CoolBreeze44 wrote:I have to believe this is more about Lebron's plans to leave than Kyrie's desire to be the man.
If that's the case, why would he ask for the trade now? LeBron's coming back this year. They should be able to take a fourth crack at a title. If LeBron leaves next summer, that would be the time to ask for a trade, right?
I don't know if he does or doesn't want to be "the man," but I definitely get the sense that Kyrie and LeBron don't get along, and I can see Kyrie just wanting out because of that. I mentioned listening to the Road Trippin' podcast which he joined a few times this year. On that podcast, he's capable of being really smart and articulate when he gets somewhat comfortable, but he's also just really a weird guy, saying strange things seemingly just for the sake of saying them. It's like he doesn't really like other people at first, but when he gets going you can tell there's a lot going on in his head, but it also feels kind of fake, like he's playing a role that's not really him. There's a touch of Rondo's lone-wolf personality to Kyrie.