Should the Charlotte Hornets make a trade offer for reportedly unhappy Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving?
ESPN reported Friday afternoon that Irving, who played his one college season at Duke, has requested a trade off the team that drafted him first overall in 2011.
The Cavaliers have had unprecedented success since forward LeBron James returned to Cleveland in the summer of 2014. The Cavs have reached the NBA Finals the past three seasons, winning the championship over the Golden State Warriors in June 2016.
According to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, who has covered the Cavaliers and James extensively, Irving made his request directly to Cavs owner Dan Gilbert, saying he no longer desired to play alongside James and would prefer to be the focal point of another NBA team.