Sometimes, an NBA player’s trade value isn’t commensurate with their pay. This can be the case for a number of reasons.

It may be that a player simply declined in the middle of a contract. That’s unavoidable. After all, players age: the athletic advantages they once enjoyed can disappear in an instant.

It’s not always age that causes decline either. A player can get on a hot streak from three-point range for two seasons, sign a massive contract, and lose their touch. No player wants to get worse, but it happens.

Of course, it’s not even always a decline in play that alters a player’s value. Sometimes, it’s their behavior off the court that tanks it. Such is the case with Kyrie Irving.

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By all appearances, the Nets are likely to trade him this summer. They shouldn’t be surprised if they don’t get as much as they’d like to.

Here’s a trade that has them getting pennies-on-the-dollar for him from the Milwaukee Bucks.