Kyrie Irving may no longer want to play with LeBron James, but his fit next to James makes trading him away from Cleveland difficult. (Ben Margot/Associated Press)In the two weeks since Kyrie Irving’s request to be traded from LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers became public, the story has gone through a few stages. [NBA Podcast: Answering questions about Kyrie Irving, the ‘Greek Freak’ and more]No, Irving is not the league’s best player — far from it. So if Irving can be moved for a package that makes Cleveland better today? It stands to reason he’d rather make it work with the best complementary player he’s had alongside him.

Source: Washington Post August 05, 2017 13:03 UTC