Stephen A. Smith on Isaiah Thomas to Cavaliers: It was a bad move | First Take | ESPN

First Take's Stephen A. Smith comments on the Isaiah Thomas' trade to the Cleveland Cavaliers saying it was a bad move.

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[Justsayinbruh]

3 months ago, I recalled Stephen A saying "once Isaiah suits up for the Cavs, they will be unstoppable"...fast forward 3 months later, you got today's discussion...God i love ESPN!

[KiDAmazin]

I.T. has played 10 games after not playing basketball for about 6 months. Y'all gotta chill.

[NickElite]

Stephen A a couple of months ago: " the warriors should be worried, Isiah is back" lmao this dude changes opinion every day

[ej]

Not enough is being said about Danny Ainge. The guy is a genius! He got Kyrie instead of IT, and Tatum instead of Fultz! Not to mention Hayward.

[kawonsawade]

My question is.... Who is blaming him besides the media??? The media is taking this young man down! A young man who has not played basketball in 7 months.

[Iron_Havsy]

"Agenders" -Steven A. Smith 2018

[enricod.]

I think the Cavs real problem is Ty Lue. He has no offensive or defensive structure in place for this team. He has also allowed Lebron to undermine his authority on a number of occasions. The media gives Lue a pass and i dont understand why.

[thegawdvegito]

Cleveland remind me of the Lakers with Nash and Dwight Howard that was horrible

[giiotm]

I said it back when the trade happened that it was a bad trade for the Cavs... everyone else was like "Omg I can't believe the Celtics gave up so much just for 1 player" well... now what? Because I swear before the season started 90% of basketball fans were saying Cleveland got the better end of the trade because they got IT & a defensive stopper in Crowder. 😂😭

[Ckproduction]

Okay as a Cavs fan that watches every single game let me say this, the Cavs played the 4th quarter line up that won almost every game in the Cavs win streak. This line up works cause its Lebron playing point guard surrounded by a bunch of athletic players and three point shooters. So what if IT didn't play in it, he wasn't in that line up when they went on the win streak. He's still hurt let him play the entire 3rd quarter then just rest him until he's heathy. No one will bring up the 4th quarter line up instead its just IT didn't play. ESPN has turned into just straight media and looking for headline stories instead of actually breaking down and talking sports, it's sad. Have a great day to all the people who read through this whole thing even if you disagree with it.

[docrussojr]

*Everyone thought Boston lost the deal at first.*

[superkid]

The problem with the cavs/any lebron team, is that they don't play a specific system. You play with the spurs, warriors, rockets, celtics, they have a clear system they plan in so as an all star, you find your place in that system. Lebrons teams are just lebron playing and they guys around doing whatever they can. So when you're an all star, you end up just playing how you are used to playing and there's no understanding of how you can be used.

[Vecna]

Kyrie did the smartest thing he could do

[RealDealHD]

Max is lowkey a sports philosopher lol..puts together his thoughts well.

[enricopucci]

Kyrie got traded for a leprechaun and a bag of skittles. Bruh...

[jamesk]

Isiah wasn't even the main part of the deal. It was the Nets pick .

[-Elias-]

1.) Why do they treat Kevin Love like dirt?
2.) Why do they act surprised when Kevin Love doesn't want to be around them?

[rogergelwicks]

This show is so much better when everyone is in-studio.

[mr.knowledge]

When Max said, “It’s not scripted”...I stopped listening. Tf 😂😂😂

[crazysongfreak]

Let's blame it on Jamie Crowder - Stephen A