Kyrie Irving shocked the NBA world last month when news broke that he had asked the Cleveland Cavaliers to trade him.Initial reports said the 25-year-old star point guard had listed four teams - the San Antonio Spurs, Miami Heat, New York Knicks and Minnesota Timberwolves - as his preferred destinations, but there might have been more teams on that list.Former Cleveland general manager David Griffin, who parted ways with the Cavaliers earlier this offseason, seems to think so, anyway, as he revealed twice on Monday.*LIVE COVERAGE*GIVEMESPORT will broadcast live coverage of the US PGA Championship on Facebook from 10-13 August. Live coverage starts Thursday 10 August, 18:00-00:15 HERE.Appearing on "The Jump" on ESPN, Griffin casually mentioned the Boston Celtics twice while talking about Irving's trade demand, as you can see in the transcription below:

"Most guys don't have the courage to do what he did," Griffin said. "That's not youth and ignorance. That's a little bit more courage than people give him credit for. This is a guy whose list included really good coaching situations - Brad Stevens and Gregg Popovich."

Of course, as mentioned above, the Celtics weren't on Irving's reported list of four teams, so it's interesting that Griffin mentioned them.

And, making matters even more interesting was the fact that he referenced Boston again later in the interview when discussing Irving's potential new teammates:

"Again, the teams on his list - Gordon Hayward in Boston and Kawhi Leonard in San Antonio - he would be accompanied by other great players, so it's not like he's asking to lead a ragtag bunch," Griffin said. "He just wanted to put himself in a position, I think, where he could find out exactly what he has as a 25-year-old entering his prime."

As a team that squared off against the Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals last year, it's unlikely the Cavaliers would want to send their star point guard to Boston, but the Celtics may be the team with the most assets to make a trade.

Boston still has a surplus of draft picks over the next couple of years and have some young players and expiring contracts that could be enticing for the Cavs.

However, the Cavaliers may be more willing to take a lesser deal to send Irving to a team that isn't considered by many to be their biggest rivals.

Of course, it's possible Griffin just misspoke when mentioning the Celtics, but his comments on Monday certainly add a new layer of intrigue to the drama in Cleveland.