This is an I-Heart podcast.

Come on.

You're listening to Heat Check from Trista Crick, Odyssey's official NBA podcast.

Find that wherever you get your podcasts.

And live all throughout free agency, Summer League, and beyond.

Exactly.

So I said this in the pod that never was, so did I even say it at all?

That's the question.

Buckle up, folks.

We've now reached Bazaaroland.

As of yesterday afternoon, according to numerous sources.

The Nets gave Kyrie Irving permission to pursue sign-and-trade packages,

also to sign in free agency using the mid-level taxpayer, mid-level exception.

And it appeared that unless the Nets paid him max money, he was out this bitch.

However, it turns out, Kyrie did opt in to his $36 million contract and blew up all

the speculation about him and KD finding new homes.

By the way, Kyrie Irving is currently in North Dakota, opting into his contract, looking

at all the scenes and sights.

But unless, of course, nothing has actually changed and Kyrie is still on the move.

No one knows what's happening, folks.

No one. Not Woj, not Wendy, who like me ended up scrapping his podcast as well. He recorded

the full thing, had to start all over again once Kyrie opted in. Ain't that about a bitch?

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