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- Nick Wright and Cris Carter talk NBA. Hear their reactions to LeBron James' recent comments about Dan Gilbert and the Cleveland Cavaliers ahead King James' return Cleveland on Wednesday. Plus, is it time to for the Golden State Warriors to panic?
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Would LeBron still be on the Cavs if they still had Kyrie?
First Things First: Cris Carter and Nick Wright NO LeBron HATES WHITE PEOPLE
It's funny, wait 4 years and the Lakers will be the Cavs or Heat. Lebron will destroy that organization as well.
+@@felixchavarria8824
Destroyed the Cavs by bringing a Championship... LeGOAT
They "all" are SECRETLY trying to CHANGE the NARRATIVE....
Kyrie wanted to LEAVE "anyway", because he DID NOT WANT to BE Lebron's LITTLE SON which LeBron KNEW & didn't care about...Do your RESEARCH...🤔
@@felixchavarria8824 Exactly my thoughts. The Heat and Cavs wish they had never signed him and gone to multiple championship appearances.
Never forget lebron took this years cavs roster to the finals last year
NOW THATS FACTS!!!!
Nope. Jeff Green is not there. Korver and JR are being told to sit it out. THey are not trying to win this year. 3 Starters out so its not the same team at all.
@@TheSweetswed they are tanking and it's pretty obvious.
Bam Bam *SOLVED the MYSTERY behind FULTZ' SHOT! Lookin to make active members Moderators+Know 1000% what KD is doing after this season!* facebook.com/groups/967348520070287/*
@Patrick Ayres its always a hater bro, ignore him
Durant can't carry the best roster in the NBA and thinks he's better than LeBron.
xxSoGRAMBOxx lebron won every championship on a super team just like Durant. Only difference is Durant didn’t choke and lebron is scared to guard him
He didn't join the best team in the league by far. Now Durant is swearing at fans who call him soft
@@BlueWolfTM yeah kd definitely choke. He was never up 3-1 against a record breaking team and choked three straight games then joined the team he choked against. That never happened
Zion will want out of CLE too.
He'll be like "I am taking my talents back to Duke for one more season".
So sad he has to go to that trash team.
Cavs just 25% chance of landing 1st pick if they have the worst record
Let's hope the ping pong balls fall in Atlanta or Phoenix Favor.
Hey keegs go f your self
The reason for the Cavs continued failures: Dan Gilbert.
100% the team would still be a contender and possibly multiple champions had they listened to LeBron and the GM. One of the worst trades in NBA history and completely destroyed the team.
@@Jrock420blam Contenders yes... But based how 2017 finals they lost 4-1 unlikely they overcome Warriors as long as KD is there
@@Jrock420blam even after trading Kyrie, they could've traded for Kemba last year but Dan Gilbert wanted to keep the pic for Colin Sexton
@@sportscommenter2680 and Sexton is another flop. His teammates all literally say he can't play basketball. Gilbert is cancer and LeBron was the cure and he Gilbert decided he would rather have cancer.
@@Jrock420blam eh Sexton isn't awful, he's just a rookie. However, Kemba is a much better option lol especially because they still had Drose on the roster at that time too.
Nick is (w)right - Steph is vital to the Warriors as currently constructed. He's their spiritual leader and keeps the peace between the disparate personalities of Green and Durant.
Thats true but people have to see this as well. With Steph gone you only have 1 or maybe 2 players that can naturally get their own shot (Durant & Cook is ok at it). The others need the pass or just not that good at scoring. I love Klay but a lot of his buckets are either from the pass, an open lane, to the basket or a pass then a dribble or 2. Klay can give you a tough made layup or spin fadeaway move every now and then. But even after that, no one can truly do any scoring on that team. Green can do a little something but he can't get you 20 a night. Steph gives players more space to operate and another guy who could score at will.
@@tevmac93 Klay can make his own shot the problem is that when KD came over, that part if his game regressed
josh black
Klay can create a shot yes but he's not great at it. Also he'd probably be even worse at it on a team without two other great shooters on the floor to keep him from being doubled.
You don’t trade a player like kyrie. Unless it’s for Anthony Davis or something smh. I still can’t believe they would’ve still had Irving on contract this year wtf
The worst part is that the Cavs are tanking and Gilbert will waste another potential all time greats career in Zion. I feel bad for the kid.
Jrock420blam nah they aren’t tanking, Gilbert litterally said they’re still a finals team. They’re just that bad.
i rather him go to the cavs then the celtics coming from a lakers fan
Dan Gilbert is the opposite of someone like Sam Hickie. Hickie tried to make his team lose ON PURPOSE and made a whole publicity Motto out of it and he got canned because the league was being embarrassed. He wishes he was more of a natural loser like Gilbert
I hate Gilbert dude the worst owner in the league next to Dolan an the Kings owner
*Gilbert
@@AMC12345 good look my guy lol
Cobra The Gamer yeah he killing us here but want to open casinos wtf
Lakers looking good
Nonya Bizz you meant to say *Lebron looking good
They lost a few games til Tyson Chandler came but wait til the warriors get some trade's in
Travon Bailey how much more they need 🤣 4 all stars; 5 in January not enough??
@@onlyoncamera0 watch the warriors trade for one of the Washington players
@@bonn3781 im killin myself if they get beal and he becomes their 6 man or something but that's never happening what would gsw even trade?
Lakers actually good again
really do
Less than 20 games played. Still to early.
Laker are funnest team in NBA to watch. Those guys run.
Not really
I mean yeah they have a pretty good player that wears #23..
Considering playing with Lebron was the reason Kyrie ran out of town, maybe we should get LBJ a mirror instead of a microphone.
Dan Gilbert has potato management skills
Durant overrated
Curry underrated
Coming from a LeBron fan
I agree Curry is the true 2cd best player in the world he is the only one who's game was able to evolve to save the team he is able to help Durant Klay and Draymond get good looks and pick n roll fast pace offense people see this now that Kevin Durant has only been talked up as the best player because he is the only one who was able to go toe to toe with LeBron back in 2017 but after that Durant has never played to his best
@@jasonfutrell3155 lebron plays no defense
if the cavs get zion i will cry
@Erik Lerström fatcts but cavs don't deserve a top prospect let alone a fan favourite
I’d rather have him go to the cavs than the Celtics, cause I’m a lakers fan lol
😳
From the finals to the lpttery. Thats tough! 😂😂😂
Only LeBron can make a team go from the top to the bottom over night
Not the first time either 😂
Danny thought he could make a team before and after Lebron left THE FIRST TIME.
Did we forget that Cavs were compete in the draft lottery on the regular? Remember how many 1st round bums they’ve wasted? Dan Gilbert is a terrible Owner that think he knows better than anyone.
Well let's not forget Bron wanted Dan to overpay Jr and Thompson and that they literally got players that Bron wanted the 2nd time he came to Cleveland. Dan isn't the best owner but everything was for Bron. Besides the Kyrie situation, Bron got his way more times than not. Cavs literally had players last year, a real team, and Bron wanted them gone for Clarkson, Hill, Nance and Hood. Idk what the situation was but the time he had a true team, it just didn't work.
People need to top blaming the CAVS issues on LeBron at the end of the day is Gilbert team...he has the final say it wasn't lebron
He chose bennet over embiid and TT over klay and kawhi
@@lenardshuler3592 true, it's Dan's team but Dan did A LOT of what Bron wanted him to do. But I agree I'll put it on Dan because a player shouldn't have that much power and now he faces those consequences by having a bad team. But he tried to keep Bron so he did mostly whatever he wanted to keep him happy. Just wasn't enough in the end.
Actually: after the team got Kyrie, they were improving year by year. And they were in route to make the playoffs in the 2014-2015 season rather LeBron came there or not. They might have been 7th or 8th, but they were in route to make the playoffs.
2010-11 NBA Eastern 15th Central 5th 19 63 .232 43 - - [53]
2011-12[nb 7] NBA Eastern 13th Central 5th 21 45 .318 29 - Kyrie Irving (ROY) [54]
2012-13 NBA Eastern 13th Central 5th 24 58 .293 25.5 - - [55]
2013-14 NBA Eastern 10th Central 3rd 33 49 .402 23
They were due to make the playoffs probably 7th or 8th seed in 2015 without LeBron. They were actually improving season after season. You can't just say Dan is a terrible owner. Now LeBron made them better; but he also left a gaping hole when he left. Not because he's so great, but because of the style of ball LeBron plays. Everything is predicated on him; and when he leaves, the team who never played true team basketball (Spurs, Warriors, Celtics, etc), now have to try to play team basketball in one season, after not doing so for the 4 years LeBron was there.
Look at what Brad Stevens has done with the Celtics since the time he got there, enforcing team basketball.
Their struggles this year are not just Dan Gilbert; its a combination of many things.
Yet another testament to LeBron's Greatness,
He's turns lottery teams into perennial finalists,
& back again.
Nobody goes on to win a championship without him.
Finalist, are you out of your mind?just take at look at the Lakers last season, review it over and over again - one of the worst era of the Lakers ever, and look whos in there, your darling Lebron James, sucks
They have 2 All-Stars. Durant carried the Thunder at an almost 60-win pace with just Ibaka and Reggie Jackson, no Russ, putting up wild stats.
Why is that KD can do that with role players in OKC but he can't do it with another All-Star beside him in Klay, and sometimes with Draymond there too, while having pretty much the same level of role players as he had in OKC? He is playing bad right now, sure but this is not the norm, we can't/don't expect this type of play from KD consistently but... This scream coaching to me. Nick Wright said it: this team's identity is built around Steph. Why can't Kerr build something different around KD when Steph's out? Why do they keep trying to play as if Steph's there? Kerr is not adjusting properly, or at all. KD never had this problem in OKC. Why is Quinn Cook, the POINT GUARD, the only one successful right now? Curious... Kerr is not a good coach, period.
Alex Sousa
Hey young blood the NBA has a 82 game season. Kerr is a great coach of men give it time.
Hmmmmmm...INTERESTING sir...🤔
Oh so now it'sKerr's fault lol
It honestly doesn’t matter because warriors winning the chip 🔥
@@edwintanksley6604 Kerr is not a great coach, or at least he's acting like he isn't because he wants adversity around the team so they don't get bored and go into the playoffs bored. You choose which one. The truth of the matter is that Kerr right now is not putting the team in the best situation to win, period. Yeah KD is not playing great but guess what? Neither is anyone else besides Quinn Cook, who just so happens to play PG. Go figure... Steph plays so well into what Kerr tried to implement in GSW that it actually hides his flaws as a coach. He puts out the weirdest of lineups on the court at random times. Again, not sure if he's really like that or is just challenging the team but it is what it is...
I mean, I'm a LeBron fan but he was about to do the same to Kyrie the next year. Neither wanted to commit long-term to that team.
I think people get caught up too much in the players beefing when in reality, they weren't exactly enamored with management. We are reminded again this year that the Cavs are the most dysfunctional franchise in the NBA, and even were when LeBron was there. I think Kyrie knew what was coming and wanted to get a head start. But seeing how bad the Cavs are this year, makes what LeBron did last year in his 14th season even more amazing.
Onlyrealmusic4life 15th season
In a weak eastern conference
@@ricardolozano6265 Does it matter? lol jesus
Look how bad they are this year. Why even argue at that point?
@@Onlyrealmusic4life the Lakers were mediocre last year playing bad defense there still mediocre and they still play no defense.
And what are the Cavs? please tell me both their records.
The GSW have built their playing style around Steph Curry, so they lose that winning style and swagger when he's not there. It's not just the 3 point shooting, dribbling etc.
It takes time for a team of individuals to group together, improvise and find rhythm with a new style/system and they haven't had that time with it only having been a couple of games since Steph has been out.
Saying that, the Draymond vs Durant situation has ALSO caused a real loss in COHESION within the team, which I believe a lot of people are undermining simply because Steph has been missing.
Don't tell any of this to mainstream pundits though lol. These guys talk with such conviction, but they can't explain such nuances. Either because it's too difficult to dumb down to the general fan public, doesn't make as great a clearer story or they just don't get it.
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Was the worst trade of all time .
Yall notice how they coordinated their ties with the story 😂
Lebron sometimes spoke to Kyrie like he was Chalmers (disrespectful). I also think Kyrie knew Lebron was gonna leave, so he left first
It seems like people don’t understand basketball. With S Curry they have a system in place. Without S Curry you can’t still play the seem system you must adjust to the people you have on the floor. The reason why the warriors are struggling is because Steve Kerr is not making the right adjustments around KD. The offense should go through KD and Clay!
Exactly.
Spot on.
They have built their playing style around Steph Curry, so they lose their style when he's not there, not just 3 point shooting, dribbling etc.
You saying Kerr has to improvise is all well and good, but it takes time for a team of individuals to group together and find a rhythm in a new playing system and they haven't had that time with it only having been a couple of games since he has been out.
The Draymond vs Durant situation has ALSO caused a loss in cohesion within the team, which I believe a lot of people are undermining simply because Steph has been missing.
Don't tell any of this to mainstream pundits though lol. These guys talk with such conviction, but they can't explain these nuances. Either because it's too difficult to dumb down to the general fan public, doesn't make as great a clearer story or they just don't get it.
Kyrie Irving can score some points but is not a team player, he makes Celtics worse and that is the reason Gordon Haywood not into the rhythm. Without Lebron, Kyrie cannot win because Lebron is the player to give out assists first. Anyway, now both left Cavs, the Cavs will be a top lottery team for a couple of years.
Kyrie didnt want to play with LeBron. LeBron is just making it about Dan Gilbert.
Michael Schmidt *SOLVED the MYSTERY behind FULTZ' SHOT! Lookin to make active members Moderators+Know 1000% what KD is doing after this season!* facebook.com/groups/967348520070287/*
LeBron wanted Kyrie to stay and then he'd leave at the end of 2018. Kyrie bounced because he didn't want to be in charge of a team of bums that were brought in to play around LeBron's talent.
Kyrie thought the world was flat. Can’t trust his opinion or judgement on much of anything.
Amen!!!!..But NO ONE but Stephen A & Jalen Rose talked about this....hmmmmmm.🤔...
Go First Take & Jalen!!!!!
@@jeviosoorishas181 Yes!!!!!!...But they want to try & CHANGE the NARRATIVE...
Lue drove to LeBron at an autograph signing and called up Altman to stop the trade...
Wow NBA drama really is the best!
The Cavs are not the worst team. They are just tanking. It's why JR Smith wants out. If the Cavs actually tried to win games they would. Cavs did the same thing the first time Lebron left.
LeBron was trying to trade Kyrie for Paul George and when Gilbert said he would do it, LeBron didn't want to commit long term. LeBron is such a victim.
Was it Lebron that fired Griffin, no it was Gilbert. Not for nothing LeBron didn't want Kyrie to leave why would he and Gilbert did not have to trade Kyrie, they could have held him until the next season when he was a free agent. Dan Gilbert is the same guy that said Lebron will never win a championships when he first left CAVS. Came back made it to the Finals without his stars and then one them a Championship. Like NY Knicks Dolan needs to go
@@lenardshuler3592 Lebron MADE them get rid of Wiggins and Made Kyrie want out or CLE would be FINE right now with Kyrie and Wiggins. Bron MADE them take on JR and give Tristan Money and trade like half their roster last year. Bron WRECKED CLE for that one ring
@@TheSweetswed all those changes he did. Who has the last word Gilbert. Your right with what you said but Gilbert has the last and final decision. And the CAVS had many #1 picks and passed on great players
@@TheSweetswed Kyrie and Wiggins? Now that's a good joke mate 😂
But NICK & CHRIS will NOT talk about this which ALL KNEW; but FIRST TAKE & Jalen & Jacoby did...hmmmm🤔
Wonder why?????
Didn't these two clowns and the rest of the media say at the time: The Cav's won the Kyrie trade? Wait till IT gets back? Nick & CC talking out their rear ends again!
No one is holding Steve Kerr accountable for not developing contingency sets around Durant. Curry has been injury prone his whole career. Still, GSW run the same plays when Steph is out, only KD becomes the primary ball-handler. KD even alluded to this fact in a recent interview/presser. Heck, run the set you utilized when Bogut initiated from high post. KD will figure it out. Your current stuff ain't gettin' it done bro.
hold up...ty lue had an autograph signing??
Can Zion get drafted number one to Cleveland and then not sign with them?? Become a free agent and sign a big deal with any team?? He’s that big of a hype he could do that if it’s possible
Jon Jab it’s not possible. If it was, players would never go to a trash team.
He will request to be the 2nd or 3rd pick 😂
Lmao that’s now how it works buddy. That would be broken. If that was the case, any top pick would just go to a contender.
Nick Right
If kd leaves may they keep boogie?
WTF does LeBron mean “beginning of the end for everything”? Kyrie wanted out bc of him lmao 😂🤦🏽♂️
As soon as someone in the production meeting brings “are the warriors in trouble?”, they should be fired. I don’t watch sports talk and I’m still tired of it just by it being on my feed. Brainstorm: Maybe the warriors should ask Stephen curry to re-join them after he’s healthy. I wonder if that would help.
No it doesn’t Cavs team are tanking has nothing to do with Lebron - kevin love hurt
Anyone else think Lakers need to go after Kemba?
After this season and after KD leaves the warriors are going to be deflated. They won't have a bench because of Draymond asking so much, and they won't ever be legit championship contenders. Everyone has adjusted to them WITH KD so when he's gone how are they magically going to continue winning chips? Steph can't even go for MVP without hurting himself let alone Finals MVP or a chip run without KD
Why does Chris Carter say “MBA”
Y’all love leaving out that lebron wanted kyrie traded for cp3
It was smart to move kyrie because he said he was going to sit out!
Yeah just ignore the fact that,
-Lebron didn’t wanna commit to the Cavs long term.
-Lebron made the Cavs sign J.R Smith and Triston Thompson to terrible contacts.
-Kyrie requested the trade because he knew Lebron was outta there, and he didn’t want to get stuck in a terrible Cleveland team.
JUST IGNORE ALL THIS PEOPLE! Just feel sorry for Lebron... he never gets what he wants... poor guy.
Nick Wrights comments about Lebrons comments about Dan Gilberts comments about the Warriors loosing streak.
Nick needs to stop propping up Curry or Fox gonna replace him!!!
Same like Draymond and the crew ain't trying to get KD no more rings, their mindset is that if you gonna leave then leave without our help and if you ain't leaving sign the contract.
Sample size on “GSW can’t play without Curry” is too low. Didn’t GSW win their playoff brackets while Curry was out with an injury in the 1st round, albeit they lost the finals to Lebron.
do these people not realize when KD leaves that gives them more money to spend on another all star 😑
The reason and only reason Kyrie was traded was because he resufued to play with LeBron any longer. Blaming an owner has been the NBA record in luxury tax the past 4 years makes absolutely no sense. Anything LeBron wanted he got Kyrie didn't want to play with him those are the facts.
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lol yeah but even if he did have the knee surgery, he still had two more years. they should have just kept him. Kyrie clearly would have been surprised and uncomfortable. Imagine going back to a locker room after saying you don't want to be there.
Michael Jordan didn't even have a relationship with any of his teammates. He only had 2 conversations with Dennis Rodman the whole time they played together. You don't have to be friends to do your job.
Dam bro when did you talk to Kyrie?? Did you take pictures with him too? last time I checked Facts are actually when YOU know...im almost positive you didnt speak to Kyrie yourself lol
They NEED to STOP trying to CHANGE the NARRATIVE....Kyrie DID NOT WANT to be "SONNED" by LeBron ANYMORE so he was DEMANDING a TRADE anyway....Lebron knew what TIME it was....Kyrie was NOT going to be a DISRESPECTED "side-kick" or a
side-kick PERIOD anymore...
Do your RESEARCH..🤔
.....what does that have to do with them trading him though? Not denying what you said at all, but you seem to be trying to start a whole different convo lol
Are you a fool you said do some research when half of what you got were said by the media they were the ones who had people believe all the negatives surrounding Kyrie and LeBron when in reality both of them were good friends. The media kept saying everything that the ownership wanted to do and said LeBron was the whole reason. While Kyrie left due to the front office I mean after Dan fired GM he instantly got rid of Kyrie with LeBron telling him not to
Onlyrealmusic4life this dude is just an idiot ignore him
@@OsiMacislive Yoooooo
Osi Mac. I know you lol Andy. Daniel with the glasses from high school.
And yeah, he is being dumb lol
I am happy to hear someone state! Curry is the engine driving the Warriors. Curry need good pieces with him, he makes all players better! Including KD. Everyone was shocked how well Kevin played, doing plays no one thought he could do! Curry need to be given his proper honor, he is the man! The ‘real MVP”
I hope bron drops 60 against my cavs this will be the only cavs game I watch this year
She said well Cavs need to keep trying 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
LeBron looks like he's about to cry over a cookie in the thumbnail😂
It's weird how Nick makes sense when he's talking about any player except Lebron. He loves him too much and goes too far. Just like Skip Bayless hates him too much and goes too far.
So they gloss over dan Gilbert telling lebron we will keep him if you commit for more years lebron that was on you
These guys literally say nothing
Dan Gilbert seen the big picture.. He started tanking a year early so he could get Zion in the draft 😂
Lebuy couldn't buy anymore rings in Cleveland.
Well one could make the argument all this could've simply been prevented if LeBron was willing to commit they would've kept Kyrie. I find it a bit comical yet hypocritical when LeBron points the blame at the front office he also played a role into this dysfunction in Cleveland all he had to do was give his commitment instead he tried to hold them hostage Dan Gilbert got tired of it and decided to build for the future. It's 50-50 the only 2 thing's I really hold Dan Gilbert accountable for is the letter & not resigning David Griffin.
So let me get this straight LeBron dosen't have to commit but everyone else does?? Kyrie left because LeBron wouldn't commit!!! If I was Kyrie I would've left too.....
Two Words: Comic Sans
LBJ WAS LEAVING REGARDLESS
Didnt lebron contemplate to have Kyrie traded for PG ...let's not rewrite history,Dan Gilbert is a bad owner but Lebron would have left anyway
Yet these people KEEP SAYING that Steph Curry isn't better than Kevin Durant, even though it's obvious he is
Cause warriors system is built around curry not durant. On another team curry may not be as effective. Durant can work in any system and we know that.
Losing lebron hurt for sure. But i think irving is the most overated in nba. I remember before lebron game he was the worst defender in the leauge would drop 30 but dudes like teauge would also drop 29 in the sane game
Idk why everyone says KD is better than Curry
Cause he is
LEBRON CONTROLLING THE NARRATIVE
You are a WISE MAN sir!!...👀👀👀
When its basketball they should just skip CC, his views on hoop are just embarassing to hear.
The only thing Dan Gilbert can deliver is a lottery pick.
Gosh, Chris Carter is insufferable !! I know this because at times in the past I thought the same of Nick Wright but in comparing the two by watching this program I believe Chris Carter laps him by a mile.
Love how the media rewriting the narrative. LeBron was not worried about the Cavs trading Kyrie when he was being shopped for Paul George. That ran the headline for weeks before it was reported that Kyrie wanted to be traded. If I were Kyrie, I would have wanted out too.
The Cavs completely built the roster around the strengths of LeBron. When their contracts were up (JR, TT, and Shrumpert), LeBron lobbied for those guys to get paid. They fired Blatt at the behest of LeBron, claiming he couldn’t control the locker room (didn’t it completely fall apart under Lue?!). Blatt coached the Cavs to top 10 offense and defense. He coached up players like Delladova and Mosgov. The defense became progressively worse under Lue.
Dan Gilbert is certainly not the best owner in the NBA, but he’s not the worst either. LeBron wanted more and more power within the organization. He DEMANDED unconditional spending and the Cavs obliged by having the highest payroll in 3 of the 4 years. They were second his first year with the team. Dan Gilbert even went out and put one of LeBron’s friends/business partners on their pay roll too!
So this idea that Gilbert ruined the Cavs is completely trash. LeBron needs to be held accountable. He’s credited for all their successes when things go right, but accepts no responsibility for their shortcomings.
SO THANKFUL that ALL SPORTS HEADS are NOT in the SAND!!!!
APPRECIATE YOU sir....👍
Gilbert is worst GM dude wtf u talking about .Lebron asked their front office not to trade Kyrie,and they still did it .And not just that,they traded Kyrie for peanuts to their main contender in the East .
And lebron needs be held accountable for what exactly?For carrying a trash team to the finals?
KD needs 4 stars and 3 refs to beat Lebron 1. Do you and the media suddenly have amnesia now? Kyrie was included in a deal for PG13 and Eric Bledsoe. When it fell through and Kyrie got wind of it, he demanded a trade. Of course the Cavs didn’t have to trade him because he still had 2 years remaining on his deal. But you think they would have been able to resign Kyrie after LeBron bolted in the off-season? Lmao keep dreaming.
2. It’s funny how you guys are rewriting the story. When the trade was made, many people considered it a good deal for both sides. Cavs got back a first round draft pick (which ended up being the #8 overall pick) and some solid veterans. They just failed in Cleveland. Every player that they traded away performed better on their respective teams.
3. Dan Gilbert is the owner. Danny Ferry was the GM from 2015-2017. Kolby Altman replaces him in 2018. Ferry confirmed that they had a trade in place for Paul George that fell through at the last hour. That’s why LeBron was upset (which was initially reported by Brian Windhorst).
@@atlien1988That was when Griffin was GM .Not sure maybe this is the reason why Kyrie wanted out .But all of this doesnt matter really Dan Gilbert fired Griffin and he did what he wanted his way.Gilbert made that deal by himself ,he fell into Danny AInge trap and got nothing in return while he made Boston stronger :) .
@@atlien1988 You have some serious insider information. PG and Bledsoe deal? Cavs were in every discussion for every single trade last season , please enough with what could`ve happened. I don`t see anything wrong if he is involved in players selection, but saying he`s a GM and owner makes no sense, especially knowing the history between him and Gilbert.
Kyrie wanted out and he had to be traded, and Lebron didn`t want that to happen. Tristan and JR got deals based on outstanding performances in PO and were key pieces in a championship run(amount on their contracts is different topic). What Lebron has to do with their deals not matching their performances last year? I do believe he`s thrown a few cents, but you have to be delusional to believe he or any other player in NBA controls team`s payrolls.
Fact is from finals to tanking in a few months, go by any of your theories.
Cheers
Cavs fans and NY fans need to stop buying game tix and merchandise. Stop giving owners Dan Gilbert and James Dolan money. Then investors will jump ship, forcing these terrible owners to sell off the franchises to better hands (hopefully).
I wish it was the simple Dan Gilbert should've sold the Cavs back in 2010 it was rumored that Seattle was on the brink of coming back but the NBA decided to keep Dan Gilbert in place owning the Cavs for the next 8 year's until LeBron came back he makes headlines brings them a championship and leaves them again that's gotta be tough for Dan Gilbert
Stop blooming it on Dan Gilbert it is not his fault it is not Lebron’s fault basketball is a business this happens. Be real if it weren’t for Lebron and Dan Gilbert the Cavs would not have had the success they had these past couple of seasons.
Cavaliers is pretty good in my opinion. Their losing streak is their game plan to get the lottery pick again.. remember they are again on rebuilding process
only reason Durant gets finals mvp is cuz his match up is the best player in the league. same as its been for the past 5 years.if the opposing team beats LeBron's team, his match up gets the finals mvp. kawhi, iggy,and Durant twice.doesnt mean Durant is better than him. people jus hyping him up cuz hes the best player on the best team in the league. wondering why he cant carry the warriors to a W tho. Durant cant do what LeBron does.but people still say he better than him. it doesn't even make sense.
Dans idea for team didn't work but Nick fails to mention that lebron idea for team paying Jr Smith and Tristian big money made them impossible to trade and cavs had no room to put anything around him.
Of course he FAILED to mention this..👀👀👀
Cavs had enough fire power to win and was winning last year with Jr and Tristan side line on the bench with injury, etc. They just had to play Tristan and continued to let Jr play to find his rhythm which he never did.
why do ppl think Durant is better than curry I never understood this.. curry led the team in scoring the first year they had Durant was leading them in the 2nd year before he got hurt and was leading them this year. he beat Durant so bad Durant joined his team. and they are a .500 team without Steph how is Durant better?
These two are ignorant and have no idea what they are talking about. LeBron don't pay their bills, but they are always defending him. Kyrie didn't want to be there because he was lied to. The GM did the right thing by trading him or they would have gotten nothing.
Lebron will buy this team at some point when it hits rock bottom. Gilbert doesn’t have a clue.
Chris Cater is boring 🤷🏿♂️
Remember this is the trash Lebron carried to the finals! Think that through against 4 hall of famer’s!
Didn't Kyrie wanted to leave because he doesn't want to play with Lebron? This is classic Lebron trying to change the narrative again along with his media groupies.
Espn fell off 😂
lebron was gone when the owner of the cavs was backing Trump....ill be backing Trump in 2020
Ty lue a joke he made kyrie leave and his terrible coaching made Lebron leave
Lebron must be related to both of these
the mba lol
After drafting Williamson or Barrett in the 19 draft, Lebron will come back to Cleveland in maybe 3 years from now. I call it! lol
Toronto Raptors 2019 nba champions. And no I’m not a fan of them it’s just looking like it
Boston coming outta East
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Doesn't matter who the first seed is in the regular season, last year Houston and Toronto had the first seeds in each conference and neither was in the finals. The cavs finished as a 4th seed in the east and made it to the Finals
Ty lue drove to lebron so Bron can make his final decision on kyrie lol
Jenna looking like a snack 😍😍
Robwr
The Cleveland Clowns about to rival the Cleveland browns
Nice try Dan Gilbert. James Dolan is still the shittiest owner. You're pretty close though.
love is injured.
Yup, it's in the leastern conference.. doesn't matter, LeBron took an obsolete trash team to the finals... They are gonna win 20 games MAX in the east.