With the regular season set to start for the Nets on Wednesday night against the Timberwolves, Kyrie Irving is ready to embrace the year with his new teammates and group together there experiences on the court into a shared leadership role.

"I think that we all share a certain responsibility in the leadership here," Irving said. "I think that some of my past experiences, there could be a sense of alienation when you think about someone naming you as just the leader of the team and falling all in your court."

"I want to share those responsibilities with those guys--obviously we have different roles, that every single night there's a consistency that you have to live up to, and your game. But overall, there shouldn't be a different communication that I have with [Duzanan] Musa or Caris [LeVert] just because I am a nine-year vet, or anything like that."

Taurean Prince and the Brooklyn Nets agreed on a two-year, $29 million dollar contract extension Monday, as first reported by ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski and confirmed by SNY's Ian Begley. 

Prince, who was traded to the Nets this summer for Allen Crabbe, the draft rights to No. 17 overall 2019 draft pick Nickeil Alexander-Walker and a protected 2020 first round pick, will now remain in Brooklyn through the 2021-2022 season.

The initial move for Prince helped the Nets make space for Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant and DeAndre Jordan.

The Nets continue to round out their roster for the next few seasons -- the team also extended Caris LeVert this summer to a multi-year contract.