Controversial NBA superstar Kyrie Irving is set to make a move from the Brooklyn Nets to the Dallas Mavericks. The US media report unanimously.
Irving recently asked his club to hand him over to another club within the professional basketball league. Now the wish of the 30-year-old is apparently being fulfilled.
In exchange for Irving, Brooklyn will receive Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith, one first-round and two second-round draft picks. The big question that remains is how Irving and Mavericks star Luka Doncic will get along. Both play in the point guard position.
Maxi Kleber, currently an injured German international in the service of the Mavericks, has to deal with a new teammate that is not exactly easy.
NBA: Nets’ Kyrie Irving suspended
Irving has made headlines in recent years. The seven-time Allstar refused to have the corona vaccination carried out and therefore missed a whole series of games due to the applicable regulations.
At the end of last year, Irving then shared a link to a film with clearly anti-Semitic content on social media. The Nets temporarily suspended their professional, he lost his multi-million dollar sponsorship contract with the sporting goods multinational Nike.
Rio Olympic champion Irving became champion in 2016 alongside LeBron James with the Cleveland Cavaliers. The change window in the NBA closes on Thursday.