Cleveland Cavaliers: The Summer Of Point Guard Kyrie Irving

Cleveland Cavaliers Point Guard Kyrie Irving has had some summer. After winning the NBA Finals and a Gold Medal in the Olympics, what does this mean for his future?

I can remember the March of 2016 like it was yesterday. Cleveland Cavaliers’ Kyrie Irving was in the middle of a celebrity breakup that swept the internet. Rumors of Irving and SF LeBron James not getting along had surfaced. It appeared that the Cleveland Cavaliers were not going to be able to match up against the Golden State Warriors.

Criticism came at Irving in full force: “He’s injury prone”, “He’s not a true Point Guard”, “He doesn’t get along with LeBron”. At that time, Irving was not the most liked man in Cleveland, Ohio.

Many people were even considering trading Irving for James’ close friend, Los Angeles Clippers PG Chris Paul. People were thinking about such a trade in order to bring a spark back to the Cavaliers.

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Five months later, Irving is one NBA Championship ring and one Gold Medal richer than he was in March. He also ascended to another level during that time as a basketball player.

Once thought of as a trade piece only a few months ago, Irving has become an untouchable member of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Now, if he was traded today, the city would obviously not be pleased.

What Irving has done since April is very impressive. This past NBA postseason, Irving averaged 25.2 points, 4.7 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 1.7 steals each game. He even managed to outplay the defending two-time MVP Steph Curry in the NBA Finals averaging more points, steals and assists than his Golden State counterpart.