Exploring the Possibilities: How the Nets Could Expand the Kyrie Irving Trade to Include Toronto Raptors’ Fred VanVleet

It’s been more than 24 hours since news of Kyrie Irving’s blockbuster trade for Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith, sent a first-round pick and two second-round picks to Dallas. However, nothing has been officially announced and the reason is that the Nets are still evaluating their options to expand the trade to add a third team because once the deal is in place they wouldn’t be able to move Finney-Smith or Dinwiddie in anything other than a 1-for-1 trade before the deadline.

ESPN Sources: Nets-Mavs deal still hasn’t been officially made with the league office because Nets are exploring ways to expand the deal with a third team. Teams are expected to make the two-way deal official in the next few hours – unless Nets finds something bigger to fit into.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 6, 2023

Much of the conversation in the league these days is about one team: the Toronto Raptors.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 6, 2023

Marc Stein quickly followed suit by noting that the Nets are considering a Dinwiddie to Toronto diversion along with draft picks to acquire former All-Star Fred VanVleet in an apparent attempt to make Kevin Durant happy enough to to stay in Brooklyn.

Among opportunities to expand Kyrie Irving’s trade to Dallas ahead of tonight’s trade call: League sources say Brooklyn has been exploring the feasibility of boxing Spencer Dinwiddie and moving capital to Toronto to acquire Fred VanVleet.

— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) February 6, 2023

Stein also noted that the Nets have done so Interested in Pascal Siakamwith the caveat that the Raptors are reluctant to make their All-NBA forward available in talks — adding to the real question of whether the Nets have enough to even interest Toronto in a Siakam deal Durant doesn’t have a hand in is.

The problem for Brooklyn is that the clock is ticking as Dallas needs to have the deal in place by the end of the day Monday so they can get Irving to practice Tuesday so he can make his debut on Wednesday night. That means we’ll soon have a fix for all of this and how desperate the networks think they need to be to bolster this trade.

Source: uproxx.com