Kyrie Irving

Kyrie Irving’s trade request did not prevent some Cleveland Cavaliers players from hoping he’d still stick around. The actual trade should, though. (Sorry.) From ESPN.com’s Dave McMenamin: As the Cavs sat on Irving’s trade request for more than six weeks, the stalemate led some around the league to wonder if Cleveland were willing to enter [...]

While the trade that did occur between the Cavaliers and Celtics was as blockbuster as it gets and unprecedented in some ways, there was one other trade offer that was on the table that would have been exponentially more insane: Kyrie Irving for Klay Thompson. [tweet https://twitter.com/LegionHoops/status/900414858989936640] This was first reported by ESPN’s Marc J. [...]

Kyrie Irving got his wish, and now he’s happy. Nay, thrilled. The four-time All-Star requested a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers in late July, and roughly one month later, he’s headed to the Boston Celtics, as first reported by The Vertical’s Shams Charania, in exchange for Jae Crowder, Isaiah Thomas, Ante Zizic and the Brooklyn [...]

The NBA never ceases to provide jaw dropping or Twitter breaking news even in the month of August. In one of the most blockbuster trades in recent memory, the top teams and rivals in the eastern conference have agreed to a trade this afternoon as the Cavaliers are sending Kyrie Irving to the Celtics for [...]

LeBron James and Kyrie Irving are cool! Only not in the way you think. And only maybe. Here’s what ESPN’s Tony Rizzo said while making an appearance on The Really Big Show (h/t King James Gospel’s Jackson Flickinger): From very reliable sources. Plural. Kyrie and LeBron were in the same room over the weekend in Florida…Apparently these guys were [...]

Deep breaths, New York Knicks fans. Your notoriously inept team has no plans to dangle Kristaps Porzingis in a deal for Kyrie Irving. From Newsday‘s Steven Marcus and Mike Rose: The Knicks don’t appear interested in trading Kristaps Porzingis, including a possible deal for Cavaliers All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving, according to a league source. . . [...]

The Cavaliers are officially spooked about the possibility of LeBron James picking up and leaving town a second time, and because of their nightmares of being unprepared for his departure the first time around, they don’t want to have zero young talent to build around if he leaves again. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the [...]

Kyrie Irving was not the most social member of the Cleveland Cavaliers during the NBA playoffs. While making an appearance on  The BBall Breakdown Podcast, ESPN.com’s Dave McMenamin relayed an anecdote told to him by James Jones, who says that Irving went days without speaking to his teammates in practice during the postseason. Here’s the transcription, courtesy [...]

Stephen Curry was totally surprised by Kyrie Irving asking for a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers. Except, not really. Someone asked Curry about the situation while he hosted his SC30 Select Camp, because this is August, and this is honestly what we have to ask NBA players about until the regular season tips off. His [...]

Might Kyrie Irving begin next season with the Cleveland Cavaliers after all? That’s the hope of some within the organization, according to Bleacher Report’s Ric Bucher: While league sources say the Cavaliers are exploring what they might be able to get for Irving, there are those within the team who believe whatever issues Irving has [...]