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David Griffin: Kyrie Irving had Gordon Hayward committed to Cavs before
LeBron signed
"I actually went to Cleveland on a visit when I was a restricted free agent
(in 2014), and Kyrie came in and was saying how much fun it'd be if I was on
the team and kinda recruited me to go there," Gordon Hayward said at his
introductory press conference with the Celtics last August.
"And then LeBron came and that kinda squashed that whole thing."
It was a funny moment during a particualry light hearted press conference for
the Celtics ushering in a new era led by Hayward and Kyrie Irving, but the
story offered some insight to why Irving grew tired of LeBron's shadow in
Cleveland.
David Griffin former Cavaliers general manager said on Cleveland sports radio
Sunday the visit Hayward went on turned into a commitment from the then
23-year-old forward. Apparently Irving had commitments from Hayward, Trevor
Ariza and Channing Frye before LeBron James returned to the team in free
agency.
A commitment from Hayward didn't necessarily mean he would have ended up a
Cavalier. As a restricted free agent, the Utah Jazz had the right to match
any offer sheet Hayward signed. He ended up signing a four-year $62 million
offer sheet with Charlotte, which Utah subsequentially matched.
Still, this gives us a look into Irving's thought process of requesting a
trade away from LeBron and the Cavaliers. He was ready to lead a team built
around him, and then LeBron came and "squashed the whole thing."
大意:
根據前騎士總管David Griffin說法跟海星哥Gordon Hayward 本人的證實
Irving 在2014年時原本已經成功招攬並得到Hayward口頭承諾
說願意來騎士跟Irving一起並肩作戰
除了Hayward之外
還有Trevor Ariza 跟Channing Frye也跟Irving口頭承諾說會加盟騎士
但是當Lebron決定回騎士後
也讓騎士沒空間去追求這些Irving想要的球員
也許Irving對Lebron的反感就是從這個時候開始的
假如當時Hayward、Ariza、Frye
跟原本選到的Andrew Wiggins來騎士跟Irving聯手的話會有看頭嗎?