The Cleveland Cavaliers described the aftermath of Kyrie Irving's trade request as a "fluid" situation.

"He's a core piece of what we've done," Dan Gilbert said at Koby Altman's introductory news conference Wednesday. "Kyrie is a tremendous player. He has made great contributions to this franchise, and we enjoy him as a player and we're going to keep this stuff in house in terms of what was said in those meetings, but he continues to be a core piece of who we are and what we do."

Gilbert made it sound as though Irving could remain with the Cavaliers into the 17-18 season.

"Right now, Kyrie Irving is under contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers for two or three years, depending on the last year," Gilbert said, referring to the point guard's player option for 2019-20. "As of now, he's one of our best players, and sure, we expect him to be in camp."

"I think a lot of it has been overblown," Altman said. "I think the people who are in this building every day haven't seen any of that animosity. This is, along with Kevin Love, this is a group that got us to three straight Finals and won an NBA championship together. They play great together on the floor, and a lot of that I do think is overblown. We haven't seen a lot of that 'animosity' that's been out there in the media."