UPDATE (4:36pm PT on Tuesday): Boston and Cleveland have reportedly agreed to terms of the blockbuster trade.
Kyrie Irving is headed to the Celtics for Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic and Brooklyn's 2018 first-round pick.
Terms of the deal were first reported by The Vertical.
Celtics are sending Thomas, Crowder, Ante Zizic and Brooklyn's 2018 first-round pick for Kyrie Irving, league sources tell The Vertical. https://t.co/gdaT9UjVGl— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 22, 2017
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Kyrie Irving to the Celtics?
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Boston and Cleveland are engaged in active trade discussions, according to The Vertical's Shams Charania.
Cleveland and Boston engaged in active trade discussions centered on Kyrie Irving and Isaiah Thomas, league sources tell The Vertical.— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 22, 2017
Kyrie requested a trade back in early July.
He has two more years on his contract -- $18,868,625 next season and $20,099,188 in 2018-19 -- with a $21,329,750 player option in 2019-20.
Thomas will make about $6.26 million next year and will be an unrestricted free agent next summer.
The Celtics were the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference last season, and the Cavs were the No. 2 seed.
Cleveland dispatched Boston in five games in the East Finals.
Thomas was sidelined for Games 3, 4 and 5 because of a hip injury.
The two teams face off on Opening Night on Oct. 17...
Cleveland and Boston have moved into serious talks on a trade centered on All-Star guard Kyrie Irving, league sources tell ESPN.— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 22, 2017
Drew Shiller is the co-host of Warriors Outsiders and a Web Producer at NBC Sports Bay Area. Follow him on Twitter @DrewShiller
