Stephen A. Smith sides with Danny Ainge over Isaiah Thomas | First Take | ESPN

First Take's Stephen A. Smith sides with Boston Celtics GM Danny Ainge over Cleveland Cavaliers PG Isaiah Thomas in regards to their recent relationship comments.

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[GaboxRox]

Players being loyal to a team without that team being loyal to them is a fatal mistake (Isaiah, Enes Kanter)

[DeMarvelous_DeChosen]

I side with captain America
In this case.

[jayc]

SAS hairline sides with the backside of his head

[Gokuublacckk]

It's strictly business.. But I hope IT balls out in Cleveland represent for the short niggas 😏😂

[sbrballer]

Isaiah Thomas avg 29 points a game and Kyrie 24 points and Kyrie is a champ because of lebron and Isaiah carried the celtics to the 1 seed against lebron and Kyrie common dawg Stephen A Smith ya underrating Isaiah

[calvinshaw]

They never mention how IT was the one who helped them get Gordon & Danny didn't even give IT a heads up on the trade that's the problem its the way they went about everything they did the man Dirty im sure he understands the trade

[jordan]

It's just business. Who wouldn't trade IT for Kyrie?

[NishaWestbrook]

Everybody saying IT sounds “salty” or bothered clearly still don’t understand exactly how loyal this nigga really was. Hope he wins a ring this year and shut everyone up.

[gMonee]

IT did more with less last season, statistically, than what Kyrie did. 🤷‍♂️

[GoldmanStacks]

I wish Max Kellerman and Shannon Sharpe just create their own show together. Kind of sick of seeing Stephen Smith and Skip Bayless, with no actual prior professional sports history, give their opinions just to “go against the grain” for shock value. It gets old hearing Stephen A say “and I know him very, very well” about almost any athlete of topic before saying something crazy/contradictory. Or hearing Skip Bayless disagree without merit or give his biased opinions.

[BrotherBilo]

Great take from both this time. It's about time!

[LevanKGaming]

I love Isaiah and as a Celtics fan i wish him all the best

[JKhan]

Think it like this, if a girl was with you for 3 years, told you she loved you, talked about getting married, got engaged, then a new guy comes around, and she dumps you for the new guy. This is how IT is feeling.

[foghornfoggyface]

As a Celtics fan this just makes me like Isaiah even more. The man loved Boston and playing for that city. Even now with him playing for the rival, I'll gladly root for him if they go to the finals. Love that man and his heart for the game.

[Mixamaka]

SAS is the same guy saying the cavs made a mistake trying to trade Irving for Paul George and Irving was right to be offended by them. Now, he's saying Thomas is wrong even though the situation is worse, if you look at what Thomas did last year and played in the playoffs after his sister's death...

[ryanandrue]

If kyrie don't average 29 pts I'm gone like u said he's bigger younger stfu at 6'2 he better do more ohhh and play defense to me kyrie and I T are both defensive liabilities

[Echo]

IT gave his heart to boston, even when his sis died he still played..

[rheeeburke]

Max with the intellectual shot at kyrie 😂😂😂😂😂

[THABOMB]

Don't let this distract you from the fact that the Celtics could've gotten Butler with THAT SAME draft pick and could've kept Crowder

[tonydavis]

Danny Ainge is a GM and his job is to do what's best for the Celtics team over one individual player feelings and ego

Danny Ainge made the right trade he moved a player who will be out til January in Isaiah Thomas for the better basketball player Kyrie Irving.

Every NBA GM would make that trade.