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Knicks Trade Rumors: Five reasons to go all-in on trading for Kyrie Irving

By Maxwell Ogden

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 07: (NEW YORK DAILIES OUT) Kyrie Irving #2 of the Cleveland Cavaliers in action against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on December 7, 2016 in New York City. The Cavaliers defeated the Knicks 126-94. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 07: (NEW YORK DAILIES OUT) Kyrie Irving #2 of the Cleveland Cavaliers in action against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on December 7, 2016 in New York City. The Cavaliers defeated the Knicks 126-94. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) /
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CLEVELAND, OH – JUNE 09: Kyrie Irving #2 of the Cleveland Cavaliers shoots a three point basket in Game Four of the 2017 NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors on June 9, 2017 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH – JUNE 09: Kyrie Irving #2 of the Cleveland Cavaliers shoots a three point basket in Game Four of the 2017 NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors on June 9, 2017 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images) /

3. Generational Scoring Ability

Kyrie Irving has been inching closer to elite status with every passing season. He comes back with a stronger skill set with every passing season, and at 25 years of age, is dangerously close to ranking amongst the league’s elite.

Based on skill set—and, after 2016-17, partially on statistics—Irving can be fairly described as a player with generational scoring ability.

Irving finished the 2016-17 NBA regular season with an average of 25.2 points per game on a slash line of .473/.401/.905. That combination of Top 10 production and elite efficiency is exactly why Irving is a four-time All-Star.

Beyond the numbers, Irving has a rare combination of skills that enable him to seemingly score at will against high-caliber NBA defenders.

Irving’s creativity with the ball in his hands is second to none—a truth that includes both his handle and his finishing ability at the rim. He’s also an outstanding 3-point shooter who can work from midrange and torment opposing defenses with his jumper.

No matter how cliche it may be, when Irving gets on a roll, the one and only person in the NBA who can stop him is himself.

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