Kyrie Irving verbally commits to Celtics, Boston sets up for potential half-decade (at least) of title runs

Kyrie Irving knows this one could be a special one for the Celtics, and he does not want anything in the way of that. So on Thursday night during a season-ticket holder Q & A at TD Garden, he was one of the few looming distraction when he verbally committed to Boston long-term. "If you guys will have me back," he announced to fans, "I plan on re-signing here next year."

First things first: Yes, Kyrie. Boston will have you. The fans let him know how much they are erupted at the announcement. Kyrie had reportedly already told the story of the future of the future, but it was not advisable to make it public. Maybe he was caught up in the excitement of the event, or maybe he planned this all along. Does not really matter. Kyrie's name not just in Boston, but all over the heels league. It's almost impossible to imagine him doing that. Here's the money that likely awaits him:

When Danny Ainge made the trade for Kyrie last summer, he repeatedly told reporters that Irving, being that was just 25 years old at the time, "said [Boston’s] Timeline. "In other words, the Celtics were not planning on a competitor for a couple years, but with the addition of Gordon Hayward.But then Jaylen Brown turned into a stud, and Jayson Tatum emerged as a budding star even quicker than perhaps The Celtics Expectation: The Eastern Conference now belongs to the Celtics.

Kyrie's announcement is just the start. Assuming he keeps his word and signs for the five-year, the Celtics have their presumed starting lineup of Irving, Tatum, Hayward, Brown and Al Horford locked up for at least the next two years. Assuming they are in the world of horror and sex in 2021 to keep the band together, and assuming Hayward opts in for the last year of his deal ($ 2.00 million) one year), the Celtics are set up for at least a three-year run at this thing. And that seems to be the minimum.

At this point, assuming the Celtics are willing to exercise their rights, and would they want to leave? Marcus Smart just committed for four years. Kyrie, soon, will do the same for five. Tattoo is a virtual lock to sign back on when Boston throws the bank in a few years. The time of the day will be when the time of the year is over, when the time of the year will be better than 2021. Brad Stevens who was just voted by the GMs across the league as the best coach in the NBA.

When you start to break it down, would anyone really be surprised if this core is together for the next half decade? In the NBA, that is a lifetime, and it's right in front of the Celtics. Kyrie knows this. Good for him for the first time, for his teammates to field questions about next year when they are trying to focus on this year. Despite all the rumors, Kyrie has never given up that he wants to be anywhere else than Boston. We've been hearing about Jimmy Butler and Kyrie secretly want to find a way to the same team, but Kyrie never said that. Butler is the one demanding a trade. Kyrie went another way on Thursday. And it feels like the beginning of a monster run in Boston.