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First All-Star appearance</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2012–2013:_First_All-Star_appearance-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2013–2014:_All-Star_Game_MVP" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2013–2014:_All-Star_Game_MVP"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1.3</span> <span>2013–2014: All-Star Game MVP</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2013–2014:_All-Star_Game_MVP-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2014–2015:_Big_Three_formation_and_first_NBA_Finals" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2014–2015:_Big_Three_formation_and_first_NBA_Finals"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1.4</span> <span>2014–2015: Big Three formation and first NBA Finals</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2014–2015:_Big_Three_formation_and_first_NBA_Finals-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2015–2016:_NBA_championship" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2015–2016:_NBA_championship"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1.5</span> <span>2015–2016: NBA championship</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2015–2016:_NBA_championship-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2016–2017:_Back-to-back_chase" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2016–2017:_Back-to-back_chase"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1.6</span> <span>2016–2017: Back-to-back chase</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2016–2017:_Back-to-back_chase-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Boston_Celtics_(2017–2019)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Boston_Celtics_(2017–2019)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.2</span> <span>Boston Celtics (2017–2019)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Boston_Celtics_(2017–2019)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-2017–2018:_Season-ending_injury" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2017–2018:_Season-ending_injury"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.2.1</span> <span>2017–2018: Season-ending injury</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2017–2018:_Season-ending_injury-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2018–2019:_All-NBA_Second_Team_selection" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2018–2019:_All-NBA_Second_Team_selection"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.2.2</span> <span>2018–2019: All-NBA Second Team selection</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2018–2019:_All-NBA_Second_Team_selection-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Brooklyn_Nets_(2019–2023)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Brooklyn_Nets_(2019–2023)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3</span> <span>Brooklyn Nets (2019–2023)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Brooklyn_Nets_(2019–2023)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-2019–2020:_Debut_and_injury" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2019–2020:_Debut_and_injury"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3.1</span> <span>2019–2020: Debut and injury</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2019–2020:_Debut_and_injury-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2020–2021:_50–40–90_season" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2020–2021:_50–40–90_season"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3.2</span> <span>2020–2021: 50–40–90 season</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2020–2021:_50–40–90_season-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2021–2022:_Playoff_disappointment" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2021–2022:_Playoff_disappointment"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3.3</span> <span>2021–2022: Playoff disappointment</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2021–2022:_Playoff_disappointment-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2022–2023:_Trade_request" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2022–2023:_Trade_request"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3.4</span> <span>2022–2023: Trade request</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2022–2023:_Trade_request-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Dallas_Mavericks_(2023–present)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Dallas_Mavericks_(2023–present)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.4</span> <span>Dallas Mavericks (2023–present)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Dallas_Mavericks_(2023–present)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-2023:_Debut_and_playoff_miss" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2023:_Debut_and_playoff_miss"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.4.1</span> <span>2023: Debut and playoff miss</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2023:_Debut_and_playoff_miss-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2023–2024:_Renaissance_season_and_fourth_Finals_appearance" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2023–2024:_Renaissance_season_and_fourth_Finals_appearance"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.4.2</span> <span>2023–2024: Renaissance season and fourth Finals appearance</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2023–2024:_Renaissance_season_and_fourth_Finals_appearance-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> 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class="vector-toc-link" href="#NBA"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1</span> <span>NBA</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-NBA-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Regular_season" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Regular_season"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1.1</span> <span>Regular season</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Regular_season-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Play-in" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Play-in"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1.2</span> <span>Play-in</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Play-in-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Playoffs" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Playoffs"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1.3</span> <span>Playoffs</span> 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<div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.1</span> <span>Activism</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Activism-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Conspiracy_theories" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Conspiracy_theories"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>Conspiracy theories</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Conspiracy_theories-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Conspiracy theories subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Conspiracy_theories-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Antisemitic_conspiracy_theories" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Antisemitic_conspiracy_theories"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.1</span> <span>Antisemitic conspiracy theories</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Antisemitic_conspiracy_theories-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Filmography" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Filmography"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12</span> <span>Filmography</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Filmography-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Filmography subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Filmography-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Films" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Films"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12.1</span> <span>Films</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Films-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Television" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Television"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12.2</span> <span>Television</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Television-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">13</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">14</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" 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mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrie_Irving" title="Kyrie Irving – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Kyrie Irving" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayri_%C4%B0rvinq" title="Kayri İrvinq – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Kayri İrvinq" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrie_Irving" title="Kyrie Irving – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Kyrie Irving" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrie_Irving" title="Kyrie Irving – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Kyrie Irving" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrie_Irving" title="Kyrie Irving – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Kyrie Irving" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrie_Irving" title="Kyrie Irving – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Kyrie Irving" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9A%CE%AC%CE%B9%CF%81%CE%B9_%CE%8A%CF%81%CE%B2%CE%B9%CE%BD%CE%B3%CE%BA" title="Κάιρι Ίρβινγκ – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Κάιρι Ίρβινγκ" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrie_Irving" title="Kyrie Irving – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Kyrie Irving" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrie_Irving" title="Kyrie Irving – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Kyrie Irving" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%8C_%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%AF" title="کایری اروینگ – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="کایری اروینگ" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrie_Irving" title="Kyrie Irving – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Kyrie Irving" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrie_Irving" title="Kyrie Irving – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Kyrie Irving" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%B9%B4%EC%9D%B4%EB%A6%AC_%EC%96%B4%EB%B9%99" title="카이리 어빙 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="카이리 어빙" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%94%D5%A1%D5%B5%D6%80%D5%AB_%D4%BB%D6%80%D5%BE%D5%AB%D5%B6%D5%A3" title="Քայրի Իրվինգ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Քայրի Իրվինգ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrie_Irving" title="Kyrie Irving – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Kyrie Irving" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrie_Irving" title="Kyrie Irving – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Kyrie Irving" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrie_Irving" title="Kyrie Irving – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Kyrie Irving" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a 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data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrie_Irving" title="Kyrie Irving – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Kyrie Irving" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kairijs_%C4%92rvings" title="Kairijs Ērvings – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Kairijs Ērvings" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrie_Irving" title="Kyrie Irving – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Kyrie Irving" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrie_Irving" title="Kyrie Irving – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Kyrie Irving" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%98%D1%80%D0%B8_%D0%98%D1%80%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B3" title="Кајри Ирвинг – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Кајри Ирвинг" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrie_Irving" title="Kyrie Irving – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Kyrie Irving" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%89_%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%AC" title="كايرى ايرفينج – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="كايرى ايرفينج" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%B9%D1%80%D0%B8_%D0%98%D1%80%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B3" title="Кайри Ирвинг – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Кайри Ирвинг" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrie_Irving" title="Kyrie Irving – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Kyrie Irving" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%93%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0" title="カイリー・アービング – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="カイリー・アービング" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrie_Irving" title="Kyrie Irving – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Kyrie Irving" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk 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guard</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">League</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">NBA</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #0064B1 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; border: 2.5px solid #BBC4CA !important;">Personal information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1992-03-23</span>) </span>March 23, 1992<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 32)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Melbourne,_Victoria" class="mw-redirect" title="Melbourne, Victoria">Melbourne, Victoria</a>, Australia</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Nationality</th><td class="infobox-data">American<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Listed height</th><td class="infobox-data">6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Listed weight</th><td class="infobox-data">195 lb (88 kg)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #0064B1 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; border: 2.5px solid #BBC4CA !important;">Career information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">High school</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Montclair_Kimberley_Academy" title="Montclair Kimberley Academy">Montclair Kimberley Academy</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Montclair,_New_Jersey" title="Montclair, New Jersey">Montclair, New Jersey</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Patrick_High_School_(New_Jersey)" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Patrick High School (New Jersey)">St. Patrick</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Elizabeth,_New_Jersey" title="Elizabeth, New Jersey">Elizabeth, New Jersey</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">College</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><a href="/wiki/Duke_Blue_Devils_men%27s_basketball" title="Duke Blue Devils men's basketball">Duke</a> (2010–2011)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/NBA_draft" title="NBA draft">NBA draft</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_draft" title="2011 NBA draft">2011</a>: 1st round, <a href="/wiki/List_of_first_overall_NBA_draft_picks" title="List of first overall NBA draft picks">1st overall pick</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Selected by the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Playing career</th><td 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Basketball_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_tournament" title="Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament">2016 Rio de Janeiro</a></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_men%27s_Olympic_basketball_team" title="2016 United States men's Olympic basketball team">Team</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cccccc;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/FIBA_Basketball_World_Cup" title="FIBA Basketball World Cup">World Cup</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Gold medal – first place"><img alt="Gold medal – first place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2014_FIBA_Basketball_World_Cup" title="2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup">2014 Spain</a></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_FIBA_Basketball_World_Cup_team" title="2014 United States FIBA Basketball World Cup team">Team</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cccccc;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/FIBA_Americas_Under-18_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship">FIBA Americas U18 Championship</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Gold medal – first place"><img alt="Gold medal – first place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, 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title="/aɪ/: 'i' in 'tide'">aɪ</span><span title="'r' in 'rye'">r</span><span title="/i/: 'y' in 'happy'">i</span></span>/</a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key" title="Help:Pronunciation respelling key"><i title="English pronunciation respelling"><span style="font-size:90%">KY</span>-ree</i></a>; <a href="/wiki/Lakota_language" title="Lakota language">Lakota</a>: <span lang="lkt" style="font-style: normal;">Ȟéla</span>, <abbr style="font-size:85%" title="literal translation">lit.</abbr><span style="white-space: nowrap;"> </span><span class="gloss-quot">'</span><span class="gloss-text">Little Mountain</span><span class="gloss-quot">'</span>; born March 23, 1992) is an American professional <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a> player for the <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a> (NBA). He was named the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Rookie_of_the_Year" title="NBA Rookie of the Year">Rookie of the Year</a> after being selected by the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> with the <a href="/wiki/List_of_first_overall_NBA_draft_picks" title="List of first overall NBA draft picks">first overall pick</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_draft" title="2011 NBA draft">2011 NBA draft</a>. An eight-time <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Star">All-Star</a> and three-time member of the <a href="/wiki/All-NBA_Team" title="All-NBA Team">All-NBA Team</a>, Irving won an <a href="/wiki/NBA_championship" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA championship">NBA championship</a> with the Cavaliers in 2016. He is widely considered one of the best <a href="/wiki/Dribbling#Basketball" title="Dribbling">ball handlers</a> of all time.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Irving played one year of <a href="/wiki/College_basketball" title="College basketball">college basketball</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Duke_Blue_Devils_men%27s_basketball" title="Duke Blue Devils men's basketball">Duke Blue Devils</a> before joining the Cavaliers in 2011. He won the <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Game_Kobe_Bryant_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player Award">Most Valuable Player</a> (MVP) award for the <a href="/wiki/2014_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2014 NBA All-Star Game">2014 All-Star Game</a>. In the <a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_Finals" title="2016 NBA Finals">2016 NBA Finals</a>, Irving made the championship-winning <a href="/wiki/Three-point_field_goal" title="Three-point field goal">three-pointer</a> to complete the Cavaliers' historic comeback over the <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a>. After another Finals appearance in 2017, Irving requested a trade and was dealt to the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a>. He played with the Celtics for two seasons, after which Irving signed with the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Nets" title="Brooklyn Nets">Brooklyn Nets</a> as a <a href="/wiki/Free_agent" title="Free agent">free agent</a> in 2019. After four seasons with the Nets, he requested a trade and was dealt to the Dallas Mavericks in 2023, where Irving reached his fourth NBA Finals with the team in <a href="/wiki/2024_NBA_Finals" title="2024 NBA Finals">2024</a>. He has also played for the <a href="/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_basketball_team" title="United States men's national basketball team">United States national team</a>, with which Irving won gold at the <a href="/wiki/2014_FIBA_Basketball_World_Cup" title="2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup">2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Basketball_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_tournament" title="Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament">2016 Summer Olympics</a>. In February 2020, he was elected as one of the seven vice-presidents of the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Players_Association" title="National Basketball Players Association">National Basketball Players Association</a>, replacing <a href="/wiki/Pau_Gasol" title="Pau Gasol">Pau Gasol</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Irving's decision not to get <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_vaccine" title="COVID-19 vaccine">vaccinated for COVID-19</a> led to him missing the majority of the <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%932022_NBA_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2021–2022 NBA season">2021–2022 NBA season</a>. </p><p>Throughout his career, Irving has promoted numerous <a href="/wiki/Conspiracy_theories" class="mw-redirect" title="Conspiracy theories">conspiracy theories</a>. Some of these conspiracies, including tweeting a link to the movie <i><a href="/wiki/Hebrews_to_Negroes:_Wake_Up_Black_America" title="Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America">Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America</a></i>, have been characterized as <a href="/wiki/Antisemitic" class="mw-redirect" title="Antisemitic">antisemitic</a>. For a time prior, Irving promoted a theory that <a href="/wiki/Flat_Earth" title="Flat Earth">the Earth is flat</a>, which he later recanted.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Irving has written, directed, and acted in a number of advertisements as "Uncle Drew", which became <a href="/wiki/Uncle_Drew" title="Uncle Drew">a feature film</a> in 2018. He has starred as himself in <i><a href="/wiki/Kickin%27_It" title="Kickin' It">Kickin' It</a></i> (2012) and has done <a href="/wiki/Voice_acting" title="Voice acting">voicework</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/We_Bare_Bears" title="We Bare Bears">We Bare Bears</a></i> (2016) and <i><a href="/wiki/Family_Guy" title="Family Guy">Family Guy</a></i> (2018). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2></div> <p>Irving was born in <a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a>, Australia, on March 23, 1992;<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the son of <a href="/wiki/Drederick_Irving" title="Drederick Irving">Drederick Irving</a> and Elizabeth (née Larson) Irving, American expatriates.<sup id="cite_ref-BoyerParentage_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BoyerParentage-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He has an older sister, Asia, and a younger half-sister, London. Drederick played college basketball at <a href="/wiki/Boston_University_Terriers_men%27s_basketball" title="Boston University Terriers men's basketball">Boston University</a> alongside Shawn Teague (father of <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Teague" title="Jeff Teague">Jeff</a> and <a href="/wiki/Marquis_Teague" title="Marquis Teague">Marquis Teague</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After completing his college career, Irving's father moved to Australia to play professionally for the <a href="/wiki/Bulleen_Boomers_(Big_V)" title="Bulleen Boomers (Big V)">Bulleen Boomers</a> in the <a href="/wiki/South_East_Australian_Basketball_League" title="South East Australian Basketball League">South East Australian Basketball League</a> (SEABL).<sup id="cite_ref-Bio_Duke_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bio_Duke-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Irving and his family lived in the Melbourne suburb of <a href="/wiki/Kew,_Victoria" title="Kew, Victoria">Kew</a> before relocating to the United States when he was two years old.<sup id="cite_ref-usab_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-usab-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-perseverance_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-perseverance-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Irving holds <a href="/wiki/Dual_citizenship" class="mw-redirect" title="Dual citizenship">dual</a> <a href="/wiki/US_citizen" class="mw-redirect" title="US citizen">American</a> and <a href="/wiki/Australian_citizen" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian citizen">Australian citizenship</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-usab_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-usab-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although he was born left-handed, Irving was discouraged from using his left hand while studying in a Catholic school in 1996.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Irving's mother, who was <a href="/wiki/African_Americans" title="African Americans">African American</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lakota_people" title="Lakota people">Lakota</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> died of an illness when he was four, and Drederick raised Irving along with the help of Irving's aunts.<sup id="cite_ref-perseverance_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-perseverance-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-motherheri_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-motherheri-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2004, Drederick remarried to Shetellia Riley, who is currently Kyrie Irving's agent.<sup id="cite_ref-Riley_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Riley-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Irving grew up in <a href="/wiki/West_Orange,_New_Jersey" title="West Orange, New Jersey">West Orange, New Jersey</a>, where he frequently attended his father's adult-league games.<sup id="cite_ref-Cavs'_Irving,_a_No._1_Pick,_Is_Exceeding_Expectations_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cavs'_Irving,_a_No._1_Pick,_Is_Exceeding_Expectations-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-perseverance_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-perseverance-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Irving's inspiration to play in the NBA came after playing at <a href="/wiki/Continental_Airlines_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Continental Airlines Arena">Continental Airlines Arena</a> during a school trip in fourth grade, when he declared, "I will play in the NBA, I promise."<sup id="cite_ref-perseverance_13-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-perseverance-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Due to his father's connection to <a href="/wiki/Boston_University" title="Boston University">Boston University</a>, Irving spent a lot of time in Boston, including at BU's basketball skills camp. Irving said that in the fifth grade, he was offered a scholarship to Boston University by then-head coach <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Wolff" title="Dennis Wolff">Dennis Wolff</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a teenager, Irving played for the Road Runners of the <a href="/wiki/Amateur_Athletic_Union" title="Amateur Athletic Union">Amateur Athletic Union</a> (AAU).<sup id="cite_ref-Kyrie_Irving_wants_to_remain_normal,_but_Cleveland_Cavaliers'_potential_No._1_pick_is_anything_but,_say_coaches,_teammates_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kyrie_Irving_wants_to_remain_normal,_but_Cleveland_Cavaliers'_potential_No._1_pick_is_anything_but,_say_coaches,_teammates-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2010_USA_Junior_National_Select_Team_Media_Guide_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2010_USA_Junior_National_Select_Team_Media_Guide-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="High_school_career">High school career</h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Michael_Kidd-Gilchrist_and_Kyrie_Irving.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Michael_Kidd-Gilchrist_and_Kyrie_Irving.jpg/220px-Michael_Kidd-Gilchrist_and_Kyrie_Irving.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Michael_Kidd-Gilchrist_and_Kyrie_Irving.jpg/330px-Michael_Kidd-Gilchrist_and_Kyrie_Irving.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Michael_Kidd-Gilchrist_and_Kyrie_Irving.jpg/440px-Michael_Kidd-Gilchrist_and_Kyrie_Irving.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption>Irving behind high school teammate and future NBA forward <a href="/wiki/Michael_Kidd-Gilchrist" title="Michael Kidd-Gilchrist">Michael Kidd-Gilchrist</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Irving played for <a href="/wiki/Montclair_Kimberley_Academy" title="Montclair Kimberley Academy">Montclair Kimberley Academy</a> during his freshman and sophomore years in high school. Irving averaged 26.5 points, 10.3 assists, 4.8 rebounds, and 3.6 steals and became only the second 1,000 point scorer in the school's history. In his sophomore year, Irving led MKA to its first New Jersey Prep 'B' state title.<sup id="cite_ref-Kyrie_Irving_wants_to_remain_normal,_but_Cleveland_Cavaliers'_potential_No._1_pick_is_anything_but,_say_coaches,_teammates_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kyrie_Irving_wants_to_remain_normal,_but_Cleveland_Cavaliers'_potential_No._1_pick_is_anything_but,_say_coaches,_teammates-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Kyrie_Irving_ready_to_return_after_wait_period_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kyrie_Irving_ready_to_return_after_wait_period-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After that year, he transferred to <a href="/wiki/St._Patrick_High_School_(New_Jersey)" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Patrick High School (New Jersey)">St. Patrick High School</a> because Irving felt he needed a bigger challenge.<sup id="cite_ref-Kyrie_Irving_wants_to_remain_normal,_but_Cleveland_Cavaliers'_potential_No._1_pick_is_anything_but,_say_coaches,_teammates_22-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kyrie_Irving_wants_to_remain_normal,_but_Cleveland_Cavaliers'_potential_No._1_pick_is_anything_but,_say_coaches,_teammates-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He had to sit out the first 30 days of St. Patrick's season due to the transfer.<sup id="cite_ref-Kyrie_Irving_ready_to_return_after_wait_period_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kyrie_Irving_ready_to_return_after_wait_period-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At St. Patrick, Irving played with <a href="/wiki/Michael_Kidd-Gilchrist" title="Michael Kidd-Gilchrist">Michael Kidd-Gilchrist</a>, who was widely regarded as one of the best players in the class of 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-2011_Prospect_Rating_–_Top_150_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2011_Prospect_Rating_–_Top_150-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-College_Basketball_Team_Recruiting_Prospects_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-College_Basketball_Team_Recruiting_Prospects-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In his first season, Irving averaged 17.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists, and 2.0 steals per game, and led the team to its third <a href="/wiki/Tournament_of_Champions_(NJSIAA)" title="Tournament of Champions (NJSIAA)">New Jersey Tournament of Champions</a> title in four years. In August 2009, he led the USA East to the tournament title in the <a href="/wiki/Nike_Global_Challenge" title="Nike Global Challenge">Nike Global Challenge</a>. Irving was the MVP with 21.3 points and 4.3 assists per game.<sup id="cite_ref-2010_USA_Junior_National_Select_Team_Media_Guide_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2010_USA_Junior_National_Select_Team_Media_Guide-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The next year, St. Patrick was banned from the state tournament for holding practice prior to the permitted start of the winter sports season.<sup id="cite_ref-2010_USA_Junior_National_Select_Team_Media_Guide_23-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2010_USA_Junior_National_Select_Team_Media_Guide-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-St._Patrick_banned_from_state_tourney_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-St._Patrick_banned_from_state_tourney-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> St. Patrick went 24–3 and won the Union County Tournament championship as Irving finished his senior year with 24.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 7.0 assists per game.<sup id="cite_ref-2010_USA_Junior_National_Select_Team_Media_Guide_23-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2010_USA_Junior_National_Select_Team_Media_Guide-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On January 19, 2010, Irving was selected to the 2010 Junior National Select Team. The team played at the 2010 <a href="/wiki/Nike_Hoop_Summit" title="Nike Hoop Summit">Nike Hoop Summit</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Rose_Garden_(arena)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rose Garden (arena)">Rose Garden</a> in <a href="/wiki/Portland,_Oregon" title="Portland, Oregon">Portland, Oregon</a>, on April 10.<sup id="cite_ref-2010_USA_Junior_National_Select_Team_Media_Guide_23-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2010_USA_Junior_National_Select_Team_Media_Guide-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-It's_the_USA_Against_Everyone_Else_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-It's_the_USA_Against_Everyone_Else-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was also selected to play in the <a href="/wiki/2010_McDonald%27s_All-American_Boys_Game" title="2010 McDonald's All-American Boys Game">2010 McDonald's All-American Game</a> and the 2010 <a href="/wiki/Jordan_Brand_Classic" title="Jordan Brand Classic">Jordan Brand Classic</a>, where Irving was named co-MVP with <a href="/wiki/Harrison_Barnes" title="Harrison Barnes">Harrison Barnes</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Kyrie_Irving_Selected_For_McDonald's_All-American_Game_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kyrie_Irving_Selected_For_McDonald's_All-American_Game-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Harrison_Barnes_And_Kyrie_Irving_Named_Co-MVPs_Of_The_2010_Jordan_Brand_Classic_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Harrison_Barnes_And_Kyrie_Irving_Named_Co-MVPs_Of_The_2010_Jordan_Brand_Classic-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June 2010, Irving was a part of the United States gold medal-winning team at the <a href="/wiki/FIBA_Americas_Under-18_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship">FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Irving_&_Hairston_Win_Gold_With_USA_U18_Team_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Irving_&_Hairston_Win_Gold_With_USA_U18_Team-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"> <caption><a href="/wiki/College_recruiting" title="College recruiting">College recruiting</a> information </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Name </th> <th>Hometown </th> <th>High school / college </th> <th>Height </th> <th>Weight </th> <th>Commit date </th></tr> <tr style="border-bottom: 3px; text-align: center"> <td rowspan="2"><b>Kyrie Irving </b><br /><i><a href="/wiki/Point_guard" title="Point guard">PG</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Orange,_New_Jersey" title="West Orange, New Jersey">West Orange, New Jersey</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Montclair_Kimberley_Academy" title="Montclair Kimberley Academy">Montclair Kimberley Academy</a> / <a href="/wiki/St._Patrick_High_School_(New_Jersey)" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Patrick High School (New Jersey)">St. Patrick</a> </td> <td>6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) </td> <td>175 lb (79 kg) </td> <td class="nowrap">Oct 22, 2009  </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center"> <td colspan="7"><b><a href="/wiki/College_recruiting#Star_ratings" title="College recruiting">Star ratings</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Scout.com" title="Scout.com">Scout</a>:<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:5_stars.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="5/5 stars" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/5_stars.svg/75px-5_stars.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/5_stars.svg/113px-5_stars.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/5_stars.svg/150px-5_stars.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="535" data-file-height="110" /></a></span>   <a href="/wiki/Rivals.com" title="Rivals.com">Rivals</a>:<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:5_stars.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="5/5 stars" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/5_stars.svg/75px-5_stars.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/5_stars.svg/113px-5_stars.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/5_stars.svg/150px-5_stars.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="535" data-file-height="110" /></a></span>   <a href="/wiki/247Sports" title="247Sports">247Sports</a>:<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:5_stars.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="5/5 stars" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/5_stars.svg/75px-5_stars.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/5_stars.svg/113px-5_stars.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/5_stars.svg/150px-5_stars.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="535" data-file-height="110" /></a></span>    ESPN grade: 97 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7" style="padding-left:10px;"><b>Overall recruiting rankings:</b> <a href="/wiki/Scout.com" title="Scout.com">Scout</a>: <i>2 (PG); 8 (school)</i>   <a href="/wiki/Rivals.com" title="Rivals.com">Rivals</a>: <i>2 (PG); 4 (national)</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7" style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><i>Note</i>: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.</li> <li>In these cases, the average was taken. 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Through the first eight games of the season, Irving averaged 17.4 points per game on 53.2% shooting, 5.1 assists, 3.8 rebounds and 1.5 steals. </p><p>Irving was a strong contender for NCAA Freshman of the Year until suffering an injury to his right big toe during the ninth game of the season.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On March 17, the day before Duke played Hampton in the first round of the NCAA tournament, Irving returned for his first game since his injury.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Duke advanced to the Sweet Sixteen of the <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Men%27s_Division_I_Basketball_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship">NCAA Tournament</a> but fell to <a href="/wiki/University_of_Arizona" title="University of Arizona">Arizona</a>. Irving scored 28 points in what turned out to be his last game for Duke.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_career">Professional career</h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:NBA_Draft_2011_Rookie_Class.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/NBA_Draft_2011_Rookie_Class.jpg/220px-NBA_Draft_2011_Rookie_Class.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/NBA_Draft_2011_Rookie_Class.jpg/330px-NBA_Draft_2011_Rookie_Class.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/NBA_Draft_2011_Rookie_Class.jpg/440px-NBA_Draft_2011_Rookie_Class.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2795" data-file-height="1312" /></a><figcaption>Irving (with ball) at the <a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_draft" title="2011 NBA draft">2011 NBA draft</a> with other draftees</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cleveland_Cavaliers_(2011–2017)"><span id="Cleveland_Cavaliers_.282011.E2.80.932017.29"></span>Cleveland Cavaliers (2011–2017)</h3></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2011–2012:_Rookie_of_the_Year"><span id="2011.E2.80.932012:_Rookie_of_the_Year"></span>2011–2012: Rookie of the Year</h4></div> <p>Irving announced that he would forgo his final three seasons of eligibility and enter the <a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_draft" title="2011 NBA draft">2011 NBA draft</a>, where Irving was selected with the <a href="/wiki/List_of_first_overall_NBA_draft_picks" title="List of first overall NBA draft picks">first overall pick</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was named to the 2012 <a href="/wiki/Rising_Stars_Challenge" title="Rising Stars Challenge">Rising Stars Challenge</a>, where he played for Team <a href="/wiki/Charles_Barkley" title="Charles Barkley">Chuck</a>. Irving scored 34 points in the game, going 8-of-8 from <a href="/wiki/Three-point_range" class="mw-redirect" title="Three-point range">three-point range</a>, and earned MVP honors.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also won the 2012 <a href="/wiki/NBA_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Rookie of the Year Award">NBA Rookie of the Year Award</a> with 117 of a possible 120 first-place votes.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Irving was the only unanimous selection to the <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Rookie_First_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Rookie First Team">NBA All-Rookie First Team</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For the <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_NBA_season" title="2011–12 NBA season">season</a>, he averaged 18.5 points, 5.4 assists and shot 46.9% from the field, including 39.9% on three-pointers.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2012–2013:_First_All-Star_appearance"><span id="2012.E2.80.932013:_First_All-Star_appearance"></span>2012–2013: First All-Star appearance</h4></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kyrie_Irving_(8194722995).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Kyrie_Irving_%288194722995%29.jpg/220px-Kyrie_Irving_%288194722995%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="383" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Kyrie_Irving_%288194722995%29.jpg/330px-Kyrie_Irving_%288194722995%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Kyrie_Irving_%288194722995%29.jpg/440px-Kyrie_Irving_%288194722995%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1232" data-file-height="2142" /></a><figcaption>Irving during warm-ups in 2012</figcaption></figure> <p>While practicing with the Cavaliers in the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Summer_League" title="NBA Summer League">NBA Summer League</a> on July 14, 2012, Irving sustained a broken right hand after reportedly slapping it against a padded wall after committing a turnover.<sup id="cite_ref-Broken_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Broken-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "I am a little disappointed," he said. "I have to be more responsible about my health. It was just crazy. It happened so fast."<sup id="cite_ref-Broken_43-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Broken-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Four days later, It was announced that Irving would require hand surgery.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the start of the <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%932013_NBA_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2012–2013 NBA season">2012–2013 NBA season</a>, Irving injured his index finger in a loss to the <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a>. He played in the Cavaliers' next game, but the injury forced Irving to miss three weeks of action.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his second game back, while donning a black protective face mask to protect a broken bone he suffered against <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee</a>, Irving scored his then-career-high 41 points against the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a>. He became the youngest player in NBA history to score 40 points in <a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" title="Madison Square Garden">Madison Square Garden</a>; Irving was a year younger than <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a>, who did it in 1985.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The coaches selected Irving to play in his first <a href="/wiki/2013_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2013 NBA All-Star Game">All-Star game</a>. Irving finished with 15 points, four assists, and three rebounds.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also participated in the <a href="/wiki/Rising_Stars_Challenge" title="Rising Stars Challenge">Rising Stars Challenge</a> again, scoring 32 points for Team Shaq in a losing effort.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Irving participated in the <a href="/wiki/Three-Point_Contest" title="Three-Point Contest">Three-Point Contest</a> and recorded 23 points in the final round to win the event.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He ended his second season with averages of 22.5 points, 5.9 assists, 3.7 rebounds, and 1.5 steals per game.<sup id="cite_ref-stats_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stats-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kyrie_Irving_(8467319877).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Kyrie_Irving_%288467319877%29.jpg/220px-Kyrie_Irving_%288467319877%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="331" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Kyrie_Irving_%288467319877%29.jpg/330px-Kyrie_Irving_%288467319877%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Kyrie_Irving_%288467319877%29.jpg/440px-Kyrie_Irving_%288467319877%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1328" data-file-height="2000" /></a><figcaption>Irving at the Greater Cleveland Sports Awards in January 2013</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2013–2014:_All-Star_Game_MVP"><span id="2013.E2.80.932014:_All-Star_Game_MVP"></span>2013–2014: All-Star Game MVP</h4></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kyrie_Irving_(10355742694).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Kyrie_Irving_%2810355742694%29.jpg/220px-Kyrie_Irving_%2810355742694%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="262" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Kyrie_Irving_%2810355742694%29.jpg/330px-Kyrie_Irving_%2810355742694%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Kyrie_Irving_%2810355742694%29.jpg/440px-Kyrie_Irving_%2810355742694%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2180" data-file-height="2599" /></a><figcaption>Irving in October 2013</figcaption></figure> <p>Fans chose Irving to be the starting point guard for the Eastern Conference in the 2014 NBA All-Star game.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was the All-Star game MVP, recording 31 points and 14 assists as the East beat the West 163–155.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On February 28, 2014, Irving recorded his first career triple-double with 21 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds in a 99–79 victory over the Utah Jazz. This was also the Cavaliers' first triple-double since March 16, 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On April 5, 2014, Irving recorded a then career-high 44 points in a 96–94 overtime loss to the Charlotte Bobcats.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He averaged 20.8 points, 6.1 assists, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.5 steals on the season. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2014–2015:_Big_Three_formation_and_first_NBA_Finals"><span id="2014.E2.80.932015:_Big_Three_formation_and_first_NBA_Finals"></span>2014–2015: Big Three formation and first NBA Finals</h4></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:20141017_Cleveland_Cavaliers_vs_Dallas_Mavericks.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/20141017_Cleveland_Cavaliers_vs_Dallas_Mavericks.jpg/220px-20141017_Cleveland_Cavaliers_vs_Dallas_Mavericks.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="112" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/20141017_Cleveland_Cavaliers_vs_Dallas_Mavericks.jpg/330px-20141017_Cleveland_Cavaliers_vs_Dallas_Mavericks.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/20141017_Cleveland_Cavaliers_vs_Dallas_Mavericks.jpg/440px-20141017_Cleveland_Cavaliers_vs_Dallas_Mavericks.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="1524" /></a><figcaption>Irving shoots a <a href="/wiki/Jump_shot_(basketball)" title="Jump shot (basketball)">jump shot</a> vs the <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> in 2014</figcaption></figure> <p>On July 10, 2014, Irving signed a five-year, $90 million contract extension with the Cavaliers.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His contract extension came in the wake of <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a>'s return to Cleveland and <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Love" title="Kevin Love">Kevin Love</a>'s trade request from Minnesota, as the trio teamed up to start a new "Big Three" in Cleveland. After a shaky start to the season, where they fell to a 5–7 record after a November 22 loss to Toronto, the Cavaliers went on an eight-game winning streak, where Irving averaged 19.3 points per game, including a 37-point game against the New York Knicks on December 4.<sup id="cite_ref-br_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-br-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After their streak-ending loss on December 11 to Oklahoma City, the Cavaliers went on to win just five more games in December, finishing 2014 at 18–14. All of the new Big Three missed time during December, contributing to team's inconsistency and mediocre play. The Cavaliers began their 2015 schedule on January 2 as they snapped a three-game losing streak with Irving's help. He scored 23 points, and with Love's 27, the Cavaliers defeated the Charlotte Hornets 91–87.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the next game against Dallas two days later, was a season low for Irving, who scored just six points before leaving in the third quarter with lower back tightness; the Cavaliers lost 109–90.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Irving missed the following game against Philadelphia, before returning to action on January 7 against Houston to tie a then first-half career high of 23 points. He finished the game with a then season-high 38 points, but could not lead the Cavaliers to a win as they lost 105–93, the team's seventh loss in nine games.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kyrie_Irving_2015.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Kyrie_Irving_2015.jpg/220px-Kyrie_Irving_2015.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Kyrie_Irving_2015.jpg/330px-Kyrie_Irving_2015.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Kyrie_Irving_2015.jpg/440px-Kyrie_Irving_2015.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1942" data-file-height="1173" /></a><figcaption>Irving against <a href="/wiki/Russell_Westbrook" title="Russell Westbrook">Russell Westbrook</a> in 2015</figcaption></figure> <p>After a six-game losing streak between January 4 and 13 dropped the Cavaliers to 19–20, Irving and James led them on a 12-game winning streak to bring them back into contention. During the streak, Irving averaged 24.5 points per game, including a then career-high 55 points on January 28 against Portland.<sup id="cite_ref-br_59-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-br-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His 11 three-pointers in that game set a Cavaliers franchise record while his 55 points were the second-most in Cavaliers history (behind James's 56) and the most scored in a home game, as well as the most points scored in Quicken Loans Arena history. Irving's 28 first-half points also set a new career high for points in a half.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On March 12, 2015, Irving scored a career-high 57 points, including a buzzer-beating three-point shot to send the Cavaliers into overtime, in a 128–125 victory over the <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_San_Antonio_Spurs_season" title="2014–15 San Antonio Spurs season">San Antonio Spurs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was the most points for a player in a regular-season game against the defending champion since January 14, 1962, when <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Wilt Chamberlain</a> scored 62 points for the <a href="/wiki/1961%E2%80%9362_Philadelphia_Warriors_season" title="1961–62 Philadelphia Warriors season">Philadelphia Warriors</a> in a loss to the <a href="/wiki/1961%E2%80%9362_Boston_Celtics_season" title="1961–62 Boston Celtics season">Boston Celtics</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The effort also surpassed the Cavaliers' franchise single-game scoring mark of 56 points, set by LeBron James against the <a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="2005–06 Toronto Raptors season">Toronto Raptors</a> on March 3, 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Irving helped the Cavaliers win 34 of their final 43 games to finish the regular season as the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference with a 53–29 record.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his first career playoff game on April 19, Irving scored 30 points in a 113–100 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of their first-round playoff matchup.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He went on to help the Cavaliers reach the <a href="/wiki/2015_NBA_Finals" title="2015 NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a> for just the second time in franchise history despite missing two games in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Atlanta Hawks with a knee injury.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After leaving Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> in the overtime period with a knee injury, Irving was ruled out for the rest of the series the following day with a fractured left kneecap that required surgery,<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> sidelining him for three to four months.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Cavaliers eventually lost the series in six games despite a 2–1 lead. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2015–2016:_NBA_championship"><span id="2015.E2.80.932016:_NBA_championship"></span>2015–2016: NBA championship</h4></div> <p>On August 27, 2015, Irving was ruled unlikely to be ready for opening night of the 2015–16 season due to the left kneecap fracture he suffered in Game 1 of the 2015 NBA Finals.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Irving made his season debut on December 20, scoring 12 points in 17 minutes as a starter against the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On January 6, he scored a season-high 32 points in a 121–115 victory over the Washington Wizards.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On February 8, Irving tied his season high of 32 points and tied his career high of 12 assists in a 120–100 victory over the Sacramento Kings.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two days later, Irving topped his season high mark with 35 points in a 120–111 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:160611-D-SK590-592_(27495105022).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/160611-D-SK590-592_%2827495105022%29.jpg/220px-160611-D-SK590-592_%2827495105022%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/160611-D-SK590-592_%2827495105022%29.jpg/330px-160611-D-SK590-592_%2827495105022%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/160611-D-SK590-592_%2827495105022%29.jpg/440px-160611-D-SK590-592_%2827495105022%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4928" data-file-height="3280" /></a><figcaption>Irving during warm-ups prior to Game 4 of the <a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_Finals" title="2016 NBA Finals">2016 NBA Finals</a> in Cleveland</figcaption></figure> <p>The Cavaliers finished the regular season as the top seed in the Eastern Conference with a 57–25 record. In the first round of the playoffs, they faced the eighth-seeded Detroit Pistons, and in a Game 1 win on April 17, Irving scored a playoff career-high 31 points.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He tied that mark with another 31-point game in Game 4 of the series, helping the Cavaliers sweep the Pistons.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Cavaliers went on to breeze through the Eastern Conference playoffs with a 12–2 record to reach the <a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_Finals" title="2016 NBA Finals">2016 NBA Finals</a>, where they faced Golden State for the second straight year. Irving struggled with his shot in his debut Finals game, going 7-of-22 from the field for 26 points, as the Cavaliers were defeated 104–89 in Game 1.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Facing a 3–1 deficit following a Game 4 loss, Irving and <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a> took over in Game 5, each scoring 41 points to lead the Cavaliers to a 112–97 victory, forcing a Game 6. Irving and James became the first teammates to each score 40 points in an NBA Finals game.<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Game 7, Irving hit a three-pointer with 53 seconds left in the game that propelled the Cavaliers to a 92–89 lead and an eventual 93–89 victory. The Cavaliers won the series 4–3 and became the first team to rally from a 3–1 Finals deficit, ending a <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_sports_curse" title="Cleveland sports curse">52-year major sports championship drought in Cleveland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2016–2017:_Back-to-back_chase"><span id="2016.E2.80.932017:_Back-to-back_chase"></span>2016–2017: Back-to-back chase</h4></div> <p>On October 25, 2016, after receiving his first championship ring prior to the season opener, Irving scored a game-high 29 points in a 117–88 victory over the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Three days later, he scored 26 points and hit a go-ahead three-pointer with 44.3 seconds remaining to lift the Cavaliers to a 94–91 victory over the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On November 27, Irving scored 19 of his then-season-high 39 points in the fourth quarter of the Cavaliers' 112–108 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On December 5, he had a career-high 10th straight game with at least 20 points, finishing with 24 points in a 116–112 victory over the Toronto Raptors.<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On December 21, Irving had 31 points and a career-high 13 assists in a 113–102 victory over the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On January 23, 2017, he scored 35 of his season-high 49 points in the second half of the Cavaliers' narrow 124–122 loss to the <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans">New Orleans Pelicans</a>—their fifth loss in seven games.<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On February 1, Irving set a new career high with 14 assists in a 125–97 win over the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On March 3, he had a 43-point effort in a 135–130 win over the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a>. In the game, the Cavaliers set the NBA regular-season record with 25 three-pointers.<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On March 19, Irving had a 46-point effort in a 125–120 win over the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On April 9, he had a 45-point effort in a narrow 126–125 overtime loss to Atlanta.<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a>, Irving scored a playoff career-high 42 points to lead the Cavaliers to a 112–99 victory, taking a 3–1 lead in the series.<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With 24 points in Game 5 of the series, he helped the Cavaliers defeat the Celtics 135–102 to claim their third straight Eastern Conference title and a return trip to the NBA Finals.<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After going down 3–0 in the <a href="/wiki/2017_NBA_Finals" title="2017 NBA Finals">2017 NBA Finals</a>, Irving scored 40 points in Game 4 to help Cleveland extend the series and avoid a sweep with a 137–116 victory over the <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the Cavaliers went on to lose to the Warriors in Game 5, losing the series 4–1. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Boston_Celtics_(2017–2019)"><span id="Boston_Celtics_.282017.E2.80.932019.29"></span>Boston Celtics (2017–2019)</h3></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2017–2018:_Season-ending_injury"><span id="2017.E2.80.932018:_Season-ending_injury"></span>2017–2018: Season-ending injury</h4></div> <p>In July 2017, Irving requested the Cavaliers to trade him, reportedly wanting to be more of the focal point of his own team instead of continuing to play alongside <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The following month, on August 22, he was traded to the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> in exchange for <a href="/wiki/Isaiah_Thomas_(basketball)" title="Isaiah Thomas (basketball)">Isaiah Thomas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jae_Crowder" title="Jae Crowder">Jae Crowder</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ante_%C5%BDi%C5%BEi%C4%87" title="Ante Žižić">Ante Žižić</a>, and the rights to the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Nets" title="Brooklyn Nets">Brooklyn Nets</a>' 2018 first-round draft pick (that ultimately turned into <a href="/wiki/Collin_Sexton" title="Collin Sexton">Collin Sexton</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Eight days later, the Celtics agreed to send the Cavaliers a 2020 second-round draft pick via the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> to complete the trade, as compensation for Thomas' failed physical.<sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kyrie_Irving_(37769619256).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Kyrie_Irving_%2837769619256%29.jpg/220px-Kyrie_Irving_%2837769619256%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Kyrie_Irving_%2837769619256%29.jpg/330px-Kyrie_Irving_%2837769619256%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Kyrie_Irving_%2837769619256%29.jpg/440px-Kyrie_Irving_%2837769619256%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption>Irving in his debut for the Celtics against his former team, the Cavaliers</figcaption></figure> <p>In his debut for the Celtics in their season opener against the Cavaliers on October 17, 2017, Irving had 22 points and 10 assists in a 102–99 loss. He had a chance to tie it with a three-pointer at the buzzer but missed.<sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On October 30, Irving scored 24 points for the third straight game in helping the Celtics beat the <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a> 108–94. It was the Celtics' first victory against the Spurs since 2011. Irving's 128 points in his first six games as a Celtic were the most since <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Kevin Garnett</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ray_Allen" title="Ray Allen">Ray Allen</a> each had 131 in 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On November 6, 2017, Irving scored 35 points in a 110–107 victory over the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a>, recording his first 30-point game as a Celtic while scoring more points (245) than any player in his first 11 games with Boston.<sup id="cite_ref-celtics-hawks_101-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-celtics-hawks-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With the win over Atlanta, the Celtics improved to 9–2 with nine straight wins, setting their longest winning streak in seven years.<sup id="cite_ref-celtics-hawks_101-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-celtics-hawks-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On November 20, 2017, Irving scored 10 of his season-high 47 points in overtime as the Celtics rallied from a double-digit deficit to beat the <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> 110–102, extending their winning streak to 16 games.<sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The streak ended at 16 games with a loss to the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> two days later.<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On January 21, 2018, Irving scored 40 points in a 103–95 loss to the <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a>. The Celtics had accumulated a 34–10 record by mid-January, but their loss to Orlando was their season-worst third straight defeat.<sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On January 27, he scored 37 points on 13-for-18 shooting with five three-pointers in a 109–105 loss to the <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On February 28, Irving helped the Celtics improve to 4–0 following the All-Star break with a 134–106 victory over the <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets">Charlotte Hornets</a>. Irving led Boston with 34 points, making 13 of 18 shots overall and going 4-for-6 from three-point range in the first three quarters.<sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On March 24, he was ruled out for three to six weeks after undergoing a minimally-invasive procedure to remove a tension wire in his left knee.<sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Less than two weeks later, Irving was ruled out for the entire postseason, with a recovery time of four to five months,<sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> after another procedure was scheduled to remove two screws from his patella that were inserted in 2015 to repair a fracture he suffered during that year's NBA Finals.<sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Without Irving, Boston would reach the Conference Finals, before losing to his former team, the Cavaliers, in seven games. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:LeBron_James_vs._Kyrie_Irving_(23965056038).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/LeBron_James_vs._Kyrie_Irving_%2823965056038%29.jpg/220px-LeBron_James_vs._Kyrie_Irving_%2823965056038%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/LeBron_James_vs._Kyrie_Irving_%2823965056038%29.jpg/330px-LeBron_James_vs._Kyrie_Irving_%2823965056038%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/LeBron_James_vs._Kyrie_Irving_%2823965056038%29.jpg/440px-LeBron_James_vs._Kyrie_Irving_%2823965056038%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption>Irving guarding former teammate <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a> in October 2017</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2018–2019:_All-NBA_Second_Team_selection"><span id="2018.E2.80.932019:_All-NBA_Second_Team_selection"></span>2018–2019: All-NBA Second Team selection</h4></div> <p>In the Celtics' season opener on October 16, Irving played in his first game since March and had seven points and seven assists in a 105–87 victory over the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a>. Irving missed his first nine attempts from the field and did not score until finally connecting on a pair of <a href="/wiki/Free_throw" title="Free throw">free throws</a> early in the third quarter.<sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On October 30, after averaging 14 points through the first six games, he scored 31 points in a 108–105 victory over the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On November 8, Irving scored 18 of his then-season-high 39 points in the fourth quarter and overtime of the Celtics' 116–109 victory over the <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On November 16, he recorded a season-high 43 points and 11 assists in a 123–116 overtime victory over the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a>. It marked Irving's first ever game scoring at least 40 points with 10 or more assists, and became the first Celtics player to do so since <a href="/wiki/Antoine_Walker" title="Antoine Walker">Antoine Walker</a> in 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On December 12, Irving scored 38 points in a 130–125 overtime victory over the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Wizards" title="Washington Wizards">Washington Wizards</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-114" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-114"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On December 25, he recorded 40 points and 10 rebounds in a 121–114 overtime win over the 76ers.<sup id="cite_ref-115" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On December 29, he scored 22 of his 26 points in the second half of the Celtics' 112–103 win over the <a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a>. Irving's 13 assists matched his season best and was one short of his career high.<sup id="cite_ref-116" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-116"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On January 16, 2019, Irving recorded 27 points and a career-high 18 assists in a 117–108 victory over the Raptors.<sup id="cite_ref-117" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-117"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On January 21, Irving had a career-high eight steals in a 107–99 win over the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-118" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Five days later, he recorded 32 points and 10 assists in a 115–111 loss to the <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a>. It was Irving's 11th double-double with points and assists, becoming the first Celtic with 11 of that kind of double-double since <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Larry Bird</a> in 1986–87. It was also Irving's sixth straight game with at least 25 points, matching the longest such streak in his career.<sup id="cite_ref-119" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On March 14, he recorded his second career triple-double with 31 points, 12 assists, and 10 rebounds in a 126–120 victory over the <a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Sacramento Kings</a>, becoming the first Celtics player to record 30-plus points and a triple-double in the same game since <a href="/wiki/Rajon_Rondo" title="Rajon Rondo">Rajon Rondo</a> in February 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-120" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-120"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two days later, Irving had 30 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists in a 129–120 win over the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-121" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-121"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his first playoff game as a Celtic, Irving became just third player in franchise history (joining <a href="/wiki/Isaiah_Thomas_(basketball)" title="Isaiah Thomas (basketball)">Isaiah Thomas</a> in 2015 and <a href="/wiki/Jo_Jo_White" title="Jo Jo White">Jo Jo White</a> in 1972) to have 20-plus points, five-plus assists and five-plus rebounds in his postseason debut with the team, helping Boston defeat the <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a> 84–74 in game one of their first-round series.<sup id="cite_ref-122" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-122"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Game 2 of the series, Irving scored 37 points in a 99–91 victory.<sup id="cite_ref-123" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-123"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Game 1 of the second round, Irving had 26 points and a playoff career high-tying 11 assists in a 112–90 victory over the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-124" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-124"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Celtics would lose the next four games and the series to the Bucks. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Brooklyn_Nets_(2019–2023)"><span id="Brooklyn_Nets_.282019.E2.80.932023.29"></span>Brooklyn Nets (2019–2023)</h3></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2019–2020:_Debut_and_injury"><span id="2019.E2.80.932020:_Debut_and_injury"></span>2019–2020: Debut and injury</h4></div> <p>On July 7, 2019, Irving signed with the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Nets" title="Brooklyn Nets">Brooklyn Nets</a> in free agency.<sup id="cite_ref-125" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-125"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On October 23, 2019, he debuted for the Nets with 50 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists in a 127–126 overtime loss to the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a>, becoming the first player in NBA history to score 50 points or more in a team debut.<sup id="cite_ref-126" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-126"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Irving became the seventh player in franchise history to score 50 points or more in a single game, and joins <a href="/wiki/Stephon_Marbury" title="Stephon Marbury">Stephon Marbury</a> (2001) as the only one to also record 15 combined rebounds and assists.<sup id="cite_ref-127" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-127"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>127<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-128" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-128"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>128<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Irving also scored 25 of the Nets' 56 points in the first half.<sup id="cite_ref-129" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-129"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>129<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Irving missed 26 games due to a right shoulder injury, and returned on January 12, 2020, scoring 21 points on a 10-of-11 shooting in the 108–86 victory over the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-130" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-130"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>130<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-131" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-131"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>131<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On January 25, he scored 45 points, also recording six rebounds and seven assists, to lead Brooklyn to a 121–111 overtime victory over the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-132" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-132"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>132<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The next day, the Nets were scheduled to play the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> at <a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" title="Madison Square Garden">Madison Square Garden</a>, but Irving left the arena prior to tip-off upon learning of the <a href="/wiki/2020_Calabasas_helicopter_crash" title="2020 Calabasas helicopter crash">death of Kobe Bryant</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-133" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-133"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>133<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On January 31, Irving scored a season-high 54 points on 19-of-23 shooting in a 133–118 victory over the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-134" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-134"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>134<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On February 20, it was announced that he would undergo season-ending surgery on his injured shoulder.<sup id="cite_ref-135" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-135"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>135<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-136" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-136"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>136<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2020–2021:_50–40–90_season"><span id="2020.E2.80.932021:_50.E2.80.9340.E2.80.9390_season"></span>2020–2021: 50–40–90 season</h4></div> <p>In the Nets' season opener on December 22, Irving had 25 points, four assists, and four rebounds in a 125–99 victory over the <a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Golden_State_Warriors_season" title="2020–21 Golden State Warriors season">Golden State Warriors</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-137" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-137"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>137<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Three days later, he had 37 points and eight assists in a 123–95 victory over his former team, the <a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Boston_Celtics_season" title="2020–21 Boston Celtics season">Boston Celtics</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-138" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-138"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>138<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On February 18, 2021, Irving was named an Eastern Conference starter for the <a href="/wiki/2021_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2021 NBA All-Star Game">2021 NBA All-Star Game</a>, his seventh selection.<sup id="cite_ref-139" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-139"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>139<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On May 6, Irving had a season-high 45 points in a 113–109 loss to the <a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Dallas_Mavericks_season" title="2020–21 Dallas Mavericks season">Dallas Mavericks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-140" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-140"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>140<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the end of the regular season, he became the ninth player in NBA history to join the <a href="/wiki/50%E2%80%9340%E2%80%9390_club" title="50–40–90 club">50–40–90 club</a>, representing the <a href="/wiki/Field_goal_percentage" title="Field goal percentage">shooting percentages from the field</a> (.506), the three-point line (.402), and the free throw line (.922). Irving also became only the fourth player to average over 25.0 points, while making the 50–40–90 club, the others being <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Stephen Curry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Durant" title="Kevin Durant">Kevin Durant</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Larry Bird</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-141" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-141"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>141<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Irving sprained his right ankle after landing on <a href="/wiki/Giannis_Antetokounmpo" title="Giannis Antetokounmpo">Giannis Antetokounmpo</a>'s foot during Game 4 of the Conference Semifinals against the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a>, and missed Game 5.<sup id="cite_ref-142" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-142"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>142<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Nets lost the series in seven games.<sup id="cite_ref-143" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-143"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>143<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2021–2022:_Playoff_disappointment"><span id="2021.E2.80.932022:_Playoff_disappointment"></span>2021–2022: Playoff disappointment</h4></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kyrie_Irving_-_51831823383.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Kyrie_Irving_-_51831823383.jpg/220px-Kyrie_Irving_-_51831823383.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Kyrie_Irving_-_51831823383.jpg/330px-Kyrie_Irving_-_51831823383.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Kyrie_Irving_-_51831823383.jpg/440px-Kyrie_Irving_-_51831823383.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5505" data-file-height="8256" /></a><figcaption>Irving in 2022</figcaption></figure> <p>On October 12, 2021, the Nets' general manager <a href="/wiki/Sean_Marks" title="Sean Marks">Sean Marks</a> announced that Irving would be ineligible to play or practice with the team, due to the New York City <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_vaccination_mandates_in_the_United_States" title="COVID-19 vaccination mandates in the United States">COVID-19 vaccine mandate</a>, until being vaccinated.<sup id="cite_ref-144" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-144"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>144<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-145" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-145"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>145<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite remaining unvaccinated, on December 17, following a large number of players lost to injuries and health and safety protocols, as well as an inordinate minutes load on <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Durant" title="Kevin Durant">Kevin Durant</a> and <a href="/wiki/James_Harden" title="James Harden">James Harden</a>, the Nets announced that Irving would return to the team as a part-time player for games outside of the New York area and <a href="/wiki/Toronto" title="Toronto">Toronto</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-146" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On January 5, 2022, Irving made his season debut, recording 22 points, three rebounds, and four assists, on 9-of-17 shooting in 31 minutes in a 129–121 victory over the <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-147" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-147"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>147<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It was speculated that Irving was originally on the <a href="/wiki/NBA_75th_Anniversary_Team" title="NBA 75th Anniversary Team">NBA 75th Anniversary Team</a> which was announced on October 21, 2021, as the Brooklyn Nets prematurely posted an announcement congratulating him on the achievement, but was later excluded, allegedly due to the ongoing vaccine mandate controversy.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_148-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-148"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>148<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_149-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-149"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>149<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Former teammate LeBron James later said, "Damn shame he ain’t Top 75!", as did <a href="/wiki/Andre_Iguodala" title="Andre Iguodala">Andre Iguodola</a>, "So y'all saying Kyrie Irving ain't top 75? I agree… he top 20 at least…" in Twitter posts.<sup id="cite_ref-150" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-150"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>150<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-151" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-151"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>151<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Irving himself, sports commentators, and fans criticized the exclusion due to Irving's already illustrious career at the time of the list.<sup id="cite_ref-152" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-152"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>152<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-153" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-153"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>153<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-154" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-154"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>154<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On February 26, 2022, Irving scored a then season-high 38 points with five rebounds, five assists, and two steals in a 126–123 victory over the reigning champions <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-155" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-155"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>155<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In February 2022, New York City mayor <a href="/wiki/Eric_Adams" title="Eric Adams">Eric Adams</a> announced that the city would be lifting its vaccine requirement for indoor activities on March 7.<sup id="cite_ref-156" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-156"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>156<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, Irving remained subject to a different workplace vaccine mandate that remained in place.<sup id="cite_ref-157" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-157"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>157<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a public statement, Adams said that making a specific exemption for Irving would "send the wrong message" to other people employed in the city.<sup id="cite_ref-158" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-158"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>158<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On March 8, Irving scored a then season-high 50 points on 15-of-19 shooting from the field and delivered six assists in a 132–121 win over the <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets">Charlotte Hornets</a>. He became only the second guard in NBA history (after <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a>) who would have multiple 50-point games while shooting 75 percent from the floor.<sup id="cite_ref-159" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-159"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>159<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A week later, Irving scored 41 of his career-high and Nets franchise-record 60 points in the first half, grabbed six rebounds, delivered four assists along with four steals on 20-of-31 shooting from the field, including eight three-pointers, in a 150–108 victory over the <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-160" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-160"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>160<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On March 23, Mayor Adams announced that the city would be relaxing its COVID-19 vaccine mandate, allowing Irving to play at the Barclays Center.<sup id="cite_ref-161" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-161"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>161<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On March 27, Irving made his home debut against the Charlotte Hornets, scoring 16 points in 41 minutes, in a 119–110 loss.<sup id="cite_ref-162" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-162"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>162<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On April 12, Irving, in his first play-in appearance, scored 34 points and dished out 12 assists in a 115–108 victory over the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> to secure the #7 seed in the playoffs.<sup id="cite_ref-163" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-163"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>163<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Game 1 of the first round of the playoffs, Irving scored a game-high 39 points along with five rebounds, six assists, and 4 steals in a narrow 115–114 loss to the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-164" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-164"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>164<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was fined $50,000 on April 19 for <a href="/wiki/The_finger" title="The finger">middle finger gestures</a> and profane language to fans in Boston during that game.<sup id="cite_ref-165" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-165"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>165<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Brooklyn would go on to lose to Boston in four games, and Irving was swept for the first time in his career.<sup id="cite_ref-166" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-166"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>166<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2022–2023:_Trade_request"><span id="2022.E2.80.932023:_Trade_request"></span>2022–2023: Trade request</h4></div> <p>Following the end of the 2021–22 season, there was speculation that Irving would decline his player option and pursue a sign-and-trade deal with another team.<sup id="cite_ref-167" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-167"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>167<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Irving ultimately opted into his $37 million player option, returning to the Nets for the <a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_NBA_season" title="2022–23 NBA season">2022–23 NBA season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-168" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-168"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>168<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On November 3, 2022, the Nets suspended Irving for at least five NBA games due to his failure to "unequivocally say he has no antisemitic beliefs" and said that he is "currently unfit to be associated with the Brooklyn Nets."<sup id="cite_ref-:0_169-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-169"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>169<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On December 16, Irving scored 32 points and put up a game-winning three-pointer in a 119–116 victory over the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-170" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-170"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>170<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the next game, he scored 38 points, helping the Nets overcome a 17-point halftime deficit in a 124–121 victory over the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-171" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-171"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>171<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On January 20, 2023, Irving scored a season-high 48 points, including a season-high eight 3-pointers, along with 11 rebounds, six assists, and four steals in an 117–106 victory over the <a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-172" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-172"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>172<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the next game, Irving recorded 38 points, seven rebounds, and nine assists in a 120–116 victory over the reigning champions <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-173" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-173"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>173<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On January 26, Irving was named an <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)" title="Eastern Conference (NBA)">Eastern Conference</a> starter for the <a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2023 NBA All-Star Game">2023 NBA All-Star Game</a>, his eighth selection and sixth as a starter.<sup id="cite_ref-174" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-174"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>174<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On February 4, it was reported that Irving had requested a trade; the request was made after talks about a new contract with the Nets did not go to his liking.<sup id="cite_ref-175" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-175"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>175<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Dallas_Mavericks_(2023–present)"><span id="Dallas_Mavericks_.282023.E2.80.93present.29"></span>Dallas Mavericks (2023–present)</h3></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2023:_Debut_and_playoff_miss">2023: Debut and playoff miss</h4></div> <p>On February 6, 2023, the Nets traded Irving, along with <a href="/wiki/Markieff_Morris" title="Markieff Morris">Markieff Morris</a>, to the <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a>, in exchange for <a href="/wiki/Dorian_Finney-Smith" title="Dorian Finney-Smith">Dorian Finney-Smith</a>, <a href="/wiki/Spencer_Dinwiddie" title="Spencer Dinwiddie">Spencer Dinwiddie</a>, an unprotected 2029 first-round pick, and second-round picks in 2027 and 2029.<sup id="cite_ref-176" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-176"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>176<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On February 8, Irving made his Mavericks debut, putting up 24 points, five rebounds, and four assists in a 110–104 victory over the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Clippers" title="Los Angeles Clippers">Los Angeles Clippers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-177" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-177"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>177<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On March 2, Irving scored 40 points on 15-of-22 shooting from the field, including 6-of-8 from beyond the arc in a 133–126 victory over the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a>. In the same game his teammate <a href="/wiki/Luka_Don%C4%8Di%C4%87" title="Luka Dončić">Luka Dončić</a> scored 42 points and it was the first time in Dallas franchise history that two players scored 40 points in the same game.<sup id="cite_ref-178" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-178"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>178<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-179" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-179"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>179<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Irving was re-signed to a three-year contract on July 7, 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-180" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-180"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>180<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2023–2024:_Renaissance_season_and_fourth_Finals_appearance"><span id="2023.E2.80.932024:_Renaissance_season_and_fourth_Finals_appearance"></span>2023–2024: Renaissance season and fourth Finals appearance</h4></div> <p>On January 11, 2024, Irving scored 44 points and delivered 10 assists in a 128–124 win over the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-181" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-181"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>181<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On March 17, Irving put up 24 points, seven rebounds, nine assists, and a game-winning left-handed floater in a 107–105 victory over the <a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_Finals" title="2023 NBA Finals">defending champion</a> <a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-182" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-182"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>182<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-183" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-183"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>183<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This game-winner was a record 21-foot floater, for the longest game-winning hook shot ever recorded.<sup id="cite_ref-184" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-184"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>184<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-185" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-185"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>185<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-186" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-186"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>186<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On April 7, Irving scored a season-high 48 points in a 147–136 overtime victory over the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-187" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-187"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>187<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Irving finished the regular season just shy of a repeat of the <a href="/wiki/50%E2%80%9340%E2%80%9390_club" title="50–40–90 club">50–40–90</a> season he recorded in 2021, with a 49.7% field goal percentage, only 0.3% short of the mark, combined with qualifying 41.1% three-point and 90.5% free throw percentages.<sup id="cite_ref-188" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-188"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>188<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-189" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-189"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>189<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On May 30, in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals against the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a>, Irving scored 36 points, along with four rebounds and five assists, to help Dallas close the series with a 124–103 victory as the Mavericks advanced to the <a href="/wiki/2024_NBA_Finals" title="2024 NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a> for the first time since <a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_Finals" title="2011 NBA Finals">2011</a>, where they’d face Irving's former team, the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-190" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-190"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>190<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Outside of a 35–point outing in Game 3, Irving struggled mightily throughout the Finals, averaging just sixteen points per game in the other four matchups, as Dallas would lose in five games.<sup id="cite_ref-191" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-191"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>191<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-192" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-192"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>192<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Sportswriters declared the season to be a "renaissance",<sup id="cite_ref-193" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-193"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>193<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "revival",<sup id="cite_ref-194" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-194"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>194<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and "redemption"<sup id="cite_ref-195" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-195"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>195<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of Irving's career, with the veteran player having performances and statistics in the highest caliber of the league once again.<sup id="cite_ref-196" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-196"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>196<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-197" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-197"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>197<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-198" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-198"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>198<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="National_team_career">National team career</h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:20140814_World_Basketball_Festival_Kyrie_Irving.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/20140814_World_Basketball_Festival_Kyrie_Irving.JPG/220px-20140814_World_Basketball_Festival_Kyrie_Irving.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/20140814_World_Basketball_Festival_Kyrie_Irving.JPG/330px-20140814_World_Basketball_Festival_Kyrie_Irving.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/20140814_World_Basketball_Festival_Kyrie_Irving.JPG/440px-20140814_World_Basketball_Festival_Kyrie_Irving.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1900" data-file-height="2850" /></a><figcaption>Irving with Team USA at the 2014 World Basketball Festival</figcaption></figure> <p>In 2012, Irving was in contention for a position on the <a href="/wiki/Australia_men%27s_national_basketball_team" title="Australia men's national basketball team">Australian team</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Basketball_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_tournament" title="Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament">2012 Olympics</a>. However, he elected not to represent his nation of birth, instead focusing on selection for the <a href="/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_basketball_team" title="United States men's national basketball team">United States national team</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Basketball_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_tournament" title="Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament">2016 Olympic Games</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-199" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-199"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>199<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Irving was a member of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_basketball_team" title="United States men's national basketball team">United States national team</a> that competed in the <a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_FIBA_Basketball_World_Cup_team" title="2014 United States FIBA Basketball World Cup team">2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup</a>. He helped lead Team USA to the gold medal and was subsequently named <a href="/wiki/FIBA_World_Cup_MVP" class="mw-redirect" title="FIBA World Cup MVP">the tournament's MVP</a>. Irving started all nine games in the tournament, averaging 12.1 points and 3.6 assists per game, including 26 points scored in the gold-medal game. He was then named the 2014 <a href="/wiki/USA_Basketball_Male_Athlete_of_the_Year" title="USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year">USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-200" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-200"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>200<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2016, Irving helped Team USA win the gold medal at the <a href="/wiki/Basketball_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_tournament" title="Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament">2016 Summer Olympics</a>. With the win, he became just the fourth member of Team USA to capture the NBA championship and an Olympic gold medal in the same year, joining <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">Scottie Pippen</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-201" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-201"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>201<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career_statistics">Career statistics</h2></div> <table class="toccolours" style="white-space: nowrap;"> <caption>Legend </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;">  GP </td> <td>Games played </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black">  GS  </td> <td>Games started </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> MPG  </td> <td>Minutes per game </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> FG%  </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px"><a href="/wiki/Field_goal_(basketball)" title="Field goal (basketball)">Field goal</a> percentage </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> 3P%  </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px"><a href="/wiki/Three-point_field_goal" title="Three-point field goal">3-point field goal</a> percentage </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> FT%  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Free_throw" title="Free throw">Free throw</a> percentage </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> RPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebounds</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> APG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Assists</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> SPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steal_(basketball)" title="Steal (basketball)">Steals</a> per game </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> BPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Block_(basketball)" title="Block (basketball)">Blocks</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> PPG  </td> <td>Points per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> <b>Bold</b>  </td> <td>Career high </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #afe6ba; border: 1px solid black;"> †  </td> <td>Won an <a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_champions" title="List of NBA champions">NBA championship</a></td> <td style="background-color: #CFECEC; border: 1px solid black;"> *  </td> <td>Led the league</td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="NBA">NBA</h3></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Regular_season">Regular season</h4></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games played">GP</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games started">GS</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Minutes per game">MPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Field goal percentage">FG%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="3-point field-goal percentage">3P%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Free-throw percentage">FT%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Rebounds per game">RPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Assists per game">APG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Steals per game">SPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Blocks per game">BPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Points per game">PPG</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_NBA_season" title="2011–12 NBA season">2011–12</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="2011–12 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland</a> </td> <td>51</td> <td>51</td> <td>30.5</td> <td>.469</td> <td>.399</td> <td>.872</td> <td>3.7</td> <td>5.4</td> <td>1.1</td> <td>.4</td> <td>18.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_NBA_season" title="2012–13 NBA season">2012–13</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="2012–13 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland</a> </td> <td>59</td> <td>59</td> <td>34.7</td> <td>.452</td> <td>.391</td> <td>.855</td> <td>3.7</td> <td>5.9</td> <td><b>1.5</b></td> <td>.4</td> <td>22.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_NBA_season" title="2013–14 NBA season">2013–14</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="2013–14 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland</a> </td> <td>71</td> <td>71</td> <td>35.2</td> <td>.430</td> <td>.358</td> <td>.861</td> <td>3.6</td> <td>6.1</td> <td><b>1.5</b></td> <td>.3</td> <td>20.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_NBA_season" title="2014–15 NBA season">2014–15</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="2014–15 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland</a> </td> <td><b>75</b></td> <td><b>75</b></td> <td>36.4</td> <td>.468</td> <td>.415</td> <td>.863</td> <td>3.2</td> <td>5.2</td> <td><b>1.5</b></td> <td>.3</td> <td>21.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_NBA_season" title="2015–16 NBA season">2015–16</a>† </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="2015–16 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland</a> </td> <td>53</td> <td>53</td> <td>31.5</td> <td>.448</td> <td>.321</td> <td>.885</td> <td>3.0</td> <td>4.7</td> <td>1.1</td> <td>.3</td> <td>19.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_NBA_season" title="2016–17 NBA season">2016–17</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="2016–17 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland</a> </td> <td>72</td> <td>72</td> <td>35.1</td> <td>.473</td> <td>.401</td> <td>.905</td> <td>3.2</td> <td>5.8</td> <td>1.2</td> <td>.3</td> <td>25.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_NBA_season" title="2017–18 NBA season">2017–18</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Boston_Celtics_season" title="2017–18 Boston Celtics season">Boston</a> </td> <td>60</td> <td>60</td> <td>32.2</td> <td>.491</td> <td>.408</td> <td>.889</td> <td>3.8</td> <td>5.1</td> <td>1.1</td> <td>.3</td> <td>24.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_NBA_season" title="2018–19 NBA season">2018–19</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_Boston_Celtics_season" title="2018–19 Boston Celtics season">Boston</a> </td> <td>67</td> <td>67</td> <td>33.0</td> <td>.487</td> <td>.401</td> <td>.873</td> <td>5.0</td> <td><b>6.9</b></td> <td><b>1.5</b></td> <td>.5</td> <td>23.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_NBA_season" title="2019–20 NBA season">2019–20</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Brooklyn_Nets_season" title="2019–20 Brooklyn Nets season">Brooklyn</a> </td> <td>20</td> <td>20</td> <td>32.9</td> <td>.478</td> <td>.394</td> <td>.922</td> <td><b>5.2</b></td> <td>6.4</td> <td>1.4</td> <td>.5</td> <td>27.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_NBA_season" title="2020–21 NBA season">2020–21</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Brooklyn_Nets_season" title="2020–21 Brooklyn Nets season">Brooklyn</a> </td> <td>54</td> <td>54</td> <td>34.9</td> <td>.506</td> <td>.402</td> <td>.922</td> <td>4.8</td> <td>6.0</td> <td>1.4</td> <td>.7</td> <td>26.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_NBA_season" title="2021–22 NBA season">2021–22</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Brooklyn_Nets_season" title="2021–22 Brooklyn Nets season">Brooklyn</a> </td> <td>29</td> <td>29</td> <td>37.6</td> <td>.469</td> <td><b>.418</b></td> <td>.915</td> <td>4.4</td> <td>5.8</td> <td>1.4</td> <td>.6</td> <td><b>27.4</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_NBA_season" title="2022–23 NBA season">2022–23</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_Brooklyn_Nets_season" title="2022–23 Brooklyn Nets season">Brooklyn</a> </td> <td>40</td> <td>40</td> <td>36.9</td> <td>.486</td> <td>.374</td> <td>.883</td> <td>5.1</td> <td>5.3</td> <td>1.0</td> <td><b>.8</b></td> <td>27.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_Dallas_Mavericks_season" title="2022–23 Dallas Mavericks season">Dallas</a> </td> <td>20</td> <td>20</td> <td><b>38.1</b></td> <td><b>.510</b></td> <td>.392</td> <td><b>.947</b></td> <td>5.0</td> <td>6.0</td> <td>1.3</td> <td>.6</td> <td>27.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_NBA_season" title="2023–24 NBA season">2023–24</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_Dallas_Mavericks_season" title="2023–24 Dallas Mavericks season">Dallas</a> </td> <td>58</td> <td>58</td> <td>35.0</td> <td>.497</td> <td>.411</td> <td>.905</td> <td>5.0</td> <td>5.2</td> <td>1.3</td> <td>.5</td> <td>25.6 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td style="text-align:center;" colspan="2">Career </td> <td>729</td> <td>729</td> <td>34.4</td> <td>.474</td> <td>.393</td> <td>.886</td> <td>4.0</td> <td>5.7</td> <td>1.3</td> <td>.4</td> <td>23.6 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td style="text-align:center;" colspan="2">All-Star </td> <td>8</td> <td>6</td> <td>26.6</td> <td>.602</td> <td>.449</td> <td>.750</td> <td>6.0</td> <td>9.9</td> <td>.9</td> <td>.1</td> <td>20.1 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Play-in">Play-in</h4></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games played">GP</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games started">GS</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Minutes per game">MPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Field goal percentage">FG%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="3-point field-goal percentage">3P%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Free-throw percentage">FT%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Rebounds per game">RPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Assists per game">APG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Steals per game">SPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Blocks per game">BPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Points per game">PPG</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_playoffs" title="2022 NBA playoffs">2022</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Brooklyn_Nets_season" title="2021–22 Brooklyn Nets season">Brooklyn</a> </td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>41.7</td> <td>.800</td> <td>.500</td> <td>1.000</td> <td>3.0</td> <td>12.0</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>.0</td> <td>34.0 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td style="text-align:center;" colspan="2">Career </td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>41.7</td> <td>.800</td> <td>.500</td> <td>1.000</td> <td>3.0</td> <td>12.0</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>.0</td> <td>34.0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Playoffs">Playoffs</h4></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games played">GP</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games started">GS</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Minutes per game">MPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Field goal percentage">FG%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="3-point field-goal percentage">3P%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Free-throw percentage">FT%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Rebounds per game">RPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Assists per game">APG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Steals per game">SPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Blocks per game">BPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Points per game">PPG</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2015_NBA_playoffs" title="2015 NBA playoffs">2015</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="2014–15 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland</a> </td> <td>13</td> <td>13</td> <td>35.7</td> <td>.438</td> <td><b>.450</b></td> <td>.841</td> <td>3.6</td> <td>3.8</td> <td>1.3</td> <td>.8</td> <td>19.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_playoffs" title="2016 NBA playoffs">2016</a>† </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="2015–16 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland</a> </td> <td>21</td> <td>21</td> <td>36.8</td> <td><b>.475</b></td> <td>.440</td> <td>.875</td> <td>3.0</td> <td>4.7</td> <td>1.7</td> <td>.6</td> <td>25.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2017_NBA_playoffs" title="2017 NBA playoffs">2017</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="2016–17 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland</a> </td> <td>18</td> <td>18</td> <td>36.3</td> <td>.468</td> <td>.373</td> <td>.905</td> <td>2.8</td> <td>5.3</td> <td>1.3</td> <td>.4</td> <td><b>25.9</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2019_NBA_playoffs" title="2019 NBA playoffs">2019</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_Boston_Celtics_season" title="2018–19 Boston Celtics season">Boston</a> </td> <td>9</td> <td>9</td> <td>36.7</td> <td>.385</td> <td>.310</td> <td>.900</td> <td>4.4</td> <td><b>7.0</b></td> <td>1.3</td> <td>.4</td> <td>21.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2021_NBA_playoffs" title="2021 NBA playoffs">2021</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Brooklyn_Nets_season" title="2020–21 Brooklyn Nets season">Brooklyn</a> </td> <td>9</td> <td>9</td> <td>36.1</td> <td>.472</td> <td>.369</td> <td>.929</td> <td><b>5.8</b></td> <td>3.4</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>.6</td> <td>22.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_playoffs" title="2022 NBA playoffs">2022</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Brooklyn_Nets_season" title="2021–22 Brooklyn Nets season">Brooklyn</a> </td> <td>4</td> <td>4</td> <td><b>42.6</b></td> <td>.444</td> <td>.381</td> <td><b>1.000</b></td> <td>5.3</td> <td>5.3</td> <td><b>1.8</b></td> <td><b>1.3</b></td> <td>21.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2024_NBA_playoffs" title="2024 NBA playoffs">2024</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_Dallas_Mavericks_season" title="2023–24 Dallas Mavericks season">Dallas</a> </td> <td style="background:#cfecec;"><b>22</b>*</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;"><b>22</b>*</td> <td>40.0</td> <td>.467</td> <td>.390</td> <td>.849</td> <td>3.7</td> <td>5.1</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>.3</td> <td>22.1 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td style="text-align:center;" colspan="2">Career </td> <td>96</td> <td>96</td> <td>37.5</td> <td>.458</td> <td>.392</td> <td>.883</td> <td>3.7</td> <td>4.9</td> <td>1.3</td> <td>.6</td> <td>23.0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="College">College</h3></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games played">GP</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games started">GS</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Minutes per game">MPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Field goal percentage">FG%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="3-point field-goal percentage">3P%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Free-throw percentage">FT%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Rebounds per game">RPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Assists per game">APG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Steals per game">SPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Blocks per game">BPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Points per game">PPG</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">2010–11</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Duke_Blue_Devils_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2010–11 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team">Duke</a> </td> <td>11</td> <td>8</td> <td>27.5</td> <td>.529</td> <td>.462</td> <td>.901</td> <td>3.4</td> <td>4.3</td> <td>1.5</td> <td>.5</td> <td>17.5 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_honors">Awards and honors</h2></div> <p><b>NBA</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NBA_champion" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA champion">NBA champion</a>: <a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_Finals" title="2016 NBA Finals">2016</a></li> <li>8-time <a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_All-Stars" title="List of NBA All-Stars">NBA All-Star</a>: <a href="/wiki/2013_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2013 NBA All-Star Game">2013</a>–<a href="/wiki/2015_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2015 NBA All-Star Game">2015</a>, <a href="/wiki/2017_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2017 NBA All-Star Game">2017</a>–<a href="/wiki/2019_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2019 NBA All-Star Game">2019</a>, <a href="/wiki/2021_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2021 NBA All-Star Game">2021</a>, <a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2023 NBA All-Star Game">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Game_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award">NBA All-Star Game MVP</a>: <a href="/wiki/2014_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2014 NBA All-Star Game">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/All-NBA_Second_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="All-NBA Second Team">All-NBA Second Team</a>: <a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_NBA_season" title="2018–19 NBA season">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/All-NBA_Third_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="All-NBA Third Team">All-NBA Third Team</a>: <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_NBA_season" title="2014–15 NBA season">2015</a>, <a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_NBA_season" title="2020–21 NBA season">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Rookie of the Year Award">NBA Rookie of the Year</a>: <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_NBA_season" title="2011–12 NBA season">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Rookie_First_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Rookie First Team">NBA All-Rookie First Team</a>: 2012</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Three-Point_Contest" title="Three-Point Contest">NBA Three-Point Contest</a> champion: <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_NBA_season" title="2012–13 NBA season">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rising_Stars_Challenge" title="Rising Stars Challenge">Rising Stars Challenge</a> MVP: 2012</li></ul> <p><b>USA Basketball</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Basketball_at_the_Summer_Olympics" title="Basketball at the Summer Olympics">Summer Olympics</a> gold medal winner: <a href="/wiki/Basketball_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_tournament" title="Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIBA_Basketball_World_Cup" title="FIBA Basketball World Cup">FIBA Basketball World Cup</a> gold medal winner: <a href="/wiki/2014_FIBA_Basketball_World_Cup" title="2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIBA_World_Cup_MVP" class="mw-redirect" title="FIBA World Cup MVP">FIBA Basketball World Cup MVP</a>: 2014</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USA_Basketball_Male_Athlete_of_the_Year" title="USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year">USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year</a>: 2014</li></ul> <p><b>High school</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2010_McDonald%27s_All-American_Boys_Game" title="2010 McDonald's All-American Boys Game">McDonald's All-American</a>: 2010</li> <li>Nike Hoop Summit All-American: 2010</li> <li>Jordan Brand High School All-American: 2010</li> <li>First-team <a href="/wiki/Parade_All-America_Boys_Basketball_Team" title="Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team"><i>Parade</i> All-American</a>: 2010</li></ul> <p><b>Media</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Best_Team_ESPY_Award" title="Best Team ESPY Award">Best Team ESPY Award</a> (with the Cavaliers): <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_NBA_season" title="2015–16 NBA season">2016</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Acting_roles">Acting roles</h2></div> <p>In 2012, Irving played the role of Uncle Drew in a series of <a href="/wiki/Pepsi_Max" title="Pepsi Max">Pepsi Max</a> advertisements.<sup id="cite_ref-202" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-202"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>202<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-203" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-203"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>203<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He wrote and directed episode 2, in which Irving starred alongside <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Bill Russell</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Love" title="Kevin Love">Kevin Love</a>, and episode 3, in which he starred alongside <a href="/wiki/Nate_Robinson" title="Nate Robinson">Nate Robinson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Maya_Moore" title="Maya Moore">Maya Moore</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-204" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-204"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>204<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Irving also wrote and directed episode 4 of "Uncle Drew", which was released in November 2015, and in which he starred in alongside <a href="/wiki/Baron_Davis" title="Baron Davis">Baron Davis</a>, <a href="/wiki/J._B._Smoove" title="J. B. Smoove">J. B. Smoove</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Ray_Allen" title="Ray Allen">Ray Allen</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-205" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-205"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>205<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2017, the Uncle Drew advertisement series became a skit inside an old school diner featuring Pepsi in its current design, stored in a fridge with its original logo.<sup id="cite_ref-206" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-206"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>206<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Irving has also starred as the character in a feature film, <i><a href="/wiki/Uncle_Drew" title="Uncle Drew">Uncle Drew</a></i>, which also features former NBA stars, and was released in June 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-207" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-207"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>207<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Irving appeared on an episode of the <a href="/wiki/Disney_XD" title="Disney XD">Disney XD</a> series <i><a href="/wiki/Kickin%27_It" title="Kickin' It">Kickin' It</a></i> in 2012,<sup id="cite_ref-208" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-208"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>208<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and guest starred on <i><a href="/wiki/Family_Guy" title="Family Guy">Family Guy</a></i>, lending his voice for the <a href="/wiki/Family_Guy_(season_17)" class="mw-redirect" title="Family Guy (season 17)">season 17</a> (2018) episode "<a href="/wiki/Big_Trouble_in_Little_Quahog" class="mw-redirect" title="Big Trouble in Little Quahog">Big Trouble in Little Quahog</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-209" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-209"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>209<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Business_ventures">Business ventures</h2></div> <p>Irving's shoe deal with <a href="/wiki/Nike,_Inc." title="Nike, Inc.">Nike</a> is worth <span style="white-space: nowrap">US$11 million</span>, as of 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-210" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-210"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>210<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His signature sneakers were the second best-selling line of 2017, behind <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a>. The <a href="/wiki/NPD_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="NPD Group">NPD Group</a> no longer tracks signature sneakers but projected that the trend continued into 2018. Irving's themed sneaker collaborations include that of the television shows <i><a href="/wiki/Friends_(show)" class="mw-redirect" title="Friends (show)">Friends</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants" title="SpongeBob SquarePants">SpongeBob SquarePants</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-211" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-211"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>211<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The latter collection sold out immediately.<sup id="cite_ref-212" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-212"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>212<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In September 2023, Irving announced a new partnership with Chinese sports brand <a href="/wiki/Anta_Sports" title="Anta Sports">Anta Sports</a>. A namesake sneaker was announced for the 2023–2024 <a href="/wiki/NBA" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA">NBA</a> season alongside a business collaboration that saw Irving join the company as Chief Creative Officer of Anta Basketball. They will also launch a series of Anta x Kyrie Youth Basketball Camps around the world.<sup id="cite_ref-213" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-213"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>213<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 2023, Irving made an investment in sneaker platform <a href="/wiki/Kicks_Crew" title="Kicks Crew">Kicks Crew</a> and joined the company as Chief Community Officer. His role is expected to focus on cause-driven projects aimed at bringing communities together in collaborations that blend art and basketball and to extend globally.<sup id="cite_ref-214" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-214"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>214<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2></div> <p>Irving enjoys reading and has a journal.<sup id="cite_ref-Bio_Duke_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bio_Duke-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also likes to sing, dance, and play the <a href="/wiki/Baritone_sax" class="mw-redirect" title="Baritone sax">baritone sax</a>. Irving's godfather is former NBA player <a href="/wiki/Rod_Strickland" title="Rod Strickland">Rod Strickland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Kyrie_Irving_wants_to_remain_normal,_but_Cleveland_Cavaliers'_potential_No._1_pick_is_anything_but,_say_coaches,_teammates_22-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kyrie_Irving_wants_to_remain_normal,_but_Cleveland_Cavaliers'_potential_No._1_pick_is_anything_but,_say_coaches,_teammates-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Irving and his ex-girlfriend have a daughter.<sup id="cite_ref-215" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-215"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>215<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 2011, Irving made a promise to his father to finish his <a href="/wiki/Bachelor%27s_degree" title="Bachelor's degree">bachelor's degree</a> at Duke within five years.<sup id="cite_ref-216" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-216"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>216<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, in 2016, having not achieved his degree, Irving claimed he was putting his plans on hold, stating, "when I leave the game of basketball, then I'll focus on the next step of my life."<sup id="cite_ref-217" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-217"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>217<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2015, Irving launched his PSD Underwear collection.<sup id="cite_ref-218" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-218"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>218<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Irving has been with Marlene Wilkerson since 2018 and they have two sons together.<sup id="cite_ref-219" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-219"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>219<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-220" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-220"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>220<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 2018, Irving and his older sister were honored with a "welcome home" ceremony at <a href="/wiki/Standing_Rock_Indian_Reservation" title="Standing Rock Indian Reservation">Standing Rock Indian Reservation</a>, acknowledging their family ties to the community, and in gratitude for Irving's activism on behalf of the <a href="/wiki/Water_protectors" title="Water protectors">water protectors</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Dakota_Access_Pipeline_protests" title="Dakota Access Pipeline protests">Dakota Access Pipeline protests</a>. His mother was known to the tribe, though she was "adopted out" at a young age, and their late grandmother and great-grandparents also had ties to the reservation community.<sup id="cite_ref-Nicholson_221-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nicholson-221"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>221<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Zirin_222-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Zirin-222"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>222<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Relative_223-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Relative-223"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>223<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since then, Irving has continued to honor his Lakota heritage through donations to the tribe, designing Nike shoes dedicated to the Lakota people, as well as <a href="/wiki/Smudging" title="Smudging">burning sage</a> before every game.<sup id="cite_ref-Income_2020_224-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Income_2020-224"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>224<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Nike_News_2018_225-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nike_News_2018-225"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>225<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-theScore.com_2018_226-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-theScore.com_2018-226"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>226<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2021, Irving's petition for citizenship was granted and he became an enrolled member of the <a href="/wiki/Standing_Rock_Sioux_Tribe" class="mw-redirect" title="Standing Rock Sioux Tribe">Standing Rock Sioux Tribe</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Hatton_2021_227-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hatton_2021-227"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>227<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Vardon_2022_228-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vardon_2022-228"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>228<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Starting with the 2016–2017 season, Irving moved to a predominantly <a href="/wiki/Plant-based_diet" title="Plant-based diet">plant-based diet</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-229" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-229"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>229<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which he also referenced in a December 2017 <a href="/wiki/Nike,_Inc." title="Nike, Inc.">Nike</a> ad.<sup id="cite_ref-230" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-230"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>230<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since then, Irving has moved to a <a href="/wiki/Plant-based_diet" title="Plant-based diet">100% plant-based diet</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-231" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-231"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>231<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Irving has stated that he is an <a href="/wiki/Omnist" class="mw-redirect" title="Omnist">Omnist</a>, a person that believes in all religions.<sup id="cite_ref-CNN_doc_232-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CNN_doc-232"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>232<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He has also fasted for <a href="/wiki/Ramadan" title="Ramadan">Ramadan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-233" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-233"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>233<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Activism">Activism</h3></div> <p>In November 2016, Irving tweeted his support for the <a href="/wiki/Dakota_Access_Pipeline_protests" title="Dakota Access Pipeline protests">water protectors</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Standing_Rock_Indian_Reservation" title="Standing Rock Indian Reservation">Standing Rock Indian Reservation</a> who were demonstrating against the <a href="/wiki/Dakota_Access_Pipeline" title="Dakota Access Pipeline">Dakota Access Pipeline</a> in North Dakota.<sup id="cite_ref-234" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-234"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>234<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Irving has donated to various social causes through his K.A.I. Family Foundation.<sup id="cite_ref-235" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-235"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>235<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2020, he donated a home to the family of <a href="/wiki/George_Floyd" title="George Floyd">George Floyd</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-236" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-236"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>236<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Irving paid off student debt for students from <a href="/wiki/Lincoln_University_(Pennsylvania)" title="Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)">Lincoln University</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-237" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-237"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>237<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He committed $1.5 million to help pay WNBA players who opted out of playing during the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-238" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-238"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>238<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Irving donated over $300,000 to food banks and with City Harvest on his birthday.<sup id="cite_ref-239" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-239"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>239<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He donated 17 pallets of food to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.<sup id="cite_ref-240" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-240"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>240<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On July 29, 2021, Irving built a solar water center in Pakistan with <a href="/wiki/Paani_Project" title="Paani Project">Paani Project</a> through his K.A.I. Family Foundation.<sup id="cite_ref-241" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-241"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>241<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-242" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-242"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>242<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Conspiracy_theories">Conspiracy theories</h2></div> <p>In February 2017, Irving stated in an interview for a podcast that he believes that <a href="/wiki/Flat_Earth" title="Flat Earth">the Earth is flat</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-243" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-243"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>243<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a later interview, Irving was less forceful in advancing his flat Earth belief, encouraging people to "do their own research" into the topic.<sup id="cite_ref-244" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-244"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>244<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-245" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-245"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>245<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In September 2017, Irving denied these claims and said that media misunderstood him as he was joking.<sup id="cite_ref-246" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-246"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>246<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, in a June 2018 interview, when asked if he would admit that the world is round, he said, "I don't know. I really don't", and added that people should "do [their] own research for what [they] want to believe in" because "Our educational system is flawed".<sup id="cite_ref-247" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-247"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>247<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October 2018, Irving apologized for his original flat Earth comments but stopped short of saying whether he still believed that the Earth is flat.<sup id="cite_ref-248" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-248"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>248<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Irving also stated that he believes in other conspiracy theories, such as the idea that <a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy" title="John F. Kennedy">John F. Kennedy</a> was <a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_assassination_conspiracy_theories#Federal_Reserve_conspiracy" title="John F. Kennedy assassination conspiracy theories">killed</a> because he wanted to end the banking cartel.<sup id="cite_ref-249" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-249"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>249<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Amid the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a> and his <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_vaccine_hesitancy_in_the_United_States" title="COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the United States">hesitancy to receive a vaccine</a> against the virus, Irving shared and interacted with social media posts from a conspiracy theorist on <a href="/wiki/Instagram" title="Instagram">Instagram</a>, claiming that "secret societies are administering vaccines in a plot to connect Black people to a master computer for a plan of <a href="/wiki/Satan" title="Satan">Satan</a>."<sup id="cite_ref-250" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-250"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>250<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Amidst these controversies, it was speculated that Irving was excluded from the NBA 75th Anniversary Team list in October 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_148-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-148"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>148<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_149-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-149"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>149<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On September 15, 2022, Irving shared a video on his <a href="/wiki/Instagram" title="Instagram">Instagram</a> story featuring a rant by <i><a href="/wiki/InfoWars" title="InfoWars">InfoWars</a></i> creator and <a href="/wiki/Radical_right_(United_States)" title="Radical right (United States)">far-right</a> <a href="/wiki/Conspiracy_theory" title="Conspiracy theory">conspiracy theorist</a><sup id="cite_ref-251" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-251"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>251<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Alex_Jones" title="Alex Jones">Alex Jones</a>. In the 2002 video, Jones promotes the <a href="/wiki/New_World_Order_(conspiracy_theory)" class="mw-redirect" title="New World Order (conspiracy theory)">New World Order conspiracy theory</a> and alleges that state actors are planning to oppress the public by <a href="/wiki/Biological_warfare" title="Biological warfare">intentionally releasing viruses</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-252" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-252"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>252<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-253" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-253"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>253<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-254" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-254"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>254<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a <a href="/wiki/Substack" title="Substack">Substack</a> post published on October 3, former NBA player <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a> decried Irving's post, calling Jones "one of the most despicable human beings alive...to associate with him means you share his stench."<sup id="cite_ref-255" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-255"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>255<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-256" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-256"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>256<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Antisemitic_conspiracy_theories">Antisemitic conspiracy theories</h3></div> <p>Irving made his first tweet espousing <a href="/wiki/Black_Hebrew_Israelites" title="Black Hebrew Israelites">Black Hebrew Israelite</a> doctrine in March 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-RollingStone_257-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RollingStone-257"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>257<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Black Hebrews espouse the ideology that black people are the real Jews, wherein <a href="/wiki/Antisemitism" title="Antisemitism">antisemitism</a> is common.<sup id="cite_ref-RollingStone_257-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RollingStone-257"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>257<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On October 27, 2022, Irving <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">tweeted</a> a link to an <a href="/wiki/Amazon_(company)" title="Amazon (company)">Amazon</a> listing page for <i><a href="/wiki/Hebrews_to_Negroes:_Wake_Up_Black_America" title="Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America">Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America</a></i>, a 2018 film based on a book of the same name, which promotes Black Hebrew Israelite ideology.<sup id="cite_ref-RollingStone_257-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RollingStone-257"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>257<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-258" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-258"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>258<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The film includes <a href="/wiki/Holocaust_denial" title="Holocaust denial">denials that the Holocaust occurred</a>, quotes attributed to <a href="/wiki/Adolf_Hitler" title="Adolf Hitler">Adolf Hitler</a> and <a href="/wiki/Henry_Ford#Antisemitism_and_The_Dearborn_Independent" title="Henry Ford">Henry Ford</a>, claims that Jewish people worship <a href="/wiki/Satan" title="Satan">Satan</a>, and accusations that Jews controlled the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_slave_trade" title="Atlantic slave trade">Atlantic slave trade</a> and <a href="/wiki/Antisemitic_canard" class="mw-redirect" title="Antisemitic canard">currently control the media</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-259" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-259"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>259<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-260" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-260"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>260<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a tweet on October 28, Nets owner <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Tsai" title="Joseph Tsai">Joseph Tsai</a> said he was "disappointed that Kyrie appears to support a film based on a book full of anti-semitic disinformation", and expressed his intent to address the issue further with Irving.<sup id="cite_ref-CNN_doc_232-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CNN_doc-232"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>232<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-261" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-261"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>261<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On October 29, 2022, Irving tweeted that deeming him antisemitic was "not justified", and that he intended to "learn from all walks of life and religions."<sup id="cite_ref-262" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-262"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>262<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The same day, during a postgame press availability at <a href="/wiki/Barclays_Center" title="Barclays Center">Barclays Center</a>, Irving denied having any religious biases and defended the tweet, telling reporters that "[h]istory is not supposed to be hidden from anybody" and stating, "I'm not going to stand down on anything I believe in. I'm only going to get stronger because I'm not alone. I have a whole army around me."<sup id="cite_ref-263" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-263"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>263<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Irving deleted the tweet on or around October 30.<sup id="cite_ref-264" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-264"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>264<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On October 31, during a game between the Nets and the Indiana Pacers at Barclays Center, several attendees sitting courtside wore shirts bearing the phrase "Fight Antisemitism", an apparent reference to Irving's tweet.<sup id="cite_ref-265" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-265"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>265<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two days later, Irving and the Nets jointly announced they would each donate <a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">US$</a>500,000 to organizations combating religious hatred, and would work with the <a href="/wiki/Anti-Defamation_League" title="Anti-Defamation League">Anti-Defamation League</a> (ADL) to create programming related to opposing antisemitism.<sup id="cite_ref-266" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-266"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>266<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Though he did not apologize for promoting the film,<sup id="cite_ref-267" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-267"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>267<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Irving was quoted as saying that he opposes "all forms of hatred and oppression and stand[s] strong with communities that are marginalized and impacted every day"; Irving added that he "[took] responsibility" for the impact of his tweet on the Jewish community.<sup id="cite_ref-268" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-268"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>268<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a subsequent statement of his own, <a href="/wiki/Commissioner_of_the_NBA" title="Commissioner of the NBA">NBA Commissioner</a> <a href="/wiki/Adam_Silver" title="Adam Silver">Adam Silver</a>, who is Jewish,<sup id="cite_ref-269" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-269"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>269<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> criticized Irving for "not offer[ing] an unqualified apology" or expressly denouncing the film's content, and said he would meet with Irving "in the next week to discuss this situation."<sup id="cite_ref-270" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-270"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>270<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During a press availability on November 3, Irving admitted that some of the film's content was "unfortunate" and untrue, but did not apologize for promoting the film, saying he was "not the one who made the documentary." Irving suggested that focus on his promotion of the film was unfairly diverting attention away from <a href="/wiki/African-American_history" title="African-American history">African-American history</a>, declaring at one point that "300 million of [his] ancestors are buried in America"; Irving added that he would be able to debunk any criticism leveled at him because of his propensity for "study[ing]", and that he "know[s] the <a href="/wiki/Oxford_English_Dictionary" title="Oxford English Dictionary">Oxford dictionary</a>."<sup id="cite_ref-271" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-271"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>271<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Asked directly if Irving held antisemitic beliefs, he did not give a yes-or-no response, saying only, "I cannot be antisemitic if I know where I come from."<sup id="cite_ref-272" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-272"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>272<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-273" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-273"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>273<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> That night, the Nets announced that they had suspended Irving without pay for at least five games, due to his "failure to disavow antisemitism when given a clear opportunity to do so" and "conduct detrimental to the team."<sup id="cite_ref-274" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-274"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>274<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-275" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-275"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>275<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-276" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-276"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>276<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-277" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-277"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>277<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-278" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-278"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>278<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>ADL <a href="/wiki/Chief_executive_officer" title="Chief executive officer">CEO</a> <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Greenblatt" title="Jonathan Greenblatt">Jonathan Greenblatt</a> tweeted that Irving's suspension was "well-deserved", and said the ADL would reject Irving's previously announced donation.<sup id="cite_ref-279" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-279"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>279<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Four hours after the Nets' initial announcement of his suspension, Irving finally issued an apology via Instagram, writing in part, "To All Jewish families and Communities that are hurt and affected from my post, I am deeply sorry to have caused you pain, and I apologize...I had no intentions to disrespect any Jewish cultural history regarding the Holocaust or perpetuate any hate. I am learning from this unfortunate event and hope we can find understanding between us all."<sup id="cite_ref-280" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-280"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>280<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-281" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-281"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>281<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following Irving's apology, Nets general manager Sean Marks said that Irving would have to meet with Jewish leaders and with the team before he could return to play.<sup id="cite_ref-282" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-282"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>282<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Films">Films</h3></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Role </th></tr> <tr> <td>2018 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Uncle_Drew" title="Uncle Drew">Uncle Drew</a></i> </td> <td>Uncle Drew </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television">Television</h3></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Role </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>2012 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kickin%27_It" title="Kickin' It">Kickin' It</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="2">Himself </td> <td>Episode: "<a href="/wiki/List_of_Kickin%27_It_episodes#ep39" title="List of Kickin' It episodes">Sole Brothers</a>"<sup id="cite_ref-283" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-283"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>283<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/We_Bare_Bears" title="We Bare Bears">We Bare Bears</a></i> </td> <td>Episode: "<a href="/wiki/List_of_We_Bare_Bears_episodes#ep26" title="List of We Bare Bears episodes">Charlie Ball</a>"<sup id="cite_ref-284" class="reference"><a 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Jones</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">52 <a href="/wiki/Mo_Williams" title="Mo Williams">Williams</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">Head coach <a href="/wiki/Tyronn_Lue" title="Tyronn Lue">Lue</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">Assistant coaches <a href="/wiki/Bret_Brielmaier" title="Bret Brielmaier">Brielmaier</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Boylan" title="Jim Boylan">Boylan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Larry_Drew" title="Larry Drew">Drew</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Phil_Handy" title="Phil Handy">Handy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Damon_Jones" title="Damon Jones">Dam. 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Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Rick_Barry" title="Rick Barry">Barry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Hal_Greer" title="Hal Greer">Greer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Robertson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Willis_Reed" title="Willis Reed">Reed</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Lenny_Wilkens" title="Lenny Wilkens">Wilkens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Jerry_West" title="Jerry West">West</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Cowens" title="Dave Cowens">Cowens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Lanier" title="Bob Lanier">Lanier</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Walt_Frazier" title="Walt Frazier">Frazier</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Bing" title="Dave Bing">Bing</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Julius_Erving" title="Julius Erving">Erving</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Randy_Smith_(basketball)" title="Randy Smith (basketball)">R. Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/David_Thompson_(basketball)" title="David Thompson (basketball)">Thompson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/George_Gervin" title="George Gervin">Gervin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Nate_Archibald" title="Nate Archibald">Archibald</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Bird</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Julius_Erving" title="Julius Erving">Erving</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Isiah_Thomas" title="Isiah Thomas">Thomas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Sampson" title="Ralph Sampson">Sampson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Isiah_Thomas" title="Isiah Thomas">Thomas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Chambers_(basketball)" title="Tom Chambers (basketball)">Chambers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Jordan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">Malone</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Charles_Barkley" title="Charles Barkley">Barkley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/John_Stockton" title="John Stockton">Stockton</a> & <a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">Malone</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">Pippen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Mitch_Richmond" title="Mitch Richmond">Richmond</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Jordan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Glen_Rice" title="Glen Rice">Rice</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Jordan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <i><a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_NBA_lockout" title="1998–99 NBA lockout">No game played</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">O'Neal</a> & <a href="/wiki/Tim_Duncan" title="Tim Duncan">Duncan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Iverson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Bryant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Garnett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">O'Neal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Iverson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">James</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Bryant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">James</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Bryant</a> & <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">O'Neal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Dwyane_Wade" title="Dwyane Wade">Wade</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Bryant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Durant" title="Kevin Durant">Durant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Paul" title="Chris Paul">Paul</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Irving</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Russell_Westbrook" title="Russell Westbrook">Westbrook</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Russell_Westbrook" title="Russell Westbrook">Westbrook</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Davis" title="Anthony Davis">Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">James</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Durant" title="Kevin Durant">Durant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Kawhi_Leonard" title="Kawhi Leonard">Leonard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Giannis_Antetokounmpo" title="Giannis Antetokounmpo">Antetokounmpo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Curry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Jayson_Tatum" title="Jayson Tatum">Tatum</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/Damian_Lillard" title="Damian Lillard">Lillard</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="NBA_Three-Point_Contest_winners" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a 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class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Bird</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Bird</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Dale_Ellis" title="Dale Ellis">Ellis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Craig_Hodges" title="Craig Hodges">Hodges</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Craig_Hodges" title="Craig Hodges">Hodges</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Craig_Hodges" title="Craig Hodges">Hodges</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Price" title="Mark Price">Price</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Price" title="Mark Price">Price</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Glen_Rice" title="Glen Rice">Rice</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Legler" title="Tim Legler">Legler</a></span></li> <li><span 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class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Kapono" title="Jason Kapono">Kapono</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Kapono" title="Jason Kapono">Kapono</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Daequan_Cook" title="Daequan Cook">Cook</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Pierce" title="Paul Pierce">Pierce</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/James_Jones_(basketball,_born_1980)" title="James Jones (basketball, born 1980)">Jones</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Love" title="Kevin Love">Love</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Irving</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Marco_Belinelli" title="Marco Belinelli">Belinelli</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Curry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Klay_Thompson" title="Klay Thompson">Thompson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Eric_Gordon" title="Eric Gordon">Gordon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Devin_Booker" title="Devin Booker">Booker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Harris_(basketball)" title="Joe Harris (basketball)">Harris</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Buddy_Hield" title="Buddy Hield">Hield</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Curry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Karl-Anthony_Towns" title="Karl-Anthony Towns">Towns</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Damian_Lillard" title="Damian Lillard">Lillard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/Damian_Lillard" title="Damian Lillard">Lillard</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div 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href="/wiki/Tom_Heinsohn" title="Tom Heinsohn">Heinsohn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Woody_Sauldsberry" title="Woody Sauldsberry">Sauldsberry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959: <a href="/wiki/Elgin_Baylor" title="Elgin Baylor">Baylor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1960: <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Chamberlain</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961: <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Robertson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1962: <a href="/wiki/Walt_Bellamy" title="Walt Bellamy">Bellamy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/Terry_Dischinger" title="Terry Dischinger">Dischinger</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Lucas" title="Jerry Lucas">Lucas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Willis_Reed" title="Willis Reed">Reed</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Rick_Barry" title="Rick Barry">Barry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Bing" title="Dave Bing">Bing</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Earl_Monroe" title="Earl Monroe">Monroe</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Wes_Unseld" title="Wes Unseld">Unseld</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Alcindor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Cowens" title="Dave Cowens">Cowens</a> & <a href="/wiki/Geoff_Petrie" title="Geoff Petrie">Petrie</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Sidney_Wicks" title="Sidney Wicks">Wicks</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Bob_McAdoo" title="Bob McAdoo">McAdoo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Ernie_DiGregorio" title="Ernie DiGregorio">DiGregorio</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Jamaal_Wilkes" title="Jamaal Wilkes">Wilkes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Alvan_Adams" title="Alvan Adams">Adams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Adrian_Dantley" title="Adrian Dantley">Dantley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Davis_(basketball)" title="Walter Davis (basketball)">Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Phil_Ford_(basketball)" title="Phil Ford (basketball)">Ford</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Bird</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Darrell_Griffith" title="Darrell Griffith">Griffith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Buck_Williams" title="Buck Williams">Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Terry_Cummings" title="Terry Cummings">Cummings</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Sampson" title="Ralph Sampson">Sampson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Jordan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Ewing" title="Patrick Ewing">Ewing</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Person" title="Chuck Person">Person</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Jackson" title="Mark Jackson">Jackson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Mitch_Richmond" title="Mitch Richmond">Richmond</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/David_Robinson" title="David Robinson">Robinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Coleman" title="Derrick Coleman">Coleman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Johnson_(basketball,_born_1969)" title="Larry Johnson (basketball, born 1969)">Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span 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href="/wiki/Mike_Miller_(basketball,_born_1980)" title="Mike Miller (basketball, born 1980)">Miller</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Pau_Gasol" title="Pau Gasol">Gasol</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Amar%27e_Stoudemire" title="Amar'e Stoudemire">Stoudemire</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">James</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Emeka_Okafor" title="Emeka Okafor">Okafor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Paul" title="Chris Paul">Paul</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Roy" title="Brandon Roy">Roy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Durant" title="Kevin Durant">Durant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Rose" title="Derrick Rose">Rose</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Tyreke_Evans" title="Tyreke Evans">Evans</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Blake_Griffin" title="Blake Griffin">Griffin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Irving</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Damian_Lillard" title="Damian Lillard">Lillard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Carter-Williams" title="Michael Carter-Williams">Carter-Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Wiggins" title="Andrew Wiggins">Wiggins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Karl-Anthony_Towns" title="Karl-Anthony Towns">Towns</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Brogdon" title="Malcolm Brogdon">Brogdon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Ben_Simmons" title="Ben Simmons">Simmons</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Luka_Don%C4%8Di%C4%87" title="Luka Dončić">Dončić</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Ja_Morant" title="Ja Morant">Morant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/LaMelo_Ball" title="LaMelo Ball">Ball</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Scottie_Barnes" title="Scottie Barnes">Barnes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Paolo_Banchero" title="Paolo Banchero">Banchero</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/Victor_Wembanyama" title="Victor Wembanyama">Wembanyama</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="NBA_first_overall_draft_picks" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks 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href="/wiki/1951_NBA_draft" title="1951 NBA draft">1951</a>: <a href="/wiki/Gene_Melchiorre" title="Gene Melchiorre">Melchiorre</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1952_NBA_draft" title="1952 NBA draft">1952</a>: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Workman" title="Mark Workman">Workman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1953_NBA_draft" title="1953 NBA draft">1953</a>: <a href="/wiki/Ray_Felix" title="Ray Felix">Felix</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1954_NBA_draft" title="1954 NBA draft">1954</a>: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Selvy" title="Frank Selvy">Selvy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1955_NBA_draft" title="1955 NBA draft">1955</a>: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Ricketts" title="Dick Ricketts">Ricketts</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1956_NBA_draft" title="1956 NBA draft">1956</a>: <a href="/wiki/Si_Green" title="Si Green">Green</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1957_NBA_draft" title="1957 NBA draft">1957</a>: <a href="/wiki/Hot_Rod_Hundley" title="Hot Rod Hundley">Hundley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1958_NBA_draft" title="1958 NBA draft">1958</a>: <a href="/wiki/Elgin_Baylor" title="Elgin Baylor">Baylor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1959_NBA_draft" title="1959 NBA draft">1959</a>: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Boozer" title="Bob Boozer">Boozer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1960_NBA_draft" title="1960 NBA draft">1960</a>: <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Robertson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1961_NBA_draft" title="1961 NBA draft">1961</a>: <a href="/wiki/Walt_Bellamy" title="Walt Bellamy">Bellamy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1962_NBA_draft" title="1962 NBA draft">1962</a>: <a href="/wiki/Bill_McGill" title="Bill McGill">McGill</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1963_NBA_draft" title="1963 NBA draft">1963</a>: <a href="/wiki/Art_Heyman" title="Art Heyman">Heyman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1964_NBA_draft" title="1964 NBA draft">1964</a>: <a href="/wiki/Jim_%22Bad_News%22_Barnes" title="Jim "Bad News" Barnes">Barnes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1965_NBA_draft" title="1965 NBA draft">1965</a>: <a href="/wiki/Fred_Hetzel" title="Fred Hetzel">Hetzel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1966_NBA_draft" title="1966 NBA draft">1966</a>: <a href="/wiki/Cazzie_Russell" title="Cazzie Russell">Russell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1967_NBA_draft" title="1967 NBA draft">1967</a>: <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Walker_(basketball,_born_1944)" title="Jimmy Walker (basketball, born 1944)">Walker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1968_NBA_draft" title="1968 NBA draft">1968</a>: <a href="/wiki/Elvin_Hayes" title="Elvin Hayes">Hayes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1969_NBA_draft" title="1969 NBA draft">1969</a>: <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Alcindor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1970_NBA_draft" title="1970 NBA draft">1970</a>: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Lanier" title="Bob Lanier">Lanier</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1971_NBA_draft" title="1971 NBA draft">1971</a>: <a href="/wiki/Austin_Carr" title="Austin Carr">Carr</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1972_NBA_draft" title="1972 NBA draft">1972</a>: <a href="/wiki/LaRue_Martin" title="LaRue Martin">L. Martin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1973_NBA_draft" title="1973 NBA draft">1973</a>: <a href="/wiki/Doug_Collins_(basketball)" title="Doug Collins (basketball)">Collins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1974_NBA_draft" title="1974 NBA draft">1974</a>: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Walton" title="Bill Walton">Walton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1975_NBA_draft" title="1975 NBA draft">1975</a>: <a href="/wiki/David_Thompson_(basketball)" title="David Thompson (basketball)">D. Thompson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1976_NBA_draft" title="1976 NBA draft">1976</a>: <a href="/wiki/John_Lucas_II" title="John Lucas II">Lucas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1977_NBA_draft" title="1977 NBA draft">1977</a>: <a href="/wiki/Kent_Benson" title="Kent Benson">Benson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1978_NBA_draft" title="1978 NBA draft">1978</a>: <a href="/wiki/Mychal_Thompson" title="Mychal Thompson">M. Thompson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1979_NBA_draft" title="1979 NBA draft">1979</a>: <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">E. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1980_NBA_draft" title="1980 NBA draft">1980</a>: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Barry_Carroll" title="Joe Barry Carroll">Carroll</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1981_NBA_draft" title="1981 NBA draft">1981</a>: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Aguirre" title="Mark Aguirre">Aguirre</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1982_NBA_draft" title="1982 NBA draft">1982</a>: <a href="/wiki/James_Worthy" title="James Worthy">Worthy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1983_NBA_draft" title="1983 NBA draft">1983</a>: <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Sampson" title="Ralph Sampson">Sampson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1984_NBA_draft" title="1984 NBA draft">1984</a>: <a href="/wiki/Hakeem_Olajuwon" title="Hakeem Olajuwon">Olajuwon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1985_NBA_draft" title="1985 NBA draft">1985</a>: <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Ewing" title="Patrick Ewing">Ewing</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1986_NBA_draft" title="1986 NBA draft">1986</a>: <a href="/wiki/Brad_Daugherty_(basketball)" title="Brad Daugherty (basketball)">Daugherty</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1987_NBA_draft" title="1987 NBA draft">1987</a>: <a href="/wiki/David_Robinson" title="David Robinson">D. Robinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1988_NBA_draft" title="1988 NBA draft">1988</a>: <a href="/wiki/Danny_Manning" title="Danny Manning">Manning</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1989_NBA_draft" title="1989 NBA draft">1989</a>: <a href="/wiki/Pervis_Ellison" title="Pervis Ellison">Ellison</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1990_NBA_draft" title="1990 NBA draft">1990</a>: <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Coleman" title="Derrick Coleman">Coleman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1991_NBA_draft" title="1991 NBA draft">1991</a>: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Johnson_(basketball,_born_1969)" title="Larry Johnson (basketball, born 1969)">L. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1992_NBA_draft" title="1992 NBA draft">1992</a>: <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">O'Neal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1993_NBA_draft" title="1993 NBA draft">1993</a>: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Webber" title="Chris Webber">Webber</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1994_NBA_draft" title="1994 NBA draft">1994</a>: <a href="/wiki/Glenn_Robinson" title="Glenn Robinson">G. Robinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1995_NBA_draft" title="1995 NBA draft">1995</a>: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Smith_(basketball)" title="Joe Smith (basketball)">Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1996_NBA_draft" title="1996 NBA draft">1996</a>: <a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Iverson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1997_NBA_draft" title="1997 NBA draft">1997</a>: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Duncan" title="Tim Duncan">Duncan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1998_NBA_draft" title="1998 NBA draft">1998</a>: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Olowokandi" title="Michael Olowokandi">Olowokandi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1999_NBA_draft" title="1999 NBA draft">1999</a>: <a href="/wiki/Elton_Brand" title="Elton Brand">Brand</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2000_NBA_draft" title="2000 NBA draft">2000</a>: <a href="/wiki/Kenyon_Martin" title="Kenyon Martin">K. Martin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_draft" title="2001 NBA draft">2001</a>: <a href="/wiki/Kwame_Brown" title="Kwame Brown">Brown</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_draft" title="2002 NBA draft">2002</a>: <a href="/wiki/Yao_Ming" title="Yao Ming">Yao</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2003_NBA_draft" title="2003 NBA draft">2003</a>: <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">James</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2004_NBA_draft" title="2004 NBA draft">2004</a>: <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Howard" title="Dwight Howard">Howard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2005_NBA_draft" title="2005 NBA draft">2005</a>: <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Bogut" title="Andrew Bogut">Bogut</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2006_NBA_draft" title="2006 NBA draft">2006</a>: <a href="/wiki/Andrea_Bargnani" title="Andrea Bargnani">Bargnani</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2007_NBA_draft" title="2007 NBA draft">2007</a>: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Oden" title="Greg Oden">Oden</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_draft" title="2008 NBA draft">2008</a>: <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Rose" title="Derrick Rose">Rose</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2009_NBA_draft" title="2009 NBA draft">2009</a>: <a href="/wiki/Blake_Griffin" title="Blake Griffin">Griffin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2010_NBA_draft" title="2010 NBA draft">2010</a>: <a href="/wiki/John_Wall" title="John Wall">Wall</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_draft" title="2011 NBA draft">2011</a>: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Irving</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2012_NBA_draft" title="2012 NBA draft">2012</a>: <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Davis" title="Anthony Davis">Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2013_NBA_draft" title="2013 NBA draft">2013</a>: <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Bennett_(basketball)" title="Anthony Bennett (basketball)">Bennett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2014_NBA_draft" title="2014 NBA draft">2014</a>: <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Wiggins" title="Andrew Wiggins">Wiggins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2015_NBA_draft" title="2015 NBA draft">2015</a>: <a href="/wiki/Karl-Anthony_Towns" title="Karl-Anthony Towns">Towns</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_draft" title="2016 NBA draft">2016</a>: <a href="/wiki/Ben_Simmons" title="Ben Simmons">Simmons</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2017_NBA_draft" title="2017 NBA draft">2017</a>: <a href="/wiki/Markelle_Fultz" title="Markelle Fultz">Fultz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2018_NBA_draft" title="2018 NBA draft">2018</a>: <a href="/wiki/Deandre_Ayton" title="Deandre Ayton">Ayton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a 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Vučević</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iman_Shumpert" title="Iman Shumpert">Iman Shumpert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Singleton_(basketball,_born_1989)" title="Chris Singleton (basketball, born 1989)">Chris Singleton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tobias_Harris" title="Tobias Harris">Tobias Harris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donatas_Motiej%C5%ABnas" title="Donatas Motiejūnas">Donatas Motiejūnas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nolan_Smith" title="Nolan Smith">Nolan Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Faried" title="Kenneth Faried">Kenneth Faried</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nikola_Miroti%C4%87" title="Nikola Mirotić">Nikola Mirotić</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reggie_Jackson_(basketball,_born_1990)" title="Reggie Jackson (basketball, born 1990)">Reggie Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MarShon_Brooks" title="MarShon Brooks">MarShon Brooks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jordan_Hamilton_(basketball)" title="Jordan Hamilton (basketball)">Jordan Hamilton</a></li> <li><a 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class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Isiah_Thomas" title="Isiah Thomas">Thomas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Boyle_(basketball)" title="Kevin Boyle (basketball)">Boyle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Doc_Rivers" title="Doc Rivers">Rivers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Jordan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Jordan</a> & <a href="/wiki/Sam_Perkins" title="Sam Perkins">Perkins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Person" title="Chuck Person">Person</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/David_Robinson" title="David Robinson">Robinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Danny_Manning" title="Danny Manning">Manning</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Dan_Majerle" title="Dan 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