Kyrie Irving sticks with Nets, settles on $36.5M | FIRST THINGS FIRST

After weeks of speculation, the contract saga in Brooklyn comes to an end with Kyrie Irving deciding to opt into the final year of his contract with the Nets and declining to become a free agent. After initially requesting a five-year deal, with a $245M contract, the star will earn $37M in his final year with Kevin Durant in Brooklyn. Nick Wright and Chris Broussard discuss this turn of events, and decide what it means for the future of Brooklyn and Kyrie.

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