Brooklyn Nets superstar point guard Kyrie Irving has the best handles of all time. That's at least what former Nets forward and current ESPN analyst Richard Jefferson thinks.
Jefferson played with Irving on the Cleveland Cavaliers. The two won a championship together in 2016 when the Cavs defeated the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals in seven games, and Jefferson has high praise for Kyrie's handles:
This is no disrespect to guys like AI Skip, Isiah, CP, Hardaway but Ky has the best NBA handle of all time. PERIOD https://t.co/fnqkI5wJj2
— Richard Jefferson (@Rjeff24) March 24, 2020
They don't call Kyrie Irving “Uncle Drew” for no reason. The Nets star has the ball on a string and has made countless elite defenders in the NBA fall to the ground throughout the years.
Nets fans were only able to watch Irving play in 20 games this season. The All-Star point guard dealt with a serious right shoulder injury throughout the season, which he eventually opted to get surgery on.
Irving, 28, averaged 27.4 points, 5.2 rebounds and 6.4 assists in his first season with the Nets. The former No. 1 overall pick shot 47.8 percent from the field, 39.4 percent from beyond the arc and 92.2 percent from the free-throw line.
The Nets should be title contenders whenever next season starts since two-time Finals MVP Kevin Durant will be in the lineup alongside Irving. Brooklyn has a solid supporting cast around Durant and Irving, headlined by Spencer Dinwiddie, DeAndre Jordan, Caris LeVert, Jarrett Allen and Joe Harris.
It should be mentioned that Harris becomes an unrestricted free agent after the 2019-20 season ends.
Since entering the NBA, Irving has averaged 22.4 points, 3.7 rebounds and 5.7 assists with the Cavs, Boston Celtics and Nets. The shot he hit over Warriors star guard Stephen Curry in Game 7 of the 2016 Finals will be remembered forever.
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