Duke basketball: Ranking all 27 Blue Devils in the NBA this season
By Matt Giles
Ranking Duke basketball’s NBA players this season: No. 2 Kyrie Irving
- Age: 29
- Current team: Brooklyn Nets (43-20)
- Games played this season: 46
- Games started: 46
- Season averages: 26.9 points, 5.0 rebounds, 6.4 assists, 1.3 steals, 0.6 steals
- Shooting percentages: 50.3 from the field, 38.7 beyond the arc, 92.3 from the foul line
Given his loaded squad’s record atop the Eastern Conference standings and his elite-level production in the games he has played, Kyrie Irving certainly has an argument to be No. 1 overall on this list. From his dazzling handles to his pure-as-silk jumper, there’s no denying the former Duke basketball one-and-done’s sheer stardom.
However, considering the 16 games that Irving has missed — due to a variety of reasons, of which some are a bit peculiar, to say the least — the 6-foot-2, 195-pound point guard doesn’t quite have enough outings on his resume this season to edge out the next fella here…