The flat-earth truther who dribbles the round ball as well as anyone on the planet is the most intriguing player to hit the NBA trade market since Carmelo Anthony left the Nuggets more than six years ago.
That was my thought when I saw the news, as I sat in a cafe while on vacation in Ireland earlier this month, that Kyrie Irving, he of appearances in three straight NBA Finals, requested that the Cleveland Cavaliers trade him elsewhere.
In a remarkable NBA offseason that featured all-stars Paul Millsap, Jimmy Butler, Chris Paul, Paul George and Gordon Hayward changing teams, leaving the league firmly in the public consciousness long after the Warriors won the title in June, the potential relocation of Irving would be the biggest needle-mover yet.