KD on BS Pod, Thinks Kyrie Wanted Away from the Lebron Circus

[Big333223]

Durant did another BS Podcast with Simmons and they start off talking about the Kyrie trade. He doesn't claim to have personal information but he cites Richard Jefferson as having said something that made him believe that Kyrie is "a pure basketball player" and KD says, "I think Kyrie just wanted a place that he could just focus on just playing basketball and not worry about that other drama that comes with [Lebron]."

Not to be taken as gospel but if its true that Irving wants some stability and to get away from the circus that is Cleveland, that could be great news for us.

[celticsclay]

Durant did another BS Podcast with Simmons and they start off talking about the Kyrie trade. He doesn't claim to have personal information but he cites Richard Jefferson as having said something that made him believe that Kyrie is "a pure basketball player" and KD says, "I think Kyrie just wanted a place that he could just focus on just playing basketball and not worry about that other drama that comes with [Lebron]."

Not to be taken as gospel but if its true that Irving wants some stability and to get away from the circus that is Cleveland, that could be great news for us.

I do think it is fair to think about how much of a progressive circus Lebron has become as a brand separate of his skills as a basketball player. He has a personal writer at ESPN sharing his daily moods and grievances. He speaks out to the media about his teammates and what his teams are lacking. He is obviously doing all the subtweeting at teammates. If you really just want to play basketball I can see how all that kind of stuff can wear on you. As Lebron declines the next couple of years and is no longer in discussion for top 3 player in the NBA I predict more and more players will find those antics insufferable. Could be a very tough aging process for Lebron.

[hwangjini_1]

What's a cricus? 

[Big333223]

I think there's been a lot of "Kyrie is a diva for demanding a trade" but it could be that he was just tired of the circus and wants to play some basketball.

[timpiker]

LeBUM's been a circus since high school.  This year in Cleveland will be nonstop will he stay will he go.

[Sketch5]

I don't blame him, and if it's true about him just wanting to play ball, he's coming to the right place. I don't know who made it public about the trade, if it was Irvings camp, shame. But if Irving did it to give the CAVS time to make a deal, but was trying to keep it between him and the team, good on him.

But how Lebron has handled the whole thing, you can see the CAVS are not in a good spot, and even if they make an other trade, it's going to have to be pretty epic to right the ship.

[Big333223]

What's a cricus? 

It's a cricket circus.

[Eja117]

Kyrie isn't known for being some sort of choir boy

[alley oop]

Why He Thinks Kyrie Wanted to Leave:

Kevin Durant: I heard Richard Jefferson say something that was really, really interesting. What he said was [that] Kyrie is just a pure basketball player. He crafted his skill since he was like 8, 9 years old. You can just tell, the way he plays, nobody plays like him. So he’s a pure basketball player. He probably played playground ball, his pops probably took him to the roughest neighborhoods and threw him out there on the basketball court, told him to just go play. So he built up the love for the game.

When you’re around LeBron James, there’s so much that comes with that. Outside distractions and conversations and just noise that just comes around just from being around LeBron James. And Kyrie was at the point, like, “All right, we lost the championship, this whole season’s gonna be about if LeBron’s gonna leave or not. I’m ready for a new challenge.” All that stuff kind of met at the pinnacle of why he wanted to leave, and it just felt like he wanted a situation where he would just be free from all of that and just play.

It’s a perfect system for him in Boston; it’s a perfect fit. Because he’s a 6-foot-3 Isaiah Thomas, basically, and Isaiah just thrived in that system, and then he got Gordon Hayward and Al Horford, who are gonna be able to make plays for him, too. It’s gonna be pretty sweet. I think it was a great deal. But I just think Kyrie just wanted a place where he can focus on just playing basketball and not worrying about the other drama that comes with.

Bill Simmons: You can identify with that, right?

Durant: Oh, for sure. When you just love to play the game, the NBA kind of adds so much baggage on top of it from the business side to the media. And when you just wanna play and not worry about that stuff, you try to find a place where you can do that, and Kyrie, I’m sure he had to know that he was going to Boston. He wasn’t blindsided at all. I’m sure he was OK with going to Boston.

Simmons: I’m sure there was a couple teams that were sniffing around. His agent can control it. [He can say] “I’m not gonna re-sign there in two years,” that kind of stuff.

Durant: Exactly. He had a little bit of control. And that’s a great organization, winning organization, great coach. He did what he was supposed to do in Cleveland. It’s on to the next chapter. I can really appreciate what he did. He stood up for himself, he showed a lot of courage, man, because it’s hard to take that type of criticism. When you just want to play ball. I feel him on that.
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https://www.theringer.com/the-bill-simmons-podcast/2017/8/24/16199326/kevin-durant-kyrie-irving-trade-nba

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

Lebron is gone after this year.  love and IT may as well bail also! LOL!

[Ogaju]

What's a cricus? 

Some may say a bunch of tall guys playing around and doing impressive things with a round ball and a pair of hoops.