We all know how the Kyrie Irving drama unfolded this last offseason. After Irving asked the Cleveland Cavaliers' front office for a trade and the rumor spread throughout the internet, a lot of possible destinations for him started surfacing; it was not a matter of if it was happening or not, but only a matter of when.

This made the Cavs' job much harder. A few of the possible trade destinations for him were the Phoenix Suns, the L.A. Clippers, and the San Antonio Spurs.

As reported by ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, through ESPN colleague Ramona Shelbourne, the Spurs were all-in for an Irving trade:

The trade probably did not go through because the Spurs lacked the types of assets other teams like the Boston Celtics could offer. The Spurs were not trading Kawhi Leonard, Tony Parker, or Manu Ginobili; the Cavs did not really need another power forward so LaMarcus Aldridge was not an option; Patty Mills and Danny Green were not really too big of a consolation prize in exchange for Irving; younger players like Kyle Anderson did not help the Cavs' efforts of winning now; and the Spurs were not drafting in the lottery next season so a draft pick was not good enough.

It did not come as a surprise that San Antonio was looking for an upgrade at point guard with Tony Parker ailing with injuries and Patty Mills aging. It is not clear how the Spurs were looking to implement Irving's shoot-first game into their quick ball-movement and very few isolations system. At the end of the day, Irving is now in Boston and this is just another one of those NBA “what ifs.”