Report: Kyrie Irving Asked Cavs to Trade Him

**baseline bum** · 08-07-2017

That is the narrative coming out of LeBron's camp tbh... Kyrie is just upset that LeBron would use him as a trade chip... especially in light of the fact that LeBron himself won't commit past this season and is leaving Kyrie in a position to have a team that's not suited or compatible with his more up tempo style.

The best meme out there in reference to Kyrie is the one that says:

From Kyrie to LeBron, you can't leave me if I leave you first...

Man did LeBron think he was going to bully Griffin into trading Irving for CP3? And that CP3 would bully the Clippers into accepting Kyrie?

**Robz4000** · 08-07-2017

Originally Posted by baseline bum

As long as we're playing the would rather game, would rather have prime David Robinson.

I'll take prime Timmy tbh.

**spurs10** · 08-07-2017

As long as we don't get another player whose name starts with K...

**hooperflash** · 08-07-2017

Originally Posted by spurs10

As long as we don't get another player whose name starts with K...

Kyle Anderson

**Captivus** · 08-07-2017

Originally Posted by RD2191

LeBron gets all of the credit when they win yet none of the blame when they lose. Must be tough playing next to him.

**Clipper Nation** · 08-07-2017

Originally Posted by RD2191

LeBron gets all of the credit when they win yet none of the blame when they lose. Must be tough playing next to him.

Literally the exact opposite of this is true.

**Clipper Nation** · 08-07-2017

Originally Posted by FlashZo

I don't think he'd mind even just being Kawhi's equal tbh... the way he probably sees it is that LeBron is over there running the point in Cleveland most of the time. He gets the ball whenever it's convenient for LeBron to dish it. Kawhi plays the SF significantly different than LeBron as we all know so Kyrie welcomes the idea of joining a contender that really could use his skills.

OR he's just trolling

Kyrie took more shots per game than LeBron did last year. But yeah, LeBron's totally holding that scrub back.

**tonight...you** · 08-07-2017

Originally Posted by Clipper Nation

Literally the exact opposite of this is true.

True.

**hooperflash** · 08-07-2017

Originally Posted by Clipper Nation

Kyrie took more shots per game than LeBron did last year. But yeah, LeBron's totally holding that scrub back.

Yeah, I read somewhere that last year he shot more FGs than Thomas (Celtics) and Curry (GSW).

**Cloud786** · 08-08-2017

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/2...r-cavs-gm-says

David Griffin on Kyrie's trade request.

**tholdren** · 08-08-2017

Originally Posted by Cloud786

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/2...r-cavs-gm-says

David Griffin on Kyrie's trade request.

Yep, total american hero. And some new spurs fans want him... ban

**ginobilized** · 08-09-2017

Will this thread reach 100 pages before Kyrie gets traded?

I say, maybe

It sure sounds like Griffin and Kyrie were on the same page and that Lebron didn't like that.

**Crazymaddopeyo** · 08-09-2017

Chris Broussard deleted a tweet saying Kyrie was going to Miami for dragic, Winslow and adebayo. Maybe a pick too.

**DPG21920** · 08-09-2017

Any euros here know if bookmaker.eu is legit? Reading they have sa as favorite to land Kyrie now

**SpursforSix** · 08-09-2017

Originally Posted by Crazymaddopeyo

Chris Broussard deleted a tweet saying Kyrie was going to Miami for dragic, Winslow and adebayo. Maybe a pick too.

Well that's something to crumble your Jammie Dodgers

**illusioNtEk** · 08-09-2017

Maybe LeBron and kyrie are doing this under cia pops plan for both to come over lol

**ginobilized** · 08-09-2017

Originally Posted by illusioNtEk

Maybe LeBron and kyrie are doing this under cia pops plan for both to come over lol

Of course, I lost the script for awhile. CIA Pop is always the answer.

**cd021** · 08-09-2017

Originally Posted by Crazymaddopeyo

Chris Broussard deleted a tweet saying Kyrie was going to Miami for dragic, Winslow and Adebayo. Maybe a pick too.

That trade makes plenty of sense and I've been saying it for a while. I'm not sure how Miami will get a first round pick they are out of their 2018 and 2020 picks meaning they can't trade a 1st until 2022. Cleveland waiting five years to get a pick seems unlikely to move the needle unless it's lightly protected (maybe top 14 in 2022 and top 10 2023)

Other trade I could see happening:

Bledsoe+Dudley+ 2018 Phoenix 1st round (top a 10 pick most likely) for Irving and Shumpert.

Cleveland gets a second and a very high 1st round pick and swaps out Irving for Bledsoe who is worse overall but a much better defender. Dudley is certainly better and fits the 3 & D role better than Shumpert does in Cleveland, they have similar contracts and it would basically be a swap on top of the Bledsoe for Irving part.