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Report: Kyrie Irving wants to be traded to the Spurs

Kyrie Irving wants to be traded, and among the places he'd like to end up is with the Spurs in San Antonio.

Kyrie Irving of the Cleveland Cavaliers reacts against the Golden State Warriors in Game 4 of the 2017 NBA Finals at Quicken Loans Arena on June 9, 2017 in Cleveland, Ohio. Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images

According to a report from Adrian Wojnarowski at ESPN, Kyrie Irving wants to be traded to the San Antonio Spurs.

Earlier Friday, reports emerged that Irving met with the Cleveland Cavaliers last week and asked to be traded.

While members of the organization are said to be surprised by the request, particularly LeBron James, the last part of the story to break is that one of the few places that he wants to be traded is to the Spurs.

Irving will make about $18.8 million this upcoming season with a raise to more than $20 million the following season and then a little more than $21 million in the final year of his deal.

While LaMarcus Aldridge has one year less on his deal, his contract actually makes the Spurs and Cavs good trading partners if the Cavs wanted to make a deal involving the two players.

But because the Spurs don’t often let their intentions on the free agent market leak, there’s no way of knowing if the Spurs would even be interested in trading for Irving.

What we do know is that the Spurs could make this deal work if they wanted to.

And at least one Texas business is jumping into the fray, trying to recruit Irving to the Spurs.

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