(07-22-2017 02:05 PM)UCGrad1992 Wrote:  Kyrie has two years left on his contract so even if LeBron leaves, he would play one year at most with the Cavs or the Cavs could trade him next year.

Kyrie's contract has two years remaining plus a third year that is a player option.

So why not wait until next summer to ask to be traded? Woj has a good take on that:

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/20125...ned-lebron

Quote:Irving has little, if any, voice on the franchise's present -- never mind its future. He has ideas, and he has come to understand: There's one voice. It's LeBron James. In a lot of ways, Irving understands it. James is the greatest player of his time, maybe ever, but everyone feels the end coming in Cleveland, and no one wants to be left to sort through the rubble. Dwyane Wade, a close friend, didn't know until the final hours that James was leaving Miami. So what chance does Irving have to find out James' plans before July 2018?

Why not wait until next year to request a trade? Why not wait until James leaves -- or perhaps decides to stay? Because now Irving has two seasons left until he can opt out of his deal, and it is harder to get traded with one season left on a contract. Paul George discovered this truth. Teams have to know they can re-sign you -- or believe they can sell a future -- or it shrinks the trade market. A dozen-plus teams are in hot pursuit of Irving, and those talks will only intensify over the next days and weeks.

There are more good bits in that article, including the fact that the Cavs were talking about trading Kyrie earlier this summer:

Quote:The Cavaliers have a singular tradeable asset, and it's Kyrie Irving. Which he knows because Cleveland had included him in trade talks around the NBA draft, league sources told ESPN. Long before Irving voiced his desire to be moved, Cleveland had considered the possibility, too -- and perhaps did so with a nod from James.