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[Rome]

Kyrie to the Celtics. 

[PhillyPhreak54]

Little bit of a shocker there eh?

[ice grillin you]

unusual in that you don't  see direct competitors make trades like this but not surprising at all because Celtics had by far the most assets of any team to put together a package

[phattymatty]

kyrie. boston globe. lol.

[phattymatty]

wow i didn't see the rest of the package. boston got fleeced.

[Sgt PSN]

kyrie. boston globe. lol.

I see what you did there.  And I dig it. 

[MDS]

pretty great trade for the cavs considering lebron and kyrie could never be on the same team

[SD]

wow i didn't see the rest of the package. boston got fleeced.

Yeah they did:
The Cleveland Cavaliers have agreed to send Kyrie Irving to the Boston Celtics in a deal for Isaiah Thomas, league sources told The Vertical.

The Celtics are sending Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic and Brooklyn's 2018 first-round pick to Cleveland, league sources told The Vertical.

Irvings a better player than Thomas but they're definitely comparable.

[ice grillin you]

Isaiah Thomas

wow i didn't see the rest of the package. boston got fleeced.

Irvings a better player than Thomas but they're definitely comparable.

no they aren't plus kyrie is five years younger with more team control....IT also has a chronic hip injury

it's really hard to see IT even being on the cavs in a year...which is why they insisted on getting the draft pick...I think it's a classic good trade for both teams but i always will go with the team that got the best player

[SD]

Thomas played more games than Irving did the last two seasons, their ppr/fg%/rebounds/assists are similar. They're certainly compatible. If I had to chose between the two I'd take Irving no doubt but the Cavs got the better end of that deal.

[ice grillin you]

Thomas played more games than Irving did the last two seasons,

he hurt the hip in this years playoffs

their ppr/fg%/rebounds/assists are similar

postseason says hello...kyrie has been a superstar in not just the playoffs but the actual nba finals...5'9 guys are generally a detriment in the playoffs...IT's shooting %'s fall off a cliff in the postseason...hes just too small...kyries actually go up a tad

trust me....IT and kyrie are not even close to being on the same level as players....and that would be the case if everything else like age contract status and health were all equal which they arent

[Rome]

Please never post "trust me" again. 

Because Trump.

Thx. 

[Sgt PSN]

Please never post "trust me" again. 

Because Trump.

Thx. 

This is solid advice.  Believe me, ok?

[Sgt PSN]

And igy is spot on.  Kyrie and IT aren't remotely comparable.  IT is good.  Really good even.  But he has some deficiencies that Kyrie doesn't, especially on the defensive end of the court and that's an area that Cleveland already needed to try and improve on, but they're considerably weaker now. 

That said, I still think Boston gave up too much.  Usually when you've got a situation like this involving a disgruntled player, the team that trades for him typically ends up paying pennies on the dollar.  Don't really think that was the case here.  I won't say Boston got fleeced because they got an undeniably great PG, but Cleveland made out really farging well all things considered. 

[phattymatty]

they are equally terrible on D so that's an odd thing to point out.

kyrie >>> IT but still the cavs had no business getting that much back.  kyrie is basically worth that BK pick. and to get IT and crowder is just a crazy bonus.

not saying i don't like this for the celtics either because I do but somehow having too many assets is making danny ainge a tad retarded.