Possible Redemption Arc

[slightly biased bias fan]

Given that the Dallas Mavericks look like pivoting to a rebuild, I was curious if the Celtics front office had the stomach for a Kyrie Irving reunion.

There should not be much of a market for Irving. If you factor in his age & injury history, a trade may only take Simons and Hauser (perhaps a few second round picks).

The Celtics would have to wait until mid December to trade for Irving due to his contract extension in the offseason. Because he is out for the season (recovering from ACL surgery), an Irving trade might actually help the Celtics this season in their quest for better draft lottery odds.

I am not a fan of Irving and his attitude, but in saying that he has matured over the past couple of years.

Irving
White
Brown
Tatum

That is a contending level core, minus an elite rim protector.

[LatterDayCelticsfan]

Nah. His age does not work with the core we are  working with (Tatum-Brown-White), and he had his shot back in the day.

[Who]

I have been impressed with Kyrie's growth since going to Dallas. He is a much better team player today than he was during his tour here in Boston. He doesn't overdribble as much. He doesn't break plays. He doesn't overdo it in isos. He shares the ball more. He plays like a true PG.

I'd be happy to bring him back here. He would be a good 3rd scorer behind the Jays. His shooting ability & ball-handling would have a major additive effect to the team's offense.

[Roy H.]

I'm not interested.  Adding a no-defense diva isn't what we need.

[slamtheking]

his lighting of the sage and stomping on Lucky in his return trips should repulse anyone thinking of bringing that jerk back here.  can't believe someone would actually consider that.

[Donoghus]

his lighting of the sage and stomping on Lucky in his return trips should repulse anyone thinking of bringing that jerk back here.  can't believe someone would actually consider that.

Yeah. Not only was that bridge burned, it was napalmed then burned again.

[DefenseWinsChamps]

We don't need to get smaller when all the primary contenders have gotten bigger.

[slamtheking]

his lighting of the sage and stomping on Lucky in his return trips should repulse anyone thinking of bringing that jerk back here.  can't believe someone would actually consider that.

Yeah. Not only was that bridge burned, it was napalmed then burned again.

exactly.  if he came back to the team you'd starting seeing odds pop up in those gaming sites for when Kyrie would get Tonya Harding'ed in Boston.

[rocknrollforyoursoul]

Please no. I don't even want Kyrie in the Garden as an opposing player.

[Jiri Welsch]

The only times Boston has won a championship in this century are with strong defensive point guards.

No thank you!

[keevsnick]

1,000,000x No. No. No. No.

[Celtics4ever]

Irving is oft hurt and I think he was a bad influence on the Jays in terms of taking plays off on D.   Both of their D, got better when he left.

[Phantom255x]