How the Kyrie Irving – Isaiah Thomas Trade Affects the Wizards

By now everyone has heard about the mega-trade between the Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers.The obvious first question is: How does this affect the Washington Wizards?

To answer that question, we’ll examine several of the most intriguing storylines of this trade.

Boston Just Blew Themselves Up.

You know how Ted always talks about valuing continuity and developing from within? Danny Ainge don’t play that.

Al Horford. Jaylen Brown. Marcus Smart. Terry Rozier. That’s the list of returning players from Boston’s Eastern Conference Finals team. That’s it. Boston lost its best defender (Avery Bradley), its second-best defender (Jae Crowder) and the heart and soul of its team (Isaiah Thomas).

The…