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Irving blockbuster might not make Celtics or Cavs better: Smith

Raptors now the most stable of East’s best three teams.

Reports say the Cleveland Cavaliers traded point guard Kyrie Irving, right, to the Boston Celtics for a package of point guard Isaiah Thomas, left, forward Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic and the unprotected 2018 draft pick belonging to the Brooklyn Nets.

Every NBA trade is a gamble especially if it involves star players, always a roll-the-dice proposition that’s a major gamble with personalities and playing styles to take into consideration, roles to be clearly defined.

No general manager will say he knows for sure what will happen because so many things can go wrong in the delicate balance that is a team.