Kyrie Irving is a divisive player, largely because he is very, very good at some aspects of basketball and not so dynamic in other areas. However, no one would ever say that the All-Star guard is unable to generate offensive highlights, which makes it easy to put together exceedingly entertaining hype videos using those clips.
On Tuesday evening, the Boston Celtics did just that after acquiring Irving in the trade that rocked the entire NBA universe. The Celtics took to Twitter with a highlight post to pump fans up about their new acquisition. While the plays were certainly tremendous, it just felt… wrong.
A taste of what's to come ☘️ https://t.co/BzP3OgoQ28
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) August 23, 2017
Irving’s array of offensive maneuvers and ridiculously difficult finishes should play quite well in his new home and the Celtics are already reportedly angling toward re-signing him when his contract expires. That won’t stop fans of the Cavs (and of Irving individually) from recoiling at the very sight and thought of him in green and white in the future.
We have acquired four-time All-Star @KyrieIrving in a trade with the @cavs.
📝: https://t.co/BsoQtsX2FD pic.twitter.com/TqYQnXsYwy
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) August 23, 2017
Because this trade involves the top two teams in the Eastern Conference, the level of intrigue is off the charts to see what both sides look like next season. We won’t have to wait long, as Boston and Cleveland face off the in the season opener on TNT, but it is already bizarre to think about Kyrie Irving in a Celtics jersey.
