5 reasons that a Kyrie Irving-Isaiah Thomas trade doesn't make sense

5 reasons a Kyrie Irving-Isaiah Thomas trade doesn’t make sense

CLEVELAND, OH - MAY 23: Kyrie Irving #2 of the Cleveland Cavaliers handles the ball against the Boston Celtics in Game Four of the Eastern Conference Finals during the 2017 NBA Playoffs on May 23, 2017 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images) /

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4. This trade doesn’t put Boston over Cleveland next year

Here’s the simple fact: In 2018, the Cleveland Cavaliers will have LeBron James on their roster. The Boston Celtics don’t have a single player that good or a player that can stop The King in a playoff series.

With that logic, the Cavaliers will definitely be beating the Celtics in 2018 and as long as LeBron is there and dominant, the Celtics won’t topple them.

So why would Boston give up a lot of its future, in terms of draft picks and young players, for Irving? They would probably giving up one of those high draft picks plus one of Jaylen Brown or Jayson Tatum.

In the next year, Kyrie Irving-Gordon Hayward don’t topple a combo of LeBron James-Isaiah Thomas, so why even bother with the trade?

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