If trade value were determined strictly by talent, the Brooklyn Nets could ask for the world in exchange for NBA superstar Kyrie Irving. Very few human beings have ever been as good at basketball as he is.

Unfortunately, it isn’t. Factors like age, contractual arrangements, and (most relevantly here) reliability and character come into play in any trade.

For that reason, Nets fans may not love the return they get for him.

Still, there will be a return. It’s difficult to imagine that Irving isn’t playing in a new uniform next season. It looked like a likely outcome before Kevin Durant’s trade request: now, it feels practically inevitable.

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Regardless of questions surrounding Irving’s mental state, he’s too talented to be untradeable. The Nets will find something for him, whether it’s an ideal package or not.

Here are three deals we think ought to intrigue them.