At 12:30pm the news leaked that NYC Mayor, Eric Adams, is going to likely revoke the vaccine mandate in the city. This means Kyrie will be able to play home games. At 2:59pm Kyrie was traded to Eric in a deal that would send M. Turner & coveted young PG Cole Anthony to Brent.
The trade
The trade comes as a surprise for two reasons and both are how bright the future is for the two players traded to Brent. Anthony has been only one of two bright spots in ORL (Carter jr.) and there is no indication this will change moving forward. Secondly, the big man in IND is now the lone wolf at the C position in the Pacers starting lineup. Anthony (20.95) and Turner (18.70) are two young studs ready to make long lasting fantasy impact in the dynasty league. Kyrie, however, is 29 and has been synonymous with chaos over the last couple s seasons beginning with his stint in BOS and now in BKN. I think Turner is a 20 point scorer in IND moving forward and I think we will see Anthony grow into a 23/24 point guy next season while Kyrie sits at 25.10 this season (in away games) and could provide even more IF the mandate is lifted. This is clearly a move that GM Eric Kwiatkowski is making to win now.
It was reported that the deal originally was without Jalen Green in it but he was later added in before finalization. Green only averages 11 points and doesn’t fit Eric’s TL whatsoever and I assume he is a drop candidate as EK pushed to win now.
I give the edge to Brent as this completes his team overhaul and rebuild.
The dynasty 