Kyrie Irving, PG Duke Fr. (6-2, 180) Age: 19
Strengths: Kyrie Irving has everything you'd want in a point guard. Quickness to penetrate, athleticism to finish, vision to find open teammates, and the basketball IQ to know which to do. He shows the ability to run a team as a pure point guard, but also score when he needs to off the drive or with the jump shot, which extends out to NBA range. Defensively, Irving has the potential to be excellent and already shows good focus on that end, decreased usage on offense will only help in that respect in the NBA. He's also a tremendous free throw shooter.
Weaknesses: While Irving has all you want in a point guard, he doesn't do one thing that will make him elite at his position. He's a good athlete, but he's not Russell Westbrook, he's a good finisher, but he's not Derrick Rose, he's quick, but he's not John Wall, he's a good shooter, but he's not Steph Curry, he's a good passer, but he's not Chris Paul. I'd like to have seen him average more than 4 assists on a stacked Duke team. Only played in 11 college games due to a toe injury. Unlikely to be an All-Star, but if he's the third best player on your team, you're in good shape.
NBA Comparison: Jrue Holiday, 76ers
Draft Projection: Top 3
Season Stats: 27.5 mpg, 17.5 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 4.3 apg, 1.5 spg, 0.5 bpg, 53%/90%/46% (FG/FT/3P)
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