Kyrie Irving has seen the benefits of his move to the Boston Celtics, as head coach Brad Stevens has fully sold him in the team's culture and has been “doing all the right things” to engage him as the leader of this team, according to Jay King of The Athletic.

The leadership aspect had run dormant in Irving after playing three years alongside another alpha dog in LeBron James, who took the leadership responsibilities upon himself once he arrived back with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Stevens has sparked that eagerness to lead once again, allowing Irving to find the very reason why he left The Land — to lead his own team.

“How much it sharpens your focus to have to lead young guys, and how much joy he takes in doing that — that’s fun for him because it’s not easy and he knows it’s not easy,” a source told King. “And so he’s intrigued by the cerebral aspect of leadership, that he has to talk to this guy differently than he speaks to that guy.”

While Irving keeps challenging himself physically, Stevens takes care of the intellectual trigger, keeping his All-Star point guard engaged, accountable, and constantly active as the frontman of this team.

How long that will last will ultimately decide if Irving stays with the Celtics past this 2018-19 season, or chooses another challenge to take on for the rest of his career.