CAVALIERS ARE CLOSE TO CLOSING A DEAL?!?!
The CAVS have a deal that would send Kyrie Irving to Boston in exchange for Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic and one or more draft picks, first reported that the two teams were engaged in trade discussions.
Irving asked the Cavaliers to trade him on July 21, a move that surprised many around the league as the Cavs had been to three consecutive finals. Since the request, the Cavs have reportedly discussed deals with multiple teams, including the Suns and the Knicks, but a favorite to land Irving had not emerged.
Should a deal involving these two All-Stars get done, it would be one of the most impactful and surprising trades in league history. Boston was the East’s top-seed last season while Cleveland was the No. 2 seed, and the Cavs ended the Celtics’ season by defeating them in five games in the Eastern Conference Finals last season.
The Celtics have the Nets’ 2018 unprotected first-round pick from the 2013 deal that sent Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett to Brooklyn. That could well be a top-three pick, as the Nets are projected to be one of the worst teams in the league. Boston could also get the Lakers’ 2018 first-round selection if it falls between the second and fifth pick. If the pick is first overall or after fifth, the pick goes to Philadelphia, and the Celtics get the more favorable of Philadelphia’s or Sacramento’s 2019 first-rounder.
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