How Kyrie Irving Holds the Key to LeBron James’ New Kingdom

August 15th, 2014 by Stephen Babb Leave a reply »

A season ago, Kyrie Irving was indisputably the Cleveland Cavaliers' best player.

But after the busiest summer in franchise history, he's faded from headlines and almost instantly became his team's second or third scoring option. While it's tempting to believe this will be the season of LeBron James and Kevin Love, we shouldn't be so quick to overlook what's sure to be a pivotal role for Irving.

The last time Irving was in the news, he was signing a near-max extension with the organization after averaging 20.8 points and a career-high 6.1 assists per game last season.

Since then, the 22-year-old's future with the franchise has been overshadowed by two key developments.

First, James announced his return to Cleveland in July after his talents enjoyed four celebrated seasons with the Miami Heat. It was an instant game-changer for a club that spent those four seasons missing the playoffs and undergoing a protracted rebuild.

"At first you were speechless; you couldn't believe it," Irving said, according to CBSSports.com's Ken Berger. "I've been watching LeBron for a while now and now that I'm going to be ...

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