Kyrie Irving has been traded to the Celtics

Now that the deal is complete, what it means for LeBron, the Cavs, and the Celtics.

Josh
Josh
Aug 22, 2017 · 2 min read

Shams has done it once again. Beating Woj to the story that Kryie Irving will indeed waive his no-trade clause and move to the Boston Celtics.

The trade immediately puts it into a league of its own. Two teams that played each other in the conference finals don’t trade that often. It hasn’t happened in decades, and likely won’t happen for years to come.

For this trade to happen, the Celtics had to be in the perfectly awkward scenario of being ready to compete now, and preparing for the future. The Celtics obviously had the best Kyrie offer of anyone, and despite being in direct competition with each other, the Cavs needed to pull the trigger.

For the Cavs this is such an odd situation to be in. The trade now puts Boston in a real threatening situation to win the East. Which makes you wonder how LeBron feels about it. Because while the players that Cleveland got back for Kryie is the best package of players they could have gotten back, they just made their competition much better. That still doesn’t make the situation any less frustrating for LeBron.

I can’t even imagine how giddy the Celtics must be. Being able to throw Kyrie out with their roster is incredible. While Isiah Thomas was really great last year, Kyrie scored in the Finals in big moments for two straight years against one of the best teams ever. That’s hard to quantify in numbers.

https://unprofession.com/the-unprofessionals-podcast-kyrie-trade-71b90b7cafa1

We’ll have more thoughts on this trade and what it means in the coming days, but for now, let’s all be excited for the likely Eastern Conference Finals between the Cavs and the Celtics next year. My gosh, what a joyful mixture of plots and entertainment value we’re in for.

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