The NBA offseason just took a shocking turn with news that Kyrie Irving requested a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers sometime last week, reports Brian Windhorst of ESPN. News of Irving wanting out of Cleveland “blindsided” and “disappointed” LeBron James, who clearly didn’t see this coming.
Irving made the request directly to Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert, who has yet to replace departed general manager David Griffin. Kyrie wants to go to a team where he can be the “focal point” and “no longer wants to play alongside LeBron James,” according to Windhorst.
This comes off the back of an interview with Sports Illustrated in which Kyrie alluded to not being thrilled about where things are heading in Cleveland.