When considering Kyrie Irving's free agency from a purely business perspective, having a top-15 player on your roster ought to be a no-brainer.
Not everyone feels that way, however, and his talent has nothing to do with it. His level of play evidently tied to his mood, and his leadership skills -- spotty at best -- have not exactly endeared him to many a fan, and at least one former Boston Celtic for certain.
Hearing everyone from Danny Ainge to Terry Rozier to even Wyc Grousbeck throw shade on last season's team more generally begs the question to what extent Irving's faux-leadership antics actually were to blame for much of the discord over that tumultuous season, even accounting for Rozier's very public malcontent behavior.