'A Chance to Win 2 Or 3' – Former Cleveland Cavaliers Head Coach Says They Would’ve Won More Titles If Kyrie Irving And LeBron James Didn’t Disband

That was the second year since Ty Lue took over as head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers. He recently appeared as a guest on Shannon Sharpe’s “Club Shay Shay.” The former NFL star asked Lue if he thinks the Cavs could’ve won more titles if Irving didn’t leave after the 2017 Finals.

“Yes, sir,” the current Los Angeles Clippers head coach said.

However, he also stated that things would have turned out differently had the Warriors not signed Durant in 2016.

“I also think if KD doesn’t go to Golden State… I think we win — and Kyrie [Irving] stays, you know you can’t leave after that. I think he stays, and I think we had a chance to win two or three.”

Ty Lue said James was “crushed” when the Cleveland Cavaliers traded Irving

When the Cleveland Cavaliers traded Irving, the team lost one of its best scorers. Which is why the team struggled against the Warriors. During Lue’s guest appearance at Sharpe’s show, the head coach revealed that James was “crushed” when Irving was traded to Boston.

“LeBron was doing an autograph signing with jerseys and stuff for his foundation,” Lue said. “So I come sit next to Bron, we’re sitting there, hand him the phone, SportsCenter says Kyrie Irving’s just been traded to the Boston Celtics. Man, Bron dropped the marker, just lays back in his chair for about 10 minutes and doesn’t say a word. Just pissed off. Bron was crushed.”

Since then, it has been difficult for the Cavaliers to beat the Warriors, their biggest hurdle to a championship. Although Cleveland went to the Finals for a fourth-straight year, they lost a ton of firepower when Uncle Drew left.