Rockets coach Ime Udoka calls Mavericks star Kyrie Irving 'the best one-on-one player I've ever seen or coached or been around.' Irving expressed gratitude...
Udoka coached Mavericks’ Irving as an assistant with USA Basketball, and as a Brooklyn Nets assistant.
Udoka recounted his time with USA Basketball, specifically a conversation between himself, Celtics star Jason Tatum and current Suns star Kevin Durant, both of whom by then had been NBA teammates of Irving.“We were all talking about the best one-on-one players,” Udoka said. “I think without hesitation everybody said it was Kyrie.“Like I said, I saw it on a day-to-day basis. It still makes you shake your head, some of the things.
After scoring 24 points and dealing seven assists in the Mavericks’ 18-point victory over the Rockets, Irving was asked about Udoka’s comments.“I’ll say this, as well. I’m appreciative of everyone’s ‘most-skilled’ compliments, but that’s not the reason why I picked up the basketball . I didn’t pick up the basketball to be the best one-on-one player or to be labeled as the most skilled.
Irving turned 32 on March 23. This season, his second with the Mavericks, he’s often noted that he’s now a veteran who is closer to the end of his career than the beginning.Clearly, leaving a lasting legacy is a subject to which Irving has given deep thought.
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