The Nets have been involved in plenty of rumors — particularly surrounding the trade availability of superstar James Harden. Brooklyn is reportedly atop Harden’s wish list of preferred destinations. Irving said he and the Nets have tried to limit the outside noise. “There’s no control that we have as players to manage what’s being said in terms of rumor mills and what’s being reported, so let’s just leave it at that,” Irving said. “James is a great player, we wish him well, and I just want him to be happy and secure in who he is as a man first. And then as a basketball player, whatever happens between those conversations is between them first.”
