Fans react: Cavs trade Kyrie Irving to Celtics for Isaiah Thomas
It was the trade no one saw coming, so the internet exploded.
On Tuesday night, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics spoke on a conference call to discuss trading Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving.
The teams came away with the agreement to trade Irving for the Celtics’ point guard Isaiah Thomas, small forward Jae Crowder, center Ante Žižić and the Brooklyn Nets 2018 first-round NBA Draft pick.
Irving requested a trade from Cleveland in July after three-straight trips to the NBA Finals with the Cavaliers and forward LeBron James.
Multiple outlets reported on Wednesday that Irving will wear No. 11 for the Celtics.
To add to the drama of the trade, the Cavaliers open the 2017-2018 season against the Celtics on Oct. 18 at 8 p.m.
Here’s what NBA fans and analysts had to say about the trade:
Meanwhile, live @ NBA Twitter: pic.twitter.com/8h8P8md2G8
— Adam Joseph (@AdamJosephSport) August 22, 2017
— Rob Perez (@World_Wide_Wob) August 22, 2017
Me rn pic.twitter.com/bXXzB8g7Gi
— James Holas (@SnottieDrippen) August 22, 2017
Everybody is getting traded and Melo stuck in New York waiting on his name to be called like... pic.twitter.com/ujhJeG4837
— BLACK ADAM SCHEFTER (@B1ackSchefter) August 22, 2017
Lebron saying goodbye to Kyrie pic.twitter.com/8RlUrO8nCE
— Shooter McGavin (@ShooterMcGavin_) August 22, 2017
📎 (@jeffisrael25) August 22, 2017This Kyrie deal would send shockwaves around... excuse me... across the world
— Jeff Israel
"Welcome to the Cavaliers, Isaiah" pic.twitter.com/5OENM3Bk8s
— Max (@fillinthablankk) August 22, 2017
Boston reporter: "Hello, I'm from the Globe."
— Justin Spears (@JustinESports) August 22, 2017
Kyrie: "Excuse me?"
Adam Silver, somewhere begging for BOS-CLE to pull the trigger knowing BOS-CLE play on opening night. pic.twitter.com/3mCRKypY1P
— Justin Tinsley (@JustinTinsley) August 22, 2017
When Kyrie found out about the trade.. pic.twitter.com/E3XglcB9UW
— Whats Going Viral (@WhatsGoingViral) August 23, 2017
Lebron whispers: we getting Kyrie outta here. The spot is yours. I‘ll show you around some dope places to live.pic.twitter.com/wcfbAasvRV
— alex medina (@mrmedina) August 22, 2017
📹 @tony_hartman)pic.twitter.com/9gN70fwHtO— SB Nation (@SBNation) August 23, 2017Now this is how you treat your Kyrie jersey ❤️
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🔥 (@JoeRaynne) August 23, 2017the only play the Cavs have now without Kyrie pic.twitter.com/Ml4BFlbMu3
— Joe
you, lame: drugs are bad
— sreekar (@sreekyshooter) August 23, 2017
me, not lame: lmao try a hit of this [pointing at my timeline after a big NBA trade breaks]
[first day of training camp]
— sreekar (@sreekyshooter) August 22, 2017
"aye Bron how come Kyrie look a foot shorter" pic.twitter.com/SjbhQhRzwZ
😭 pic.twitter.com/LXub9cb1Bi— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) August 23, 2017Kyrie breaks it off with LeBron
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