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Boston Celtics: 3 reasons team should re-sign Kyrie Irving

By Sam Minton

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - APRIL 17: Kyrie Irving #11 of the Boston Celtics looks on during the first quarter of the game against the Indiana Pacers at TD Garden on April 17, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - APRIL 17: Kyrie Irving #11 of the Boston Celtics looks on during the first quarter of the game against the Indiana Pacers at TD Garden on April 17, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /
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BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – APRIL 17: Kyrie Irving #11 of the Boston Celtics (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /

1. Kyrie Irving is still one of the best point guards in the NBA

If you think that Kyrie Irving isn’t a good basketball player you are sadly mistaken. Even though Irving didn’t seem like it in the playoffs he is still a top player in the NBA today.

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This season we saw Irving take a small drop in points per game, but he improved in other areas. This season Irving averaged 23.8 points, 6.9 assists, and 5 rebounds a game.

The assists are something that is important. Irving loves himself some iso ball where he can just drive to the rim and make a crazy play, but we saw Kyrie become a better facilitator this season.

Also we continued to see Kyrie Irving improve defensively. We saw him taking charges, diving for lose balls, and actually putting forth an effort.

We saw in the playoffs that Irving is a shooter at heart. There are times when he will try and shoot himself out of a cold streak when he should really try to defer to other players. If Irving wants to improve as a player he will have to realize when he is having an off night.

So let’s not run a top player in the NBA out of Boston just yet.

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