{"id":342357,"date":"2021-09-21T22:33:02","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T19:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/clock-ticking-on-nets-kyrie-irving-james-harden-contract-goal\/"},"modified":"2021-09-21T22:33:02","modified_gmt":"2021-09-21T19:33:02","slug":"clock-ticking-on-nets-kyrie-irving-james-harden-contract-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/clock-ticking-on-nets-kyrie-irving-james-harden-contract-goal\/","title":{"rendered":"#Clock ticking on Nets\u2019 Kyrie Irving, James Harden contract goal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Clock ticking on Nets\u2019 Kyrie Irving, James Harden contract goal<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>The Nets\u2019 stated desire to have contract extensions in place for their remaining pair of Big 3 superstars \u2014 James Harden and Kyrie Irving \u2014 still has not been achieved with one week remaining before the first practice of training camp next Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>With Kevin Durant already signing his max extension in August, Nets GM Sean Marks indicated he plans to sit down with James Harden and Kyrie Irving and\/or their representatives in the coming weeks with a goal of hammering out new deals with the All-Star guards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRegarding the extension conversations, we\u2019ve had very positive conversations with both those guys and whether it\u2019s family members, [their] people, and so forth, I think it always helps to do these things in person,\u201d Marks said during an in-person press conference Tuesday at the team\u2019s Brooklyn practice facility. \u201cWith this being summer, we\u2019re very cognizant of letting people have their own time away before we all get back into the swing of things here.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re looking forward to sitting down with them over the course of the next week, two weeks, and furthering those discussions.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"704\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Kyrie-Irving-contract-Nets.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=704\" alt=\"Kyrie Irving contract Nets\" class=\"wp-image-19531407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Kyrie-Irving-contract-Nets.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1408 1408w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Kyrie-Irving-contract-Nets.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1056 1056w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Kyrie-Irving-contract-Nets.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=704 704w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Kyrie-Irving-contract-Nets.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=352 352w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Kyrie-Irving-contract-Nets.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\"\/><figcaption>Kyrie Irving<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NBAE via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Shortly after Durant committed to remain in Brooklyn through 2026 by signing a four-year extension worth $198 million on Aug. 6, Marks said he was \u201cconfident\u201d he\u2019d get new mega-deals completed with Harden, who was acquired from Houston in January, and Irving by the start of training camp.<\/p>\n<p>The 32-year-old Harden is eligible to sign for up to three years and $161.1 million, while the 29-year-old Irving can ink a deal for four years and $181.6 million. Marks didn\u2019t say whether any deadlines have been imposed \u2014 either by the team or the players \u2014 for negotiations to be completed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"704\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/James-Harden-contract-Nets.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=704\" alt=\"James Harden contract Nets\" class=\"wp-image-19531414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/James-Harden-contract-Nets.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1408 1408w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/James-Harden-contract-Nets.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1056 1056w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/James-Harden-contract-Nets.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=704 704w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/James-Harden-contract-Nets.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=352 352w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/James-Harden-contract-Nets.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\"\/><figcaption>James Harden<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Charles Wenzelberg\/New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cTo be honest, I haven\u2019t really looked at it as a distraction, per se. This is something those guys know exactly how we feel, and I think they\u2019ve been vocal about wanting to be part of this and build this together,\u201d Marks said. \u201cI think we\u2019ve got an opportunity to hopefully build something special here for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fact that they want to collaborate, they want to come here together, they want to build this together, I look forward to those discussions with [coach] Steve [Nash] and myself and obviously ownership, who\u2019s been incredibly supportive through this whole thing, and with the players. Just like any decision, it\u2019s a partnership and it\u2019s a collaboration.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Nets-Sean-Marks.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Nets Kyrie Irving James Harden\" class=\"wp-image-19531432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Nets-Sean-Marks.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Nets-Sean-Marks.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Nets-Sean-Marks.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Sean Marks<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NBAE via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Both players missed multiple <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s in the playoffs last spring -\u2014 Harden with a hamstring issue and Irving with an ankle injury \u2014 as the Nets were eliminated in seven games by the eventual NBA champion Bucks in a seven-game second-round <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a>. Marks indicated that both stars, however, are healthy entering camp with an eye on \u201cbeing the last team standing\u201d this season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe progress of their rehab and overall health, from what we\u2019ve seen, they look great,\u201d Marks said. \u201cOur performance team has been with them. Our coaching staff has been with them, spending considerable time with them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can attest that they\u2019re in great spirits. They\u2019re ready to go, like the rest of the team. It will be a work in progress as to how we proceed with all of our guys, not just James and Kyrie, into camp and how they\u2019re used over the course of the first couple days, weeks. We\u2019ve talked about it, really, ad nauseam, that it\u2019s a grind. It\u2019s a marathon. It\u2019s not a sprint. But we\u2019re obviously always trying to save those guys from themselves half the time. They feel good, they look great. 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