Rockets still Anthony's top priority, making an Irving-to-Knicks trade a long shot

Ian Begley ESPN Staff Writer Close Covers the New York Knicks for ESPNNewYork.com Follow on Twitter Kyrie Irving informed the Cleveland Cavaliers earlier this month that the New York Knicks were one of the teams he would be willing to join. But it seems unlikely at this point that Irving will land in

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  Carmelo Anthony's Rumored 'Primary Objective' Is to Be Traded to Rockets

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Paul George Trade for Kyrie Irving Reportedly Repeatedly Rejected by Cavaliers

The Indiana Pacers reportedly pursued Kyrie Irving in a potential trade for Paul George before they shipped George to the Oklahoma City Thunder. On Monday's episode of The Lowe Post, ESPN.com's Brian Windhorst disclosed the Pacers unsuccessfully attempted to nab Irving in advance of the NBA draft

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  Chauncey Billups was aware of Kyrie Irving's frustration during interview process

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Prokhorov gets NBA committee approval to split Nets, Barclays Center

Mikhail Prokhorov got approval from the NBA Finance Committee to split up the Nets and Barclays Center, a move needed to sell a minority interest in the team. The approval was first reported by Forbes, which recently valued the Brooklyn franchise at $1.8 billion, the seventh-most valuable in the NBA