Kyrie Irving Trade Rumors: 76ers, Mavs Join Lakers in Pursuit of Nets PG

Shams Charania of The Athletic told The Rally that there are a lot of people interested in Irving.

The Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia 76ers and Dallas Mavericks could be landing spots.

Kevin Durant requested a trade after teammate Irving opted into the final year of his contract with the Brooklyn Nets.

According to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports, the Lakers are in talks about a deal that would send Russell Westbrook to the Nets.

Irving and James were part of the Cleveland team that won a title in 2016

Irving had an interest in six other teams before exercising his player option last week. The interest between the 76ers and Mavericks seems to be mutual.

Philadelphia made it to the second round of the playoffs behind a player who was considered the best in the world.

Is James Harden still with the organization after he opted out of his contract? Both Harden and Irving were traded in February of this year.

If the 76ers wanted to take a chance on Irving, they could keep Tyrese Maxey as their point guard.

Last season, Dallas reached the Western Conference Finals. Irving would take some pressure off Luka Doncic as another ball-handler and scorer, which is especially needed after the team lost a key player.

It might not be the best idea to put another ball-dominant guard on the roster since Doncic had the highest usage rate in the NBA.