Nets sign Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving

[pwaldo]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ie-Irving.html

The Brooklyn Nets are getting perennial All-Star Kevin Durant — just not right away.

On his company’s Instagram page Sunday evening, the 30-year-old announced his decision to leave the Golden State Warriors, and move on to the Nets, who also reportedly reached an agreement with former Boston Celtics All-Star, Kyrie Irving.

The catch is that Durant, a two-time NBA Finals MVP with Golden State, is not expected to play next season after rupturing his Achilles in the NBA Finals.

ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Shams Carania of The Athletic reported the news before Durant’s announcement.

Wojnarowski also reported that both players agreed to four-year deals with Durant coming away with $164 million and Irving taking $141 million.

Contracts cannot officially be signed before July 6, and some details of the agreements may change before then.

For instance, ESPN reported that Irving might be involved in a three-team sign-and-trade deal that would send All-Star point guard Kemba Walker from the Charlotte Hornets to the Celtics and former Boston guard Terry Rozier to Charlotte, with Irving moving from Boston to Brooklyn.

If such a deal can be agreed upon, the Nets would retain Irving’s ‘Larry Bird’ rights, which would allow the team to sign him to a five-year contract.

[WilyWestbrook0]

Well that's an interesting pairing, lol

[markw2856]

Throw in DeAndre Jordan to the mix as well

It will be interesting to see when Durant and Irving will both be healthy. We all know Durant is out next year. Seems like Irving is always good for missing 20 games a year as well. Time to buy some popcorn and see how this plays out