BIOGRAPHY
Kyrie Irving was born on March 23, 1992, in Melbourne, Australia. He is a point guard in the NBA.
Irving began his career playing prep basketball at Montclair Kimberley Academy in Montclair, New Jersey for his freshman and sophomore years. He 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 junior year, Irving would transfer to St. Patrick in Elizabeth, New Jersey. In his first season at St. Patrick, Irving averaged 17.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game. His senior season, Irvin would average 24.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 7.0 assists per game.
Irving would commit to the University of Duke to play his collegiate basketball. Through the first eight games of the season, he averaged 17.4 points per game on 53.2% shooting, 5.1 assists, 3.8 rebounds and 1.5 steals. Irving would come back from injury to play 3 games in the NCAA Tournament. After just 11 games played at Duke, Irving decided to enter the NBA Draft.
In the 2011 NBA Draft, with the first overall selection the Cleveland Cavaliers selected Kyries. In his rookie season, Irving averaged 18.5 points, 5.4 assists and shot 46.9% from the field, including 39.9% on three-pointers. Irving was voted the 2012 NBA Rookie of the Year and an unanimous NBA All-Rookie First Team. As a Cavalier, Irving was one of the greatest players in franchise history. In the 2015-16 season, Irving would lead the Cavs to its first NBA championship in team history. 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 win. The Cavaliers won the series 4–3 and became the first team to rally from a 3–1 finals deficit, beating the defending champion Golden State Warriors to end a 52-year major sports championship drought in Cleveland.
On August 22, Irving was traded to the Boston Celtics in exchange for Jae Crowder, Isaiah Thomas, Ante Zizic, and the rights to the Nets 2018 first-round draft pick. Irving would play two seasons with the Boston Celtics.
On July 7, 2019, Irving signed with the Brooklyn Nets.
On February 5, 2023, Irving was traded to the Dallas Mavericks.
