Kyrie Irving looks like a smart, smart man right now.
Since requesting a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers this summer, his former team has been reeling, forced to trade away half the assets they received to get the 25-year-old out of Cleveland at the NBA trade deadline.
Meanwhile, he has taken Boston by storm, leading the Celtics to the best record in the Eastern Conference.
He’s drawn the admiration of plenty for having the foresight to get out of LeBron James’ shadow and pave his own way, and it’s for that reason Stephen A. Smith thinks he is like a “clone of Kobe Bryant.”
The First Take co-host discussed Irving’s genius, and he…