Kyrie Irving on Cavaliers' Trades at 2018 Deadline: 'I'm in Boston'

Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving wasn't interested in discussing the Cleveland Cavaliers' flurry of deadline deals following his team's 110-104 overtime win against the Washington Wizards on Thursday night. 

He simply said, "I'm in Boston," according to ESPN.com's Chris Forsberg. 

While the Celtics held steady at the trade deadline, the Cavaliers turned over a sizable portion of their roster through three separate trades. 

The first was a high-profile swap that sent Isaiah Thomas, Channing Frye and a top-three protected 2018 first-round pick to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Jordan Clarkson and Larry Nance Jr. 

The second was a three-team deal involving the Utah Jazz and Sacramento Kings that allowed the Cavaliers to part ways with Iman Shumpert, Derrick Rose, Jae Crowder and a 2020 second-round draft pick (via the Miami Heat) in order to land swingman Rodney Hood and point guard George Hill. 

Finally, the Cavaliers shipped Dwyane Wade back to the Miami Heat in exchange for a protected second-round pick in 2024. 

Speaking to reporters on a conference call Thursday night, general manager Koby Altman explained the trades were made to help change the team's locker room and reinvigorate a club that has looked listless since the start of January. 

"I think, in large part, we addressed the culture of the team and the building," Altman said, per ESPN.com's Dave McMenamin. "And I would imagine a lot people on the conference call that have been around our team saw the lack of energy and enthusiasm, and that was really disappointing to me."

The Cavaliers aren't likely to have all of their new supporting members in uniform Friday night against the Atlanta Hawks, but there's a good chance they could make their Wine and Gold debuts Sunday when they travel to TD Garden for a meeting with Irving and the Celtics.