球壇突發 - Kyrie Irving 向 Cleveland Cavaliers 提出將他交易出去

這絕對是一個令人詫異的消息，因為是來自 Cleveland Cavaliers 的 Kyrie Irving。消息根據 ESPN 的 Brian Windhorst，指上週發生的一次會議中，Kyrie Irving 向 Cleveland Cavaliers 提出將他交易的要求。原因由 Dan Gilbert 表示，指 Kyrie Irving 希望在一個更加重要的場上表現，不再想和 LeBron James 同隊；而那邊廂 LeBron James 得悉消息後表示十分失望。而根據 Brian Windhorst 報道，Spurs 是 Kyrie Irving 在會議中提及首選交易到的隊伍。但若然真有交易事情實行，Kyrie Irving 將算是放棄了一份超級可觀的合約。

How to handle Irving’s situation is clearly complex for the Cavs, as James can be a free agent next summer. Irving has three years and $60 million left on his contract, but he can opt out of the final year before the 2019-20 season.

By asking for a trade, Irving would be willingly giving up the chance to qualify and sign a “supermax” contract with the Cavs in 2019. This provision, installed in the just-started collective bargaining agreement, was meant to deter star players from leaving their teams as they came up on their third contract. This is when numerous stars want to move, as has played out with Kevin Durant, Gordon Hayward and Paul George.

Irving’s contract contains a 15 percent trade bonus that would pay him an additional $2.9 million in both the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons.

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