{"id":29970,"date":"2017-08-25T15:57:55","date_gmt":"2017-08-25T15:57:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/?p=29970"},"modified":"2017-08-25T15:57:55","modified_gmt":"2017-08-25T15:57:55","slug":"basketball-isaiah-thomas-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/basketball-isaiah-thomas-trade\/","title":{"rendered":"BASKETBALL: ISAIAH THOMAS TRADE"},"content":{"rendered":"

ISAIAH THOMAS TRADE<\/h1>\n

I was all set with a different column for today\u2014it was written, proofread, and drafted. But when I heard that Isaiah Thomas was traded from his beloved Boston Celtics to the Cleveland Cavaliers, I just had to weigh-in.<\/p>\n

\"NBA:<\/a>OMG!!! Isaiah Thomas IS the Boston Celtics!!! What is wrong with them??? They just traded away the face of their franchise! And for what? Kyrie Irving? Isaiah has twenty times the heart that Kyrie does. And, at just 5\u20199\u201d (and I think I\u2019m being generous with that assessment,) he has an equal amount of talent to Kyrie, in my opinion. And the famous song and video about him, The Mighty I.T.<\/em>! (Here\u2019s the link to it: www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6LxoLxbFl5E<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

For me to have ever rooted for the Boston Celtics is a rarity, trust me. But I did so this year because I just love Isaiah so much. He\u2019s what every<\/em> sportsman should be. He plays his heart out, and has obvious love for his city and fans. And the sport itself. If I<\/em> were choosing between Isaiah and Kyrie for my<\/em> professional team, I\u2019d for sure go with the former. (To remind you, here\u2019s what I wrote about Isaiah in May, during his emotional and traumatic play-offs experiences: itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/basketball-nba-play-offs-2017-so-far<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

\"LeBron<\/a>

LeBron James embracing Isaiah Thomas, I’m assuming when their teams met after Isaiah’s younger sister had died.<\/p><\/div>\n

I do think (and hope<\/em>!,) that he\u2019ll be happy playing with LeBron James this upcoming season. Isaiah appears to love learning, and he never seems to think that he’s the be all and end all, so I think he\u2019ll really thrive in a partnership with the King. But it just has to be somewhat weird to go from being the top dog on a team to being second in command. (And I have a feeling that LeBron will be gone from the Cavs the season after, so does that then move Isaiah up, or will there be more shocks in store for the 2018 season?)<\/p>\n

\"Kyrie<\/a>

Kyrie Irving and Isaiah Thomas in their former teams’ jerseys that will now be swapped next season. So strange!<\/p><\/div>\n

I just wish I knew how Isaiah feels about being traded. If he\u2019s<\/em> okay, then I\u2019m<\/em> okay. I\u2019m sure he feels at least a bit betrayed, since this was not his decision at all. (As opposed to Kyrie, who\u2019s been lobbying to be traded since the Cavs second-place season ended!) And who could blame Isaiah for feeling that way??? (If, indeed, he does.) He\u2019s given everything<\/em> to that team, including playing in the play-offs the day after his sister was killed in a car accident! He knew his team had absolutely no chance of progressing through the post-season without him, so he put his extreme misery to the side to be a true team player. He even traveled across the country to her funeral, and then back the very next morning, to be there for that day\u2019s game. And guess what\u2014he was the first player in the building that day!!! And these idiots trade<\/em> him???<\/p>\n

Since Isaiah is way more mentally stable than I, I have a feeling he\u2019ll be okay with everything. He\u2019s one professional player who realizes that his sports career is not everything. I\u2019m so impressed with his description of himself on Twitter. Here it is: \u201cProud Father! If all I’m remembered for is being a good basketball player, then I’ve done a bad job with the rest of my life.\u201d How can anyone not<\/em> root for his guy?! (And his two sons are perhaps even more adorable than he is!)<\/p>\n

So now I\u2019m back to hating the Celtics! And back to rooting for the Cavs! I hope that all I.T. Fans will join me. Go Cavs!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ISAIAH THOMAS TRADE I was all set with a different column for today\u2014it was written, proofread, and drafted. But when I heard that Isaiah Thomas was traded from his beloved Boston Celtics to the Cleveland Cavaliers, I just had to weigh-in. OMG!!! Isaiah Thomas IS the Boston Celtics!!! What is wrong with them??? They just<\/p>\n

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