Without health constraints at the start of the season, nor injured, Kyrie Irving is a full-time basketball player again! In pre-season, he even showed himself to be completely reinvigorated, transformed after the gloom of last year.
On the start during the offseason, like his sidekick Kevin Durant, the whimsical leader is indeed on the starting line with the Nets tunic on his shoulders. Like KD.
Erase many doubts
Both men have a lot to make up for after strained relations with their managers over the summer. Personally, Kyrie Irving has only played 103 matches in three years, and he knows he has his work cut out to erase the (many) doubts about his physique but also his ability to behave as a leader.
“I understand very well the situation I am in, and I accept it with humility and responsibility to set a good example. I don’t just want to be the one who says the right words but also the one who will above all put them into action. It’s not an easy thing to do every day, it’s not perfect every day. But it’s also not meant to be a lonely job, I get a lot of outside help. »
With serious business starting tonight against New Orleans, Kyrie Irving and the Nets also want to turn their attention fully to the game. disconcerting outings.
“My focus is clearly not on those stories. I can’t devote any energy to it.” he promises at the Stadium microphone. “The reality is that we’re here, and for a year, you’ve been asking me a whole bunch of questions about the reasons for my absence. Now that I’m here, we will be able to see the regular work accumulated last year and the year before, like when we were able to take advantage of everyone in good health with a good start to the season. [l’an passé]. »
Regrets about leaving Cleveland
In the midst of a communication operation, Kyrie Irving also returns to his departure from Cleveland in 2017. Five years later, he regrets his transfer request. Or rather the way.
“I didn’t understand the business aspect of the League, the whole industry it represents and the power it holds. But also how much we are all connected to each other. When I asked for a trade to Cleveland, I’m not sure I exhausted all the opportunities to get closer to my teammates when I started to feel differences. There were a lot of things I didn’t understand at the time. And now I know it wasn’t the time for me to ask for a trade. Especially for Boston who was in the same conference. (…) If anyone can tell themselves that they screwed up, it’s me. And in Boston too, because I didn’t understand all the codes, especially in such a historic franchise. »
In this return to school, Kyrie Irving wants to show himself under his best profile. But obviously, it is also confirmed behind the scenes.
“Since his media day press conference, he felt there was a story going on around him and he wanted to change that right away,” Judge Steve Nash. “All I can judge is his dedication and his attitude, and both have been outstanding so far. »
| Kyrie Irving | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2011-12 | KEY | 51 | 31 | 46.9 | 39.9 | 87.2 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 18.5 |
| 2012-13 | KEY | 59 | 35 | 45.2 | 39.1 | 85.5 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 22.5 |
| 2013-14 | KEY | 71 | 35 | 43.0 | 35.8 | 86.1 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 6.1 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 20.8 |
| 2014-15 | KEY | 75 | 36 | 46.8 | 41.5 | 86.3 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 21.7 |
| 2015-16 | KEY | 53 | 32 | 44.8 | 32.2 | 88.5 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 19.6 |
| 2016-17 | KEY | 72 | 35 | 47.3 | 40.1 | 90.5 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 25.2 |
| 2017-18 | BOS | 60 | 32 | 49.1 | 40.8 | 88.9 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 24.4 |
| 2018-19 | BOS | 67 | 33 | 48.7 | 40.1 | 87.3 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 6.9 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 23.8 |
| 2019-20 | BRK | 20 | 33 | 47.8 | 39.4 | 92.2 | 1.1 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 27.4 |
| 2020-21 | BRK | 54 | 35 | 50.6 | 40.2 | 92.2 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 26.9 |
| 2021-22 | BRK | 29 | 38 | 46.9 | 41.8 | 91.5 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 27.5 |
| 2022-23 | BRK | 1 | 34 | 31.6 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 15.0 |
| Total | 612 | 34 | 47.0 | 39.3 | 88.3 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 5.7 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 23.1 | |
