Kyrie Parts Way with Agent; Eyes Signing with Nets!!!

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Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving reportedly parted ways with his longtime agent Jeff Wechsler on Wednesday & instead has plans to be represented by Roc Nation Sports.

ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reports that Irving, who declined his player option for the 2019-20 season; is partnering with Jay-Z's Roc Nation as he braces for his first free agency on June 30. 

With Jay-Z being a former part-owner of the Brooklyn Nets & one of the city's biggest icons, the move fuels speculation that Irving might make the Nets a free-agency destination. Wojnarowski says that Irving "remains intensely interested in the Brooklyn Nets" while also noting that the New York Knicks are expected to remain in the mix as well. 

Irving is coming off a stellar season in which he averaged 23.8 points per game & a career-best 6.9 assists per game while shooting 48.7 percent from the floor & 40.1 percent on 3-pointers. He was named to the All-NBA Second Team (his second All-NBA nod in his career), adding to a career that includes an NBA championship, an All-Star game MVP, a Kia Rookie of the Year Award & six All-Star appearances.

A week ago, Celtics president Danny Ainge addressed the media about Boston's looming summer. NBA free agency rules forbid players & teams from working on deals until the free-agent moratorium is lifted at 6 p.m. on June 30. When asked by reporters about Irving's exit interview with the team after the playoff loss to Milwaukee, Ainge said, "It was good."

Overall, Ainge was mostly mum about whether or not Irving will be back in Boston come the 2019-20 season.

"I don't know, I mean, there's not much I can say about that, honestly. But there's ongoing conversations. We'll just have to wait & see what happens there," Ainge said. 

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