BOSReceived
PKyrie IrvingRivalry swap · August 30, 2017
The rivalry trade that exchanged Kyrie Irving and Isaiah Thomas
Boston acquired Kyrie Irving. Cleveland received Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Žižić, Brooklyn's 2018 first and a future second.
See where this happened in the 2017 offseason →The original receipt
Every asset in the deal
Each team panel shows the players and draft assets it received.
To BOS
To CLE20181STround asset+1 assetsCLEReceived
Cleveland Cavaliers
PIsaiah Thomas
PJae Crowder
PAnte Žižić
#2018 Brooklyn first-round pick
#2020 Miami second-round pick
Why it happened
The bet each side made
Irving wanted his own team; Cleveland tried to remain a title contender while protecting a path into the post-LeBron future.
Why history remembers it
Irving helped Boston become an Eastern contender, while the Brooklyn pick became Collin Sexton after LeBron James's second Cleveland exit.
The family tree
Where the picks and rights went
Selections, swaps and later trades are traced separately so a downstream player is not mistaken for a direct one-for-one return.
- 01
2018 Brooklyn first · selected
Collin Sexton · No. 8
Cleveland used the Brooklyn pick acquired from Boston to select Sexton in 2018.
2018 NBA Draft
No. 8
Overall pick
Collin Sexton
Draft destination · CLE
- 02
Collin Sexton branch · traded
Donovan Mitchell to Cleveland
Cleveland later included Sexton with Markkanen, Agbaji and draft capital in its 2022 trade for Mitchell.
To UTAWhat changed
The consequences
- Cleveland returned to the 2018 Finals.
- The 2018 Brooklyn pick became Collin Sexton at No. 8.
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