August 23, 20179 yr Getting rid of the decision to pay IT is a big part of this. You get Kyrie for the next two years. Crowder is a bit overrated IMO. Can you imagine committing $200M to a 5'6 guard coming off hip surgery? The Cavs needed to get something for either Lebron or Kyrie while staying competitive next year and building for when Lebron leaves. This accomplished both, they made a nice deal. I think it's a win for both sides.
August 23, 20179 yr Cavs are better IMO and Celtics are at best the same as before. I don't see how that's a win/win. I think the Cavs got worse and the Celtics got better. But just barely. It's only a win for the Cavs because of the draft pick, its all about preparing for when Lebron leaves now.
August 23, 20179 yr CBS Sportsline rated it this way. SportsLine projection: Before the trade TEAM WINS WIN% EAST CHAMP Cleveland Cavaliers 54.2 66.0% 43.1% 10.0% Boston Celtics 53.7 65.5% 33.0% 6.2% SportsLine projection: After the trade TEAM WINS WIN% EAST CHAMP Boston Celtics 54.9 67.0% 39.3% 8.7% Cleveland Cavaliers 54.2 66.1% 39.7% 9.1%
August 23, 20179 yr Cleveland's offensive efficiency just got dramatically better. IF Kyrie scores and orchestrates in Boston (read: plays like LeBron) then the Celtics will benefit. If it's the same ISO/dribble/shoot Kyrie then Boston takes a step back competitively. What shouldn't be lost in evaluating Kyrie is the fact the Cavs rarely won when LBJ didn't play and Kyrie was "the man." It is possible for a player to put up big individual #s and his team be mediocre. That was Kyrie without LeBron. It is also Love - but he will still get to play with LBJ...
August 23, 20179 yr I think Boston came out on the short end because of the draft pick. I just wouldn't have given up that draft pick if I'm Danny Ainge.
August 23, 20179 yr I think Boston came out on the short end because of the draft pick. I just wouldn't have given up that draft pick if I'm Danny Ainge. He's got like 19 more doesn't he?
August 23, 20179 yr Just wait til Kyrie meets the beat reporter from the Boston Globe. It's going to blow his mind.
August 28, 20179 yr Nobody mentioned IT's injury, and the impending renegotiation? Irving deal far from done- Bleacher Report Who wins if Cleveland vetoes the trade?
August 28, 20179 yr If I am Boston, I tell Cleveland NO WAY if they want Boston to sweeten the deal. Cleveland has more to lose than Boston if the deal does not happen.
August 31, 20179 yr I think the celtics shouldn't have made this deal. The cavs would have been a mess this year if Kyrie was never traded and the celtics would be set for the following year if Lebron leaves. The celtics could have had a top 3 pick next year and kept their core intact.
August 31, 20179 yr What did the Celtics add to the deal to get it completed after the Cavs questioned the extent of the Isiah Thomas hip problem?
August 31, 20179 yr What did the Celtics add to the deal to get it completed after the Cavs questioned the extent of the Isiah Thomas hip problem? They threw in a 2020 second round pick via Miami.
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