When I write a Trade Proposal, I’m usually planning to dump a redundant member of the Toronto Raptors. However, the strange NBA summer has gotten more so with the news that the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Kyrie Irving has requested a trade.
Suddenly the giant roadblock to the Raptors’ Eastern Conference championship aspirations looks more like a speed bump. The Cavs are without a General Manager, and there’s increased chatter about LeBron James moving west next summer. The King abdicating his Ohio throne would seem more likely if Kyrie is gone.
I can’t resist dipping my oar in the water of the Irving trade-stakes, so here goes.