Kyrie would make way more $ by waiting a year to sign his extension. And he's saying he just wants to play out the year because it is possible the Celts aren't going to commit to him.
I.e trading him for Kawhi Leonard. He's obviously aware that given their playoff run/his durability issues it isn't 100% that they want to commit 5 years/175 million or a similarly lucrative deal to him.
I know the 85 million reasons why Kyrie won't sign this year, I fully appreciate that.
I don't like the fact that he was a no show for most of the post season and he doesn't talk like he cares whether or not he stays in Boston. He acts non committal to me.
Now I'd love to keep Kyrie, but if they're going to trade assets for Kawhi, then as of this moment I say let it be him. They control Hayward, Brown and Tatum for years to come