On March 4, Beijing time, according to the famous Chalania report, sources revealed that Nets guard Kyrie Irving hired stepmother Shetelia Riley Irving as his new agent. It is reported that Shetria became the only black woman among active player agents.
Shetlia Riley was born in 1973 and is now 49 years old. She married Owen's father in 2004, and Owen's biological mother died when Owen was 4 years old. Sheteria Riley is also the Director of Sales at Black Entertainment Television.
For Irving, hiring a new agent at this time is clearly to involve the family in deciding on their own player options. He has a $36.64 million player option for the 2022-23 season. If he abandons that option, he could become a full free agent this offseason and sign with any NBA team.
Owen's previous agent was Jeff Wexler. So far this season, Irving has averaged 25.1 points, 5.3 assists and 4.8 rebounds per game, and due to refusing to be vaccinated, Irving has only played 15 games for the Nets, and under the existing epidemic prevention regulations in New York, he still can't play home games for the Nets. In Irving's 15 games, the Nets have only achieved a record of 5 wins and 10 losses. However, the Nets are finally receiving good news, and Durant will return to today's game against the Heat.
Owen involved his family in the decision on player options, which also added a lot of suspense to his stay. During his previous time with the Cavaliers, Irving's father had an unpleasant affair with James's close friend, resulting in a rift in the relationship between the two stars.