{"id":21952,"date":"2019-06-13T18:01:58","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T22:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnba.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=21952"},"modified":"2019-06-13T18:01:58","modified_gmt":"2019-06-13T22:01:58","slug":"kyrie-irving-to-join-roc-nation-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2019\/06\/13\/kyrie-irving-to-join-roc-nation-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyrie Irving to Join Roc Nation Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/i\/irvinky01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kyrie Irving<\/a><\/strong> is one of the top free agents in the 2019 NBA Free Agency class. Irving played his first six seasons for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/cleveland-cavaliers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a> before being traded to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/boston-celtics\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boston Celtics<\/a> where he has spent the past two seasons. For his career, Irving has career averages of 22.2 points and 5.7 assists. As a result, he is viewed as one of the top players in the NBA.<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Kyrie Irving Fires his Agent, Reportedly Will Join Roc Nation Sports<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Irving has had the same agent for his entire career, Jeff Wechsler. It is being reported by ESPN&#8217;s Adrian Wojnarowski that Irving and Wechsler have parted ways and Irving will join Roc Nation Sports.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Boston&#8217;s Kyrie Irving is expected to partner with ROC Nation Sports for representation, league sources tell ESPN. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2ZQnKvDaLV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/2ZQnKvDaLV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wojespn\/status\/1138963659689009152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 13, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>Founded by Shawn &#8220;Jay-Z&#8221; Carter, Roc Nation Sports is located in New York City.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Not the First Sign of Trouble<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This wasn&#8217;t the first sign of turmoil between Irving and Wechsler. In 2014 it was being reported by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/sportsnation\/chat\/_\/id\/49933\/nba-insider-chad-ford\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ESPN&#8217;s Chad Ford that Irving wanted out of Cleveland<\/a>. Wechsler was of the belief that Irving should stay in Cleveland which had Irving contemplating ending their relationship. Wechsler being retained in 2014 proved to be wise by Irving. As a result of Irving staying in Cleveland, the Cavaliers ended up winning a championship in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>It can be speculated that perhaps the situation is the same in 2019 as it was in 2014. Perhaps Wechsler believes it&#8217;s in Irving&#8217;s best interests to stay with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/boston-celtics\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boston Celtics<\/a> as the team attempts to facilitate a trade for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/d\/davisan02.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anthony Davis<\/a><\/strong>. If that is indeed the case, it is a clear sign that Irving is on his way out. The fact that Roc Nation Sports is based out of New York City is yet another sign. However, it is not the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/new-york-knicks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Knicks<\/a>, but the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/brooklyn-nets\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brooklyn Nets<\/a>\u00a0who appeared to be the clear frontrunner for Irving&#8217;s signature this summer.<\/p>\n<p>If this is the end of Irving&#8217;s time in a Celtics uniform, it was a disappointment. The Celtics had high hopes this season, <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonnba.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2019\/05\/10\/boston-celtics-vs-milwaukee-bucks-series-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">but they were knocked out of the Eastern Conference playoffs early<\/a>. As a result of season-long turmoil, the Celtics finished well under their desired expectations. A big factor of that turmoil was Kyrie Irving.<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, Kyrie Irving has the requisite talent to lead a team on a deep playoff run, but he will need to improve his leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"BkGG7PJxSid7N5tvK2Xt2g\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/911972916\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'BkGG7PJxSid7N5tvK2Xt2g',sig:'terfPJBJIMQ1Ku4EEB6waYpZwVPJ8vjwNU7kqPOAm44=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'911972916',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kyrie Irving is one of the top free agents in the 2019 NBA Free Agency class. Irving played his first six seasons for the Cleveland Cavaliers before being traded to the Boston Celtics where he has spent the past two seasons. For his career, Irving has career averages of 22.2 points and 5.7 assists. 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