In an sudden flip of occasions, Kyrie Irving has requested the Nets to commerce him earlier than the February 9 commerce deadline.

Since final offseason the Lakers have been significantly excited by getting the previous LeBron James teammate in Cleveland. The curiosity appears to be mutual.

Should such commerce occur, the Lakers have the approval of the crew’s legend Magic Johnson. “Personally, I’d love to see Kyrie in the purple and gold,” the five-time NBA champion tweeted within the wake of stories of Irving’s commerce request.

This season Irving is averaging 27.1 factors, 5.1 rebounds and 5.3 assists in 37 minutes per sport. He helped the Nets defeat the Lakers a few days in the past.