NBA Free Agency: Assessing Kyrie Irving's most likely landing spots

#1 New York Knicks

Irving has been backed to link up with Kevin Durant in New York this summer

Despite all the recent rumors linking Irving to either the Nets or the Lakers, it still seems in all likelihood that he will head to the Knicks. The Knicks are so confident of their ability to land two All-Stars that they were willing to trade Kristaps Porzingis, and Irving is widely viewed as the man who will be the first to sign up for a new era in NY.

Kevin Durant has also been backed to follow, and Jalen Rose has explained why Irving is bound for New York:

His next situation has to be a blank canvas. It can’t be the Nets. And what I mean by that is a team that made the playoffs that has an identity in its backcourt already. They have to be a squad like the Knicks, where they can actually build around the fact that he’s going to be a volume-usage player. He likes to dribble the ball a lot, he likes to shoot the basketball a lot, and that’s who he has become.

Ultimately, the Knicks are arguably the NBA's biggest team, and Irving will have a fantastic opportunity to win in New York.