When many of us first heard the news, we were neck deep in basketball hibernation - grilling, swimming, visiting loved ones - whatever it is people do when the parquet floor is getting resurfaced in the latter months of summer.
And while a few of you had floated the possibility of trading Kyrie Irving to the Boston Celtics, only a handful really thought such a deal might go down. Throw in the inclusion of not just Isaiah Thomas but also Jae Crowder (and his amazing contract) plus the 2018 Brooklyn Nets first-round draft pick, and there's probably not a soul who saw it coming.