NBA community shocked by Cavs-Celtics trade

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We’ve been watching Kyrie Irving now for six NBA seasons, yet there is still so much we do not know about him. He is a scorer, no doubt, and a top-shelf one at that — he has four All-Star selections to his credit and Bill Mazeroski Womens Jersey averaged a career-high 25.2 points last year, shooting 40.1 percent from the 3-point line and 90.5 percent on free throws. On the flip side, his feeble defense is well-known and waters down his offensive impact.
And for all his runner-up status behind LeBron James with the Cavs in the last three years, he was clutch enough to make the biggest shot in franchise history, that off-balance 3-pointer to give Cleveland its only championship, completing a stunning http://www.officialpiratesproshop.com/Dave_Parker_Jersey comeback win over the Warriors in the 2016 NBA Finals.
There’s a lot more pros than cons there, especially for a guy who is only 25 years old. The rule of thumb in any trade is the team getting the best player involved usually wins. But if you’re the Celtics and you’re betting the house on Irving entering next season, there are still some critical ........... in his resume that have to make you wonder what you’re getting yourself into with Irving.
That’s especially true in light of two of the players the Celtics are sending to Cleveland in this deal, All-Star Isaiah Thomas and forward Jae Crowder. Both have flaws as players, obviously. Thomas, at 5-9, has the same defensive deficiencies as Danny Gare Jersey Irving. Crowder is a rough-and-tumble perimeter forward who makes up for a lack of pure talent with smarts and toughness.
During last year’s run to the conference finals, Thomas came to personify toughness for the Celtics — after a season in which he came to be the franchise’s defining player. As much as Thomas was Boston’s leading scorer, his fourth-quarter heroics and underdog persona became part of the team’s character. Sure, character doesn’t win you a championship, but the Celtics wouldn’t have won 53 games without http://www.authenticsabresprostore.com/authentic-10-dale-hawerchuk-jersey.html Thomas’ approach to the game.
He lost his sister in the first round of the postseason, delivering her eulogy before returning to gut his way through Game 1 of the East semifinals. He had a tooth knocked out against the Wizards in the second round and continued to play after having it jammed back into place. He was finally knocked out of the playoffs in the conference finals with a hip injury.
Maybe Irving would have reacted the same way as Thomas, if he’d had a death in the family or a random on-court dental accident. Maybe he’d be the one getting accolades for his toughness if so.