The Cleveland Cavaliers made the blockbuster trade of the summer as they decided to offload Kyrie Irving to the Boston Celtics in exchange for a package featuring Isaiah Thomas. Irving requested a trade from the franchise earlier this summer and they have fulfilled his wish, sending him to their main rivals in the Eastern Conference. The Cavs also received Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic and the Brooklyn Nets' unprotected 2018 first round pick. The Wine and Gold have endured a difficult summer after their loss in the Finals was followed up by the firing of general manager David Griffin and then ultimately Kyrie's decision to leave. The deal with the Celtics has been viewed as a successful one across the league as they have bolstered their roster and secured a likely lottery pick next year. But despite this, there are still question marks over the future of LeBron James who will be a free agent in 2018. In the short term, however, the Cavs may have another disgruntled player on their hands in the shape of Iman Shumpert. There have been conflicting reports that the defensively-minded shooting guard has also asked to be traded from Cleveland.The report initially came from ESPN's Dave McMenamin, who said: "Lost in the attention surrounding Irving’s trade request is that Iman Shumpert also requested a trade after the season, multiple sources told ESPN. Cleveland was in talks to trade Shumpert and his $10.3 million contract to Minnesota or Houston, but both deals fell apart. Logic would tell you that the Cavs will remain motivated to find a team to take Shumpert."However, this has been denied by the player's camp and he decided to take to Twitter to call McMenamin out for his report. 

This was also backed up by The Vertical's Shams Charania, but he did confirm that the Cavaliers have been trying to offload Shumpert. Whether it was at his request or not is the big question.

The 27-year-old is due to receive $10 million this season and with J.R. Smith and Kyle Korver at the two-guard position, it would make sense for Cleveland to want to ship him. 

He was a peripheral figure in the Finals and his production has dipped, even at the defensive end where he normally excels. 

With the Ohio-based outfit still over the luxury tax, it wouldn't be a surprise to see them make another move this offseason and trade the former New York Knicks man.