KYRIE ANALYSIS
UPSYDE SPORTS PRESENTS: COMPREHENSIVE TRADE GRADES FOR KYRIE IRVING TRADE: It's a pretty simple trade - essentially it's Dinwiddie, Finney-Smith, a 2029 Unprotected 1st Round Pick, and a couple of late 2nd round picks for Kyrie and Markieff Morris. There is a lot to unpack in this trade and a lot of context that needs to be understood. The first thing I want to talk about is why the Nets would want to do this trade. For one, Kyrie asked for it. This is not the first time he has asked for it. This will now have been the second franchise he sort of flamed out of without showing any return on investment. Some of it was his own off-court drama, some of it was taking a stance against mandates, but it was not too long ago many thought he was going to just retire. The Nets are looking at what happened with the Mavs with Brunson and don't want to lose a premier player in his prime for absolutely nothing. Now, what did they get in this trade? Spencer Dinwiddie already had a successf...