Nets' GM non-committal on Kyrie Irving’s future: ‘We need people here that want to be here’

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If you were looking put money on Kyrie Irving returning to the Nets next season, you might want to hold off for now.

Irving’s long-term future in Brooklyn looks uncertain after comments made by general manager Sean Marks Wednesday. Speaking with the media, Marks acknowledged that Irving’s part-time status this season had an impact on Brooklyn’s play and said the team needed players who would be available.

"We need people here that want to be here," Marks said, via ESPN. "They’re selfless, that want to be part of something bigger than themselves — and there’s an objective and there’s a goal at stake here. And in order to do that, we’re going to need availability from everybody."

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Kyrie Irving #11 of the Brooklyn Nets looks on during Round 1 Game 4 of the 2022 NBA Playoffs on April 25, 2022 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.  (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)

Irving, 30, didn’t hit the hardwood until the turn of the calendar due to New York City’s vaccine mandate at the time. The unvaccinated Irving returned after Brooklyn allowed him to become a part-time member of the team, playing in only away games until the vaccine mandate was lifted within the private sector in March.

"I think it’s obvious," Marks said. "Whenever you have a key part of your team that’s not available and you’re trying to build chemistry, you’re trying to build camaraderie out on the court, that’s very difficult. And then you have people coming in at certain times of the season. We made what we felt was the correct decision at that particular time to say, ‘Hey, we’re not going to have Kyrie