I think he's happy to be in Boston. Boston was one of the few places where he could be on a good team and not have a superstar that would overshadow him. Now, if Brown or Tatum becomes a superstar, Irving might not be too happy.
So they save even more. They save 81.1MM if he opts out (of course he will) and they don't re-sign Irving. His new deal will cut into that number.
WOW! That would be amazing if Cavs say no to the trade for medical reasons. I can see the Celts rolling with a gimpy IT but what the hell would the Cavs do?
So I saw that IT's "hip problem" was a factor in the trade. What about KI's injury-prone history so far? http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/artic...edly_dealing_with_knee_injury/s1_127_24095761 Don't know the contract sizes for said involved players, but on the surface I don't get how IT's injury history somehow outweighs KIs injury history. Must be something more to it...
They would trade Irving somewhere else or Celtics would have to throw in another asset to compensate (Marcus Smart?).
Haven't put in my few cents yet. When looking at this trade, and what each team received, Cleveland is the clear winner. Kyrie is the better player when comparing him and IT. But Kyrie isn't crowder and an a alleged top 3 pick better. No way! But when you look at the trade and how it affects both teams right now and tje trajectory of both teams going forward it is fairly even in my opinion. Boston is looking to man up and make a run at a title right now. With kyries age and how he fits into a team that is built to make a run right now and into the the next 3-5 years, this deal makes complete sense for them and they had to do it. Cleveland on the other hand is planning on losing lebron next season, which I garuntee you they will. They do not need to re sign IT next year, which I think for a team that is going into full re build mode next year is a very smart idea. I love IT, but he is a novelty guard in my opinion. Extremely undersized, which is why he is rated as one of the worst defenders in the league. He has terrible hip problems and is not a player to build around. They can rent him for this year while lebron Is still here and still keep the cavs in contention, but when lebron dips next season I would let him go as well. With that said and looking forward to their inevitable rebuild, they got a great young wing and an amazing contract in crowder, a great young center prospect in zizic and a potential tip three pic, in a top heavy draft next season. So I think, even though this trade clearly is in the cavs favor, it's pretty even when you look what both teams are looking to do in the near future. If that makes any sense. Haha. A handful of cocktails deep right now, somdomt judge the grammar.
Trade him to Houston for the amazing contract of Ryan Anderson that every team is begging to take on.
Isiah Thomas 2.0 is a great player if healthy, don't underestimate him. He was an MVP candidate last year, moreso than Kyrie.
That's a really tough position for Celtics to be in and I think Cavs knew well it would turn out like this (everyone knew about IT's issues). They basically have to finalize this trade somehow or else they are left with three players who will no longer be there as they will know Celtics board was actively trying to trade them. At the same time it'll reflect badly on Ainge if he offers Cavs another asset.
