It appears that not every NBA player wants to play alongside LeBron James, the best player of this generation. According to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, Irving has asked a trade out of Cleveland, citing that he wants to be more of a “focal point” for a team and doesn’t want to play second fiddle next to James any longer.
A team where Irving could’ve been “more of a focal point”: the Chicago Bulls.
Back in June, Chicago Sun-Times Bulls reporter Joe Cowley mentioned that Kyrie Irving and Jimmy Butler have a good off-the-floor relationship and that Butler could “push for a trade” to Cleveland to play with Irving and James.