137. by Abigail Adams November 26, 2019 Share 1 pick in 2011, spent six years with the Cavaliers before demanding a trade in the summer of 2017. The #Cavs shouldn’t retire Kyrie’s jersey. Obviously he was instrumental in bringing them their first championship. Even when LeBrom James came back, and the Cavs returned to their title-contending status, Irving remained as a town favorite, and was the guy that sort of held everything together. I just found out yesterday that Sexton wears #2... what kind of blasphemy is this? The Cleveland Cavaliers have retired six players' jerseys. Being a great player doesn't make him a great Cav. Why would they? 25.7k. I'm bringing up Kobe, Kidd etc. If, reasonably, you believe the Nets' Big Three is too overwhelmingly talented to doubt, there's plenty at hand to reinforce your position. Posted by [PHI] Ben Simmons. Posted by 1 day ago. Whether it’s appreciated or not, it doesn’t matter to me.”. No player – not even the NBA legend whose retired uniform number will force Kevin Love to abandon No. Probably not after Kyrie blindsided the team and asked for a trade and ruined LeBron's last two seasons there. He became, for a while, the only bright spot for the lowly Cavaliers. Commissioner Adam Silver says it’s not happening. Report Save. Was the shot Kyrie made enough to retire his number? because those players also demanded trades. Normally, under those circumstances, it wouldn’t be a long-shot to think that the Cavs could one day retire Irving’s number, cementing it’s place in History forever. It’s just chatter. 4 time all-star. It's the norm now for stars to ask out. Reply. No matter how Cleveland sports fans may feel about Kyrie Irving now, he was the star of that city for six years before everything went haywire. @KyrieIrving broke up our championship team! Kyrie Irving. Tools and Resources Used by Real General Managers. If there’s one thing, however, the league has thought us throughout its long history, it’s that as much as betrayal can be forgiven, it can never truly be forgotten. Utah's system is reliable and, save for a few instances of especially inspired passing, as predictable as the math it tends toward. All content © 2000-2021 RealGM, L.L.C. Irving, the franchise’s No. Kyrie’s number won’t be retired because of his own actions. Future HOFer. This petty, scorned franchise thing is so passe. The Cavs drafted the 6’2 guard with their number 1 pick of the 2011 draft. I mean Dan Gilbert took out a full page ad angrily insulting Lebron when he left as a free agent. It would be weird if they retired the number now because Kyrie is still playing. Yeah, I agree with "Balls Deep". Kyrie Irving wants the NBA to honor Kobe Bryant by changing the league’s logo. Sexton made quite a first impression by deciding to take No. Kyrie’s number won’t be retired because of his own actions. 42 – has ever been dealt to the Cavaliers with … I always thought they would until they gave it to Sexton lmao. Former Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin joined ESPN’s The Jump via Ben Rohrbach of Yahoo!, addressing the Kyrie Irving trade request and the aftermath that came from it after news broke out. LeBron will get his number retired, Kevin Love will get his number retired, but Kyrie won’t. Reply. View Entire Discussion (219 Comments) More posts from the nba community. andrew – LeBron, Kyrie, and Kevin get their numbers retired without question or hesitation. He’s not going to get his number retired by Cleveland because he acted childish at the end of his tenure and on his way out, and he didn’t have a good enough Cavs career to make up for it. It's aspiring to competency that can leave you disappointed, get you fired. And so should 35 on the Thunder. The topic of retired numbers will be fascinating. 14. 2 jersey will one day be retired by the Cavs organization. Drafted #1 overall and led the city of Cleveland through some dark times post-Lebron. You don’t play six years on a team, demand a trade off a team, and then trash the city on the way out and then get your number retired. With these insane stats, Kyrie became the Rookie of the Year for the 2011-12 season. forced them to trade all their assets before bolting to Miami, P.J. One of the most exciting players in the league. Obviously Kyrie, LeBron, and Kevin Love...but even JR Smith started more games for the Cavs that season. Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Limited. level 2. 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If that shot in Oracle was made by some benchwarmer, then his number shouldn’t be … Blake Griffin has nothing left to lose, which isn�t necessarily the same thing as having nothing left. While I still feel atomicity towards Kyrie for demanding the trade last summer, that doesn’t mean I feel like the Cavs shouldn’t hang his number in the rafters at some point. Personally I think they should. Change team? But there’s no denying everything Kyrie has done for the team, and the city, over the last six years.
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