Jesus. If Cleveland lost Irving for that **** sandwich then LeBron should buy himself out of his contract and leave immediately.
Nothing really adds up for me. You want to win...It's Cleveland. You want to make money....It's Cleveland. You want your own team....It's ultimately Cleveland. You want to score...It's Cleveland. You want to build your own legacy...It's not in San Antonio. So what is the deal? It almost feels to me like someone put a bug in his ear and he can't get it out. The idea that they are toxic makes no sense to me either. Everything in Cleveland is working right now except for one thing, GS. So what is going on that we don't know about...
Lebron has worn on kyrie most likely. He also probably realizes that once lebron leaves that team will be stuck in mediocrity with no cap room or flexibility to do anything. He's also probably tired of lebron drama all the time and disrespected
At this point the Cavs need to prepare for LeBron leaving by trading Kyrie a younger player(s) and/or pick(s) and get a head start on the rebuild.
If Kyrie wants his own team, and wants to be a focal point...Just wait 1 year and he will get his wish.
Nobody will settle for number two. Being number two on the second best team is not enough. This is why pg will leave okc. I also think hayward and isaiah thomas will have issues.
The team that makes the most sense right now for Kyrie and has the assets the Cavs or a 3rd team would covet is Denver. He would turn them into a very good team in the West. Kyrie is the PERFECT pg to pair with Jokic, Gary Harris has a ridiculously high field goal rate because he basically can get to the rim without any rim protector since Jokic is constantly pulling the center away from the middle. Now add in one of the best all around guards at getting to the rim and finishing with Kyrie, along with Jokic, who has maybe the best midrange game in the entire league, plus Millsap who has a solid midrange game and a solid offensive rebounder. And if they can get the deal done without dealing Harris (I'd deal away Murray if I were them) you have Harris who is emerging as an elite 3 point shooter for kick outs from Kyrie. That offense could be excellent with Kyrie. If you're going to get the Suns involved in a 3 way deal: Denver gets Kyrie / Channing Frye Phoenix gets Jamal Murray / Mudiay (young assets they'd actually want) / Arthur Cleveland gets Bledsoe / Wilson Chandler Denver is still loaded with that trade Kyrie / Nelson Harris / Beasley Barton / Hernangomez Millsap / Faried Jokic / Plumlee
Not that they have to move him but timing is tough, if they do. Trying to win now, going into LeBron's last year or looking beyond next year (a potential rebuild?) Heat - Goran Dragic? The bloated contract of Tyler Johnson? Justise Winslow? Josh Richardson? Pat Riley & Dan Gilbert getting together for a deal? Knicks - How does a Porzingis-Kyrie swap help New York? Swapping your young "star" for another? Irving-Lee-Hardaway-Anthony-Hernangomez/Noah? And what does a Carmelo-Kyrie trade really do for Cleveland? Not closer to Golden State & LJ/CA can opt out next year. Spurs - LaMarsha? Wolves - Wiggins back to Cleveland? Irving-Teague-Butler-Dieng/Gibson-Towns? Now if they were looking longer term(which wouldn't make that LerBon fella happy), Phoenix, Denver, Orlando could maybe throw some pieces out there. Magic - Elfrid? Vooch? Fournier? Gordon? Hezonja? Ross? Jonathan Isaac? Nuggets - Barton? Murray? Mudiay? Harris? Beasley? Lyles? Suns - Bledsoe? Knight? Jackson? Bender? Warren? Chriss? Ulis? Zach Lowe threw out Boogie for Kyrie.
[Aldridge] Kyrie Irving made his initial trade request before last month’s Draft, in hopes of being traded to Chicago and playing with All-Star swingman Jimmy Butler, according to a league source.
