Kyrie Irving got traded? In late August? To the Celtics???? The NBA never sleeps
We try to make sense of this stunning blockbuster in an emergency edition of the podcast.
Kyrie Irving is on the Boston Celtics. Isaiah Thomas is on the Cleveland Cavaliers. The two best teams in the East just traded their stars for each other.
The NBA never rests, and neither do we. We interrupt your regularly scheduled team preview series for an emergency discussion with friend of the pod Michael Pina.
Among the topics discussed:
- Why do Celtics fans feel conflicted about this move? Is Kyrie Irving that much better than Isaiah Thomas, if at all?
- How much value should we place on the Celtics fans’ emotional connection to Isaiah?
- How will Kyrie fit into Brad Stevens’ system? Will Stevens need to adjust his strategy to accommodate him?
- Does this move make the Celtics better this year? Or is the real logic of the move to improve their window for the future?
- How valuable is the Nets’ 2018 first-round pick that the Celtics gave up? Will the Nets be one of the three worst teams in the NBA this year?
- If this was what it took to get Kyrie Irving, did the Celtics make a mistake not getting Jimmy Butler or Paul George instead for a similar package?
- Pretty nice job by Koby Altman and the Cavs, huh?
- Does this help the Cavaliers get closer to the Warriors, or does it not matter?
Plus, plenty of dumb flat earth jokes. Mike’s sorry.
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