5 Biggest Superstar swaps in the NBA since 2000

#3 Kyrie Irving and Isaiah Thomas

Cleveland Cavaliers v Boston Celtics - Game One

In one of the most cold-blooded GM moves of the decade, Danny Ainge traded away Isaiah Thomas in order to receive a once-in-a-generation talent named Kyrie Irving. Ainge looked really poor during this move because IT4 had always given 110% effort whenever he took the floor for the Celtics and even took the floor in the playoffs despite a hip injury he'd suffered earlier in the season.

IT even played through the news of his sister's demise, dropping 52 points in a Conference Semifinals game against the Washington Wizards and endearing himself to the Celtics faithful with an MVP-caliber 2016-17 season.

While Kyrie balled out on his arrival at Boston before undergoing season-ending knee surgery, Isaiah was never able to integrate himself properly into the Cavs' offense and got traded to the Lakers at the deadline. He essentially tanked his value as a free agent while putting his body on the line for the Cs, and has a spot on the Nuggets' roster for a veteran's minimum contract when he looked like a max contract caliber player less than a year ago.