realistic trade scenario between the teams and would likely need a third team, such as San Antonio, to ultimately acquire – and likely agree to a buyout – with Westbrook. San Antonio or any other third team taking on Westbrook would also look for draft pick compensation. Brooklyn never saw Westbrook as a logical fit with Ben Simmons during trade talks in the summer, and that thinking wouldn’t change now.

There’s also been speculation Nets guard Joe Harris could be included in any trade involving Irving and Westbrook. If Harris is included, he’d reunite with Lakers assistant coach Jordan Ott who was instrumental in helping him develop from a fringe NBA player to a sharpshooter in Brooklyn. Harris, a valued core member of Brooklyn’s culture dating back to the Kenny Atkinson era, is owed $19.93 million next season.
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Interesting the connection with Ott and Harris.

Dallas - Kyrie

While Dallas has been connected to Irving once again in trade talks, league sources with knowledge of the Mavericks’ thinking downplayed the team’s chances of landing Irving in a trade.
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Suns - Kyrie

With new ownership coming to Phoenix, there have been rumblings about the team finding a potential long-term successor at point guard to future Hall of Famer Chris Paul, with Fred VanVleet, D’Angelo Russell, and now Irving mentioned as possible trade targets.

It’s worth noting that Mikal Bridges, who came up in trade talks for Durant over the summer, remains a player Brooklyn likes from afar, league sources told HoopsHype.

Phoenix’s interest and ability to pursue a deal are currently uncertain amid the ownership transition.
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Heat - Kyrie

The Nets would be interested in Bam Adebayo, Jimmy Butler, or Tyler Herro coming to Brooklyn in a potential Irving trade. Miami would prefer to move off Kyle Lowry, who’s owed $29.7 million next season.

While Pat Riley has never shied away from a talented but controversial player in the past, it’s hard to logistically see how Miami can acquire Irving.
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Knicks and Jazz have discussed a deal

The Knicks and Jazz have had exploratory conversations surrounding Obi Toppin, Evan Fournier, and draft pick compensation for Malik Beasley and Jarred Vanderbilt, league sources told HoopsHype.

As reported in a recent HoopsHype NBA notebook, Utah is seeking the equivalent of a first-round pick to acquire each player. In these particular trade talks, Toppin would potentially be that equivalent for Vanderbilt with Utah seeking a potential first-round pick for taking on Fournier’s salary ($18.86 million next season and $19 million team option for 2024-25) and parting with Beasley, who has a $16.5 million team option for next season. Thus far, New York has been reluctant to attach a first-round pick to move off Fournier’s salary.

Beasley, who’s also drawn trade interest from the Cavaliers and Pelicans, told HoopsHype in an exclusive interview earlier this season that he’d like to remain in Utah and have the Jazz pick up his team option for next season.

Toppin previously came up in trade conversations over the summer during the Donovan Mitchell trade negotiations between New York and Utah. Jazz executive Danny Ainge previously traded for Fournier while running the C Bags as well.

Knicks senior basketball advisor Gersson Rosas has been a staunch supporter of Beasley and Vanderbilt since he traded for both players in the same four-team deal and eventually signed Beasley to a four-year, $60 million deal and Vanderbilt to a three-year, $13.8 million contract with the Timberwolves. Ironically, while Beasley was meeting with the Timberwolves and on the verge of agreeing to his contract, the current Knicks regime led by Leon Rose called to express interest in signing him, league sources told HoopsHype.
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The Rock said: ↑

This is why relationships are important. Wonder if Mitch will help us out

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I hope so, because Ainge won’t.

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Why do I have a feeling we're gonna get blue balled again and Kyrie just ends up signing an extension with the Nets when it's all said and done?

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I know the Nets don’t want Russ, but does anyone else think he‘s a decent fit there? Assuming we do Russ/Walker/2 FRPs for Kyrie/Harris:

Russ/Mills
Curry/Walker/Thomas
O’Neal/Watanabe
KD/Warren
Claxton/Simmons

They’ve got a P&R big in Claxton and plenty of shooting to space the floor. Russ and Simmons obviously don’t work together but I think it would be pretty easy to stagger them.

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sk2408 said: ↑

I know the Nets don’t want Russ, but does anyone else think he‘s a decent fit there? Assuming we do Russ/Walker/2 FRPs for Kyrie/Harris:

Russ/Mills
Curry/Walker/Thomas
O’Neal/Watanabe
KD/Warren
Claxton/Simmons

They’ve got a P&R big in Claxton and plenty of shooting to space the floor. Russ and Simmons obviously don’t work together but I think it would be pretty easy to stagger them.
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Russ and Simmons on the same team is comedy gold.

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sk2408 said: ↑

I know the Nets don’t want Russ, but does anyone else think he‘s a decent fit there? Assuming we do Russ/Walker/2 FRPs for Kyrie/Harris:

Russ/Mills
Curry/Walker/Thomas
O’Neal/Watanabe
KD/Warren
Claxton/Simmons

They’ve got a P&R big in Claxton and plenty of shooting to space the floor. Russ and Simmons obviously don’t work together but I think it would be pretty easy to stagger them.
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I think it’s much more about SlimSoftie not wanting to play with the disaster known as Russ than the Nets.

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I think it’s much more about SlimSoftie not wanting to play with the disaster known as Russ than the Nets.
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I was under the impression that they’ve kind of patched things up on a personal level, although yeah he’s probably not eager to share the court with him again.

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I sure hope that’s the case.

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Why do I have a feeling we're gonna get blue balled again and Kyrie just ends up signing an extension with the Nets when it's all said and done?
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A definite possibility.

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The funniest outcome if we are all honest is that the Nets win the chip with Russ lol.

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A definite possibility.
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Or worse, he's traded to the Clippers.

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A definite possibility.
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i think it's about the third team. bkn doesn't want russ, so we're depending on someone else to help out.

mitch is definitely a guy who could help us here.

also depends on how hard kyrie is pushing for here. nobody has mentioned the clippers as interested, which is weird to me. they can offer bkn playable players (powell/covington/jackson) and an unprotected 1st and get him to la. also, they'd love to block our move; it's what they live for over there.

edit: lol azn and i sharing a brain for a second.

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I was under the impression that they’ve kind of patched things up on a personal level, although yeah he’s probably not eager to share the court with him again.
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Yeah, they might be cool as friends again, but Russ is the same dude when it comes to his major weaknesses on the court.

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I think it’s actually happening guys.

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I hope that we actually don’t drag Russ when he plays LA in the future. That dude went through hell here man.

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