We are now six days removed from what everyone thought was the completion of the Kyrie Irving trade between the Celtics and Cavaliers, but there are still rumors swirling about potential holdups to the deal surrounding Isaiah Thomas’ hip injury and his physical with Cleveland.
The Cavs had Thomas in on Friday for his physical, and reportedly had bigger concerns about his hip than they originally anticipated. Over the weekend, the Cavs reportedly planned a call with the Celtics to discuss the trade package and potentially reworking the deal to adjust for the severity of Thomas’ injury.
There have been reports that Cleveland plans to start renegotiations with a request for one of Boston’s young stars, while the Celtics have reportedly dug their heels in and will not give up more than a future second round pick in order to make the deal happen. While all of these reports have come out from both camps about what possibly could be requested or denied, the Cavs apparently still haven’t put in a call to Boston making a formal request for more.
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The deadline for Cleveland and Boston to reach a new agreement or void a deal is Wednesday, so there is still time — physicals must be completed by Thursday. It’s likely that a call is placed and discussions are had, but the lack of urgency from the Cavs in doing so could possibly point to them being more content to move forward with the deal as is, and live with the Brooklyn pick as the centerpiece with Thomas a hopeful addition midseason that can help them chase down one more title run with LeBron James.
We can expect the next three days to be filled with more rumors about this trade and it seems unlikely that a resolution will come until close to that Wednesday deadline.
