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Boston Celtics: Some good news for Kyrie Irving fans

By Sam Minton

BOSTON, MA - APRIL 30: From left, Kyrie Irving #11 of the Boston Celtics, Guerschon Yabusele #30, and Jaylen Brown #7 cheer from the bench during the second quarter of Game One of Round Two of the 2018 NBA Playoffs against the Philadelphia 76ers at TD Garden on April 30, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA - APRIL 30: From left, Kyrie Irving #11 of the Boston Celtics, Guerschon Yabusele #30, and Jaylen Brown #7 cheer from the bench during the second quarter of Game One of Round Two of the 2018 NBA Playoffs against the Philadelphia 76ers at TD Garden on April 30, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /
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There is no need to worry Kyrie Irving fans. It looks like Irving may be staying with the Boston Celtics after all.

All summer the talk has been will Kyrie Irving return to the Boston Celtics in 2019 or not. When the rumors first broke it seemed like Irving was desperately hoping to play for the New York Knicks. Now things are changing.

On ESPN’s show “The Jump” Kevin Arnovitz gave Boston Celtics fans some good news.

"My best intel is that the Celtics and Kyrie have a pretty good mutual understanding that he wasn’t going to get traded in the offseason and that there are long-term aspirations for both parties,” Arnovitz said. “Anything can happen over the course of an eight-month season, but I kind of like him staying.”"

This is great news for Celtics fans. Kyrie is a top 10 player in the NBA today. If you can lock him up long term you have to do it.

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If the Celtics are able to re-sign Irving they will be contenders for a long time. With Irving and Gordon Hayward leading the way and Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown entering the prime’s of their career this team will be fun to watch.

Irving had a solid start to his Celtics career. He played in 60 games and averaged 24.4 points and 5.1 assists a night.

A new challenge

This season will be a new challenge for Irving and the Celtics. With Hayward and Irving returning, Boston has a beautiful problem. Brad Stevens will have to make sure to balance playing time and make sure everyone is getting their shots.

This year’s Celtics team is one of the most talented rosters that the Celtics have had in awhile. If they somehow didn’t reach the NBA Finals it would be a colossal failure.

Irving is going to have to play a much more unselfish game this season. He showed that he was a team player last season, but with Hayward back there will be sometimes that the point guard needs to let Gordon eat and get his buckets.

Plain and simply, Kyrie Irving staying with the Celtics is the best move for the team. Losing a top 10 player is never good.

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Hopefully this isn’t the last season we see Kyrie rock the Celtics green.

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