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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:
根据前骑士总管David Griffin说法跟海星哥Gordon Hayward 本人的证实
Irving 在2014年时原本已经成功招揽并得到Hayward口头承诺
说愿意来骑士跟Irving一起并肩作战
除了Hayward之外
还有Trevor Ariza 跟Channing Frye也跟Irving口头承诺说会加盟骑士
但是当Lebron决定回骑士后
也让骑士没空间去追求这些Irving想要的球员
也许Irving对Lebron的反感就是从这个时候开始的
假如当时Hayward、Ariza、Frye
跟原本选到的Andrew Wiggins来骑士跟Irving联手的话会有看头吗?