As time goes by this offseason, the opportunities of the Los Angeles Lakers landing Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving in a trade for Russell Westbrook appear to gradually enhance.
At veryfirst, it appeared there was just an outside opportunity of it takingplace, and when Irving chose into the last year of his agreement days ago, numerous idea the possibilities had struck no.
But the 2 groups started talks onceagain, and now those talks have supposedly ramped up and even gotten severe.
Via Yahoo Sports:
“The Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets are actively engaged in conversations on a trade bundle that would sendout star point guard Russell Westbrook to Brooklyn in exchange for star point guard Kyrie Irving, league sources informed Yahoo Sports.
“There’s palpable optimism that an arrangement can be struck inbetween the 2 sides this offseason, however there stay a coupleof difficulties, sources stated.”
For months, Lakers fans have dreamed of discharging Westbrook, and the group supposedly attempted to trade him prior to the tradin