Ozymandeas
Veteran
They didn’t “get rid of Kyrie”.
He left in free agency
Bruh why y’all making these remedial comments. We know why Kyrie left. He had issues with the front office.
Sources: Kemba Walkers And Celtics Expected To Mutually Part Ways
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Bruh why y’all making these remedial comments. We know why Kyrie left. He had issues with the front office.
Eh, not to sure I believe "sources". Kemba looked happy as hell last season. Maybe he's a good actor 
GOAT
The bubble was fraudulent
He left because he wanted to go team up with KD in Brooklyn. It's common knowledge that they were already pretty much decided on going in like December of 2018, according to Dinwiddie and Nets players they already knew about it then
But either way, in no scenario did the Celtics "get rid" of Kyrie. They had every intention of re-signing him if he wanted to come back. So your comment is puzzling.
Ozymandeas
Veteran
Bruh this is 100% revisionist history.
ALonelyDad
Veteran
4 max players walked out/wanted out. Something must be going on with the Celtics culture
Adebisi_Said
Truth is Power
Sources close to the Celtics revealed Ainge sought to trade Walker, and Jrue Holiday was the target. Holiday ended up with the Milwaukee Bucks, who are now in the second round of the playoffs.
A source close to Walker said he was hurt by Boston's efforts to trade him, which created a rift in the Walker-Ainge relationship. Walker has a great relationship with his teammates and looked forward to being a veteran mentor to Tatum and Brown, but the same can't be said about Walker and the front office. He no longer feels wanted.
Will Walker mutually agree to part ways with the remaining money on his contract?
GOAT
The bubble was fraudulent
No it isn't. Not even slightly. Players on the Nets have outright confirmed that Kyrie told them he was coming in December. These are 100% facts. What you said wasn't even revisionist history, it was 100% bullshyt.Yeah for some reason it's not talked about like it should be, whatever it is is probably the main reason Ainge's gone.
That and losing Kyrie, Hayward, & Horford for nothing
Can't tell me Hayward wasn't otherwise comfortable in Boston. Rich, white, MAGA, plays for his college coach/friend. So why did he sign with Indiana as soon as he could? Then went and with another team after that.
Horford shytted on the Hawks & the fans on the way out and bigged up Boston and he ran for the exit too?
I know how Kyrie's portrayed and he's brought a lot on himself, but I always found it odd how anybody can do that big of a 180 in a matter of months. I don't think it's 100% on Kyrie and we probably won't ever know what really went down since he's just accepted as the scapegoat. Why do the players still respect him like they do if he's as big a problem as the media says?
Ozymandeas
Veteran
Bruh, are you stupid? Kyrie didn’t come to Brooklyn until 2019-20. He had problems in Boston after their playoff run in 2017-18 which is years before whatever point you think you’re making. Kyrie and Hayward got injured. The younger players on Boston…Tatum, Brown, Smart and Rozier…went to the playoffs and lost to LeBron and the Cavs…they weren’t happy taking a step back when Hayward and Kyrie came back the next year 2018-19, and all the talk started about Kyrie not being a team leader and why was their record worse in 2019 than it was in 2018, and then Kyrie ended up in Brooklyn the next year. Nikka everything you wrote was straight bullsh*t and just flat out incorrect. I’m done here…you messing up on basic facts.
xXMASHERXx
Superstar
I said he wasn't the Kyrie replacement Celtic fans were hoping he would be when they signed him
celtics need a clear delineation of power in the front office with ainge gone
For what it's worth, Kemba's cousin denied that he wants out. And in any event, I'm not sure why folks are acting like some random Bleacher Report writer has Woj or Shams level credibility.
Hayward left because the Hornets offered him significantly more money and a significantly larger role. Hayward was also frustrated because he signed to the Celtics to be a 1-2 punch with IT (and then Kyrie in IT's place) but because of Tatum & Brown's rapid rise he was forced to be a 4th option. And as far as Indiana goes, that's his hometown and that played a huge role in why he was interested in playing there.
Horford left because Philly offered significantly more money and what he thought was a better shot at winning the championship, because at the time he didn't know Kemba was coming and thought the Celtics were going with a full youth movement. And he also basically said he wasn't coming back if Kyrie came back because the situation was too toxic. But based on his comments, if the Celtics offer was in the same ballpark as Philly's and had he known they were bringing Kemba, there's a very real chance he would've stayed. Plus his family didn't want him to leave.
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Copy Ninja
Superstar
Hayward knew he'd be playing third wheel behind Tatum and Brown. He wanted the ball more.
Sixers offered Horford more money.
Kyrie wanted to team up with KD in Brooklyn.
GOAT
The bubble was fraudulent
Spencer Dinwiddie: Kyrie Irving told me in December, ‘New York might be fun next year’
"Everything you said was straight bullsh*t and just flat out incorrect. Except for the fact that, you know, it can be verified by first hand sources. Unlike any of the bullshyt I'm spewing" 
You don't know shyt about what went on with Kyrie/Brooklyn/Boston whatsoever and are literally making things up out of your ass. And have the nerve to call anything anyone else says bullshyt And the sadder part, even if your nonsense was TRUE. There is still NOTHING indicating that Boston "let Kyrie go" or chose Kemba over him. Because that is ludicrous and very obviously didn't happen. But continue making things up that make not one iota of sense I guess.
