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[QUOTE="Fireball Jr., post: 2564768, member: 404"]
They pulled out of a lemon of a deal for them in mid-season by jettisoning some serious liabilities:  an ineffective, undersized, injured pg who gets thoroughly abused on defense and was so miserable at the hand he was dealt that he was not a good teammate on or off the court; a decent forward, Jae Crowder, who was not happy and let it show, but worse yet, stunk out the joint on the court; and an overpaid, underperforming, often-injured Iman Shumpert.

The Cavs cut their losses and brought in not just a player (Nance) who makes Thompson expendable, but one of the league's leading sixth men, Jordan Clarkson, who creates his own shots, gets to the rim, and is scoring double figures; a solid vet guard, good defender and one of Pops' favorite players ever, George Hill; and another solid offensive player, Hood.

And, as far as injuries, who doesn't have them? Kevin Love was out for an extended period; Isaiah sat out a good portion of the season because of his hip; Korver's had a bad foot, Thompson was out for an extended period, and this is just the Cavs. Injuries happen.

And, no surprise Kyrie is injured again. He was his one year of college, his first year as a pro (missed 31 games), his second season (out 23 games), the 2015 Final; and the 2015-16 season (out 29 games). He's missed nearly 20 -- 25 pct -- of regular-season games in his 7-year career.

Kyrie told the Cavs if they didn't trade him he'd have knee surgery. They traded him to Boston in a stinker of a deal. Now, knee surgery. You think this is his last knee surgery, his last extended time out?

And the Cavs, if they hadn't traded him, would have had a malcontent whose knee was in bad shape and was gonna give out eventually. The Cavs would be heading into the playoffs without Kyrie and, instead of trending up as one wants to do heading into the post-season, poop outta luck.

And, when evaluating who won/loss the trade, you can't dismiss the lottery pick Boston gave up.
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