By james art Kyrie Irving is one of the most talented players in NBA history.
The Dallas Mavericks superstar is coming off another dominant season in which he averaged 25.6 points, 5.0 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.3 steals per contest while shooting 49.7 percent from the field and 41. 1% of the range for three points.
Paul Fabritz recently published a clip to Irving’s Instagram doing a move he learned from NBA legend Dwyane Wade.
Via Fabricz: “D Wade is truly the CEO of this pickup top with a swivel step 🔥. He has used him as the main defenders or to help the wing defenders. When transitioning or in traffic!
If you guarded him perfectly, he just slowed down by 1 foot and went straight vertical with an extremely accurate rescue tip.
Cold.”
Wade then responded to the clip with a message for Irving.
Wade wrote (via his Instagram story): “I got it from dad 🫡@kyrieirving”
Wade and Irving faced off 17 times in their careers.
In these matchesWade had a 12-5 record.
Irving was the first pick in the 2011 NBA Draft out of Duke.
He is entering his 14th season in the league and has also spent time with the Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers and Brooklyn Nets.
The eight-time NBA All-Star won the title in 2016 with the Cavs.
As for Wade, he played 16 seasons for the Miami Heat, Cleveland Cavaliers and Chicago Bulls.
The struggling Hall of Fame guard won three NBA titles with the Heat.
He was named the 2006 NBA Finals MVP.