Source: Cavs, Celtics Engage to Reconcile Kyrie Irving Trade

Cleveland and Boston officials started to engage each other on a solution Tuesday, league sources told ESPN. The Cavs are no longer seeking one of the Celtics’ top young players, but they are still determined to land one of Boston’s first-round picks as compensation, and the conversation has included second-round considerations, too, league sources said.

The deadline to report and submit to a physical for the players involved in the trade is 10 a.m. ET Wednesday, and the deadline to pass the physical is 10 a.m. ET Thursday, per league rules.

All along, Boston has believed that it was clear in its assessment of Thomas’ physical status and that the information was communicated to the Cavaliers in conversations before Tuesday’s trade, league sources said. In a telephone conference call with reporters after the trade was announced, Celtics general manager Danny Ainge admitted that Thomas’ physical condition played “some” role in trading him to Cleveland as part of the Irving package.

Cavaliers officials have made the case that Boston undersold them on the scope of the Thomas injury, and more specifically, how soon Thomas could be prepared to play this season, league sources said. The sides did discuss and share information on Thomas’ injury, sources said.

Source: Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN