Boston adds 2nd round pick to finalize the Kyrie Irving trade

[William F. Russell]

I read that they have until tomorrow to finalize the trade?

I'm sure it'll get done. We'll probably throw in a 2nd rounder or our 2018 1st rounder.

 

[Johnny Kilroy]

So we neg trainin OP or nah?

 

[Illeye buckmatic]

Cavs need to

This is why your ass isn't a gm
Why wouldn't they play hardball you dumb fukk it's called negotiating

 

[G-Zeus]

So we neg trainin OP or nah?

your putting ideas in nikkas head with itchy trigger fingers

 

[Johnny Kilroy]

your putting ideas in nikkas head with itchy trigger fingers

Aye we been having so many lately. Gotta stay ready.

 

[G-Zeus]

Cleveland has put the deal on hold because of questions around Thomas’ hip, but the Cavs would be willing to go forward with the deal if the Celtics add another asset — say, Jayson Tatum or Jaylen Brown, the No. 3 picks in the last two drafts.

They shouldn’t. The Celtics are already giving up too much in this trade, and it would set a poor precedent to cave into the demands of a trading partner in this case — when the teams agreed to the trade, the Cavaliers already knew that Thomas was recovering from a hip injury, and this new demand has the air of extortion about it.

The Cavs may feel they have the Celtics over a barrel here, that to undo this trade and figure out how to welcome back Thomas and Crowder after very publicly sending them elsewhere would be devastating to the Celtics’ chemistry while still leaving open the possibility for Cleveland to deal Irving to another team. Should the Cavs pull back the trade, then deal Irving to Phoenix or New York or anywhere else, they’d have succeeded in moving Irving while also wreaking havoc with Boston, their top challenger in the East.

But don’t assume that taking Thomas and Crowder back would crush the Celtics. Thomas is, after all, a professional and has worn his sense of disrespect — he was the 60th overall pick, remember, and he has been traded three times now, including the Cavs deal — like a badge during his NBA tenure. He will also be a free agent next summer. If he returns to Boston, it would behoove him to maintain the level he showed last year, when he vaulted himself into MVP candidacy with his 28.9 points and 5.9 assists per game. (Crowder, for his part, was already slated to see a reduced role with the addition of Gordon Hayward and drafting of Tatum. Should the Cavs deal fall apart, Crowder might still be traded.)

NBA trade rumors: History shows Celtics shouldn't bow to Cavs' demands in Kyrie Irving deal

if cavs cancel the trade.. boston is left with a barely trade able asset...

every team is going to ask for the same package and send lesser talent..

matter of fact.. i am sure suns is lurking in the cornor..

that number 1 pick will be the focus of every team.. but here is what your getting in return

rubio
tony parker
jameer nelson
at best.. eric bledsoe or dragic...


now how do you play it form there?

 

[KnickstapeCity]

So we neg trainin OP or nah?

your putting ideas in nikkas head with itchy trigger fingers

Aye we been having so many lately. Gotta stay ready.

@bl2k8






:philjacksonlol::philjacksonlol::philjacksonlol:

 

[bl2k8]

So we neg trainin OP or nah?

:martinnah: Let me live

 

[KnickstapeCity]

:martinnah: Let me live

Aiight big dog. Do you.

 

[VegetasHairline]

:martinnah: Let me live

Aiight big dog. Do you.

Those smilies

 

[lotteryplaya]

:martinnah: Let me live

Run the train is coming!

 

[Dr. Narcisse]

 

[smitty22]

I'm sure it'll get done. We'll probably throw in Brown, Tatum.

 

[William F. Russell]

 

[William F. Russell]

if cavs cancel the trade.. boston is left with a barely trade able asset...

every team is going to ask for the same package and send lesser talent..

matter of fact.. i am sure suns is lurking in the cornor..

that number 1 pick will be the focus of every team.. but here is what your getting in return

rubio
tony parker
jameer nelson
at best.. eric bledsoe or dragic...


now how do you play it form there?

It's all about that Nets pick...