Kyrie Irving was the No. 1 overall pick back in the 2011 draft. Since then, Uncle Drew has made $126,949,624 through his NBA contracts, per Spotrac.
After getting drafted out of Duke, Irving signed a two-year, $11 million rookie deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers. He won Rookie of the Year by averaging 18.5 points and 5.4 assists at the age of 19 in 51 games.
During his second season in the NBA, Kyrie Irving made $5,375,760. He also made the All-Star team for the first time. Kyrie finished the campaign with averages of 22.5 points and 5.9 assists in 59 games.
After making $5,607,240 in his third season, Irving signed a five-year, $94.3 million maximum rookie extension with Cleveland in the summer of 2014. That's the offseason LeBron James came back to the Cavs and Cleveland acquired Kevin Love from the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Kyrie Irving made $7,070,730 in 2014-15. He averaged 21.7 points and 5.2 assists during the regular season and was excited to play in the postseason for the first time in his NBA career. Once the bright lights come on, there is no one better with the ball in his hands than Irving.
Kyrie averaged 19.0 points and 3.8 assists in the 2015 playoffs. However, he suffered a serious knee injury in Game 1 of the 2015 Finals against the Golden State Warriors and was done for the series since he needed surgery. LeBron and the Cavs wound up losing to the Warriors since James was playing without Irving and Love (shoulder surgery).
Kyrie Irving's extension kicked in during the 2015-16 season. He made $16,407,500 while appearing in 53 games after rehabbing his knee injury. Irving put up 19.6 points and 4.7 assists after coming back and was ready for the playoffs to start so he could get his revenge against the Warriors.
LeBron, Irving and Love guided the Cavs to the 2016 championship over the Warriors, becoming the first team in NBA history to erase a 3-1 series deficit in the Finals. Kyrie hit the game-winning shot over Warriors star Stephen Curry in Game 7 at Oracle Arena.
During the 2016-17 season, Kyrie Irving made $17,638,063. The Cavs got back to the Finals but lost to the Dubs since the Warriors had Kevin Durant. Game 5 of the 2017 Finals ended up being Irving's last game with the Cavs, as he shockingly requested a trade out of Cleveland in the offseason. Reports at the time said Kyrie didn't want to play with LeBron anymore.
The Cavs traded Kyrie Irving to the Boston Celtics. The ball-handling wizard made $18,868,625 in his first season with the Celtics. Kyrie averaged 24.4 points and 5.1 assists during the regular season but couldn't play in the playoffs because of a knee injury that required surgery.
Irving made $20,099,188 in his final season with the Celtics. He declined his 2019-20 player option with Boston and signed with the Brooklyn Nets. Kyrie agreed to a four-year, $136.5 million contract with the Nets. He was set to make $31,742,000 this season before games were suspended due to COVID-19.
A six-time All-Star, Kyrie Irving has career NBA averages of 22.4 points, 3.7 rebounds and 5.7 assists. He put up 27.4 points and 6.4 assists in 2019-20 before undergoing season-ending shoulder surgery.
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