There is no doubt that Kyrie Irving is one of the players with the highest skill set in NBA history. Skillful in holding the ball, deadly in shooting and being a magnet that attracts audiences to every stadium he plays in makes “Uncle Drew” always highly sought after. But it’s sad that the New Jersey-born superstar wasted his talent and ruined many rooms with his arrogant personality.

Summer 2014 witnessed an explosion in the summer transfer market. LeBron James, after 4 years at the Miami Heat, decided to return to his hometown with the promise of bringing the championship Cleveland has craved throughout history. All eyes are on the old Northeast city with huge expectations because now the Cavaliers are no longer the weak team of 2010.

That’s right, the Cleveland Cavaliers were given an angel by the basketball gods the day LeBron James left. It is none other than Kyrie Irving from the prestigious Duke University. Possessing a slim and small appearance, the boy born in 1992 is truly a truly gallant assassin. Although not enough to bring this team to the Playoffs, Kyrie brings something much more valuable to the fans here, which is hope.

The day “King James” remarried and Kevin Love landed at the Cleveland Cavaliers with Kyrie Irving waiting, the hope of the day turned into truly great expectations. After one night, a group that was a regular guest in the region with a lottery pick (high number of picks in the NBA Draft) suddenly turned into a crowd in the East and the top candidate for the NBA championship.

Despite being haunted by injuries in the first Playoffs, fighting side by side prevented the Cavs from winning. However, the 2016 NBA Finals has forever become one of the most legendary series of matches in the history of the world’s leading basketball tournament. Not only did Kyrie Irving do the unthinkable when he and his teammates became the first team to overturn the situation when they were down 3-1 in the final series, but Kyrie Irving did even more than that.

In 7 games against the monster Golden State Warriors, Kyrie Irving gave fans one of the greatest performances of his life. He averaged 27.1 points, achieved a three-point shooting efficiency of 40.5%, scored 41 points in game 5 and made the three-point shot that brought the championship that year to the Cleveland Cavaliers. There’s nothing this guy can’t do. Turns out there’s something “Uncle Drew” can’t do.

That is nothing more than a huge ego sacrifice. Actually, Kyrie Irving never wanted LeBron James to return to the Cavaliers. He even intended to request a trade the summer the Cavs won the championship. Well-informed journalist Dave McMenamin from ESPN personally spoke out about Kyrie not wanting to share the glory with a superstar of LeBron James’ caliber.

Kyrie Irving finally got his wish granted in the summer of 2017. After losing to the Golden State Warriors super empire, “Uncle Drew” was brought to the Boston Celtics in a quick deal. With so many expectations for a new dynasty in the port city, everything has disappeared for Kyrie. An old enemy named injury caused both him and Gordon Hayward to watch the young men fight in the Playoffs.

But after seeing Jayson Tatum or Jaylen Brown shine so brightly, it took “King James” 7 games to advance to the NBA Finals. Celtics fans have great expectations for the new season. Their confidence was even strengthened when Kyrie Irving loudly announced that he would stay with the cloverleaf team. With a potential young player combined with two high-class stars, there will be no errors.

But all that can be summarized about that group is the word “mid-range”. They ended the season with 4th place overall and 49 wins, much lower than the prediction of 59 wins before the season started. Overcoming the weak Indiana Pacers, the Celtics suffered a miserable defeat at the hands of “Demigod” Giannis Antetokounmpo after 5 quick games.

Just as quickly, the dream of a Boston Celtics team with Kyrie Irving as its leader was dashed. The promise is forgotten every day by “Uncle Drew” to join the Brooklyn Nets. Another new chapter full of hope. But at that time, no one expected that the Eastern semi-finals would be the furthest destination the defender wearing the number 11 shirt could reach after leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Fans probably already know what happens at the Brooklyn Nets. From constant injuries, countless scandals about toxicity in the locker room, and opposition to the NBA regarding the Covid-19 vaccine, James Harden had to leave. It all turned into a real mess and was overthrown by a humiliating 4-0 defeat against the Boston Celtics with their young players.

Kyrie Irving is truly a special personality in the NBA. Possessing top-level talent in history, but accompanied by an unruly personality. “Uncle Drew” never wanted to share glory with anyone above him. He even always wanted to be the focus of every group he was a part of. However, reality has made it clear to everyone that the decision to leave LeBron James where the 1990-born defender was was the biggest mistake of his life.