Kyrie Irving might actually be the most difficult trade target in NBA

 Lakers and Knicks are two of the five teams that the Nets' All-Star point guard, Kyrie Irving, could join.

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Sports News: Without exaggeration, Kyrie Irving might actually be the most difficult trade target in NBA history. Risk versus return is not the only consideration here. We're referring to one of the NBA's most surprising players ever. Every team he's ever left behind has his promise that he'll stay. He also promised not to stop playing last season. How certain would a potential buyer be that he would honour his promise? Complete organizational support would be needed to trade for Irving. You would have to proceed with the knowledge that he would miss games both as a result of an injury and for other reasons as well. He will say strange things. He's going to be a hassle for your coach.

And he'll make the most important shots of your season. Finding a fair deal is challenging because of this. The Nets are aware that Irving is one of the few players who might actually be talented enough to excuse this level of dysfunction. They would do worse on the court if they traded him. They might even lose out on the championship. Given the risk he represents, there is just no way that a team interested in acquiring him would offer the Nets their fair market value in exchange. It would potentially be a lose-lose situation for both parties involved coming in.

In that regard, the Nets ought to simply keep Irving. He has a player option for $36 million and only a small amount of leverage to use it to demand a trade. He would never want to play for the only teams with adequate financial room to really pursue him in free agency since they are so far from contending for a championship. Kyrie Irving won't be signed by the Indiana Pacers this offseason. For that reason, he'll most likely continue playing for the Nets. He is unable to force his way to his desired location, and they are unable to exchange him for their preferred product because his worth has plummeted to the point where it is unlikely that such a package even exists.

However, given that Shams Charania of The Athletic has reported that the two parties have reached a deadlock in their contract talks, it's important to consider who might be able to secure a deal for Irving. Given the risks it would carry for all parties involved, a contract likely needs to satisfy all or most of the following requirements to be viable:

After defeating the Celtics for the title, the Golden State Warriors face the Grizzlies.

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For their fourth championship in eight years, the Golden State Warriors overcame the Boston Celtics on Thursday night. However, three days later, the champions appeared more interested in sparring with the Memphis Grizzlies than they did in celebrating their newly won crown.

During the team's post-victory press conference, Klay Thompson opened the discussion by bringing up a tweet that Jaren Jackson of the Grizzlies had made after Memphis thrashed the Warriors 123–98 on March 28 to claim the No. 2 seed in the West.

Jackson's post appeared to make fun of the Warriors' previous catchphrase, "Strength in numbers."

"'Strength in numbers' is still applicable today. After they defeated us in the regular season, there was this one player who tweeted, "Strength in numbers," and it really infuriated me. I'm really excited to RT that. terrible bum. I was forced to see that and all I could think was, "This friggin clown." You intend to make fun of us? You have never been there, my brother. There, we have been. We are aware of the requirements. I'm back, so why? Please wait. 

Twitter fingers, are you kidding me? There were many individuals kicking us when we were down, and I had a memory of an elephant.