 I'm told his side was vehemently against any stipulations in an extension. He believes that he deserved a fully guaranteed contract. He feels like a player of his caliber did not deserve or should have stipulations in that deal. And so when you think about it, it didn't happen last summer. You think about this year, there's clearly a principal difference between Irving and the Nets. Whatever his principals are, whatever the Nets principals are, they just clearly do not align. And I think this is groundbreaking news for the NBA, six days before the deadline, because Kyrie Irving is one of the best players in the league, on one of the best teams in the league. The Nets have gone from outside of the playoff picture, struggled to start the year under 500. Then they go and win 18 of 20 games, then KD gets hurt, but they're still treading water. This is a team that's battling for home court advantage, they're competing for a championship, and now their best player has demanded a trade, is expecting to be traded before the trade deadline, otherwise he will leave in free agency.