Kyrie Irving reportedly will opt in to his $36.5 million player option for next season with the Brooklyn Nets.
Irving’s player option came with the initial four-year, $136 million deal he signed to join forces with Durant in Brooklyn during the 2019 offseason. He had until Wednesday to make a decision on the player option and will now become an unrestricted free agent after the 2022-23 unless he and the Nets agree on a contract extension.
Irving has played in 103 of a possible 226 regular season games over the last three seasons due to injuries and his unvaccinated status. Since the arrival of Irving and Durant, the Nets’ one playoff series victory came over thein 2021, though Boston returned the favor with a first-round sweep in the 2022 postseason.
While Irving is back in Brooklyn for one more season, two other marquee players are locked in for the long-term. Durant signed a four-year, $194 million extension that begins with the 2022-23 season. Ben Simmons, who arrived when the Nets traded James Harden to theIrving and Durant have yet to play with Simmons, but it appears they will have one season to figure things out before Irving decides on his future once again.
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