Kyrie Irving to Lakers? Jackie MacMullan 'very strongly' believes that won't happen originally appeared on nbcsportsboston.com We're more than a month away from the beginning of NBA free agency, but the Kyrie Irving-to-L.A. rumors are swirling. Ainge shouts out Kyrie on Twitter ESPN's Brian Windhorst added some fuel to that fire by saying he believes Irving is "considering" the Lakers as a destination.