Jul 22, 2017 · 1 min read
Urgent You’re talking about Kyrie, who is a bad defender, versus IT, who is a historically bad defender. Kyrie is an upgrade. He’s also an elite offensive player who at 25 likely has his best days ahead of him. There’s a long list of reasons to believe IT peaked last year.
Boston also added Hayward and has Jaylen Brown. They’ll be fine defensively. This trade is lopsided in Cleveland’s favor for this year, but Boston gets a scary good core for the next three years. It’s worth it.