“From the first pickup game I was like yeah Kyrie Irving gonna be a #1 pick”: Seth Curry details the aura of greatness showcased by the Nets superstar at Duke

Kyrie Irving

Kyrie Irving is one of the best point guards in the league (controversy aside), and his career all starter from his time in Duke, perhaps the best basketball school in the country.

Kyrie Irving created perhaps the most unique situation in the NBA when he refused to take the Covid-19 vaccine, making him only eligible for away games.

The state of New York requires that players be vaccinated to play in the state, and thus, as a result, Kyrie Irving can’t play in Brookly since he hasn’t taken the vaccine.

Why hasn’t he done so? “I am doing what’s best for me. I know the consequences here and if it means that I’m judged and demonized for that, that’s just what it is,” Irving would explain. “That’s the role I play, but I never wanted to give up my passion, my love, my dream just over this mandate.”

Irving did eventually make his return, scoring 22 points in a comeback bid against the Indiana Pacers.

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Seth Curry knew Kyrie Irving was going to be a #1 pick from the moment he entered Duke

Kyrie wasn’t the only current NBA player who played for Duke in the 2010-11 season. Current 76ers guard Seth Curry was also a member of that Blue Devils team, and he recalls how he saw #1 pick potential in Kyrie right away.

Irving missed a large part of that campaign with toe injury on his right foot. In fact, he only played a total of 11 games out of 37 possible starts.

However, he was sensational in those 11 games. Irving would score in double figures in all 11 of those games, scoring 20 points or more in three games along with a 30 point outing. Curry learnt a lot from his days in Duke, playing against and with the top competition in the country in his age group. He also remembers vividly how dominant Irving looked in scrimmages.

Sometimes, a player will walk on to the court and you’ll immediately know if they’re #1 pick ppotential and Seth Curry saw it right away with Kyrie. You can watch Curry discuss his Duke days in the following video where he also discusses how it was being undrafted.

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Ashish Priyadarshi is The SportsRush's content manager and editor. Ashish freelanced for 1 year in the NFL division before taking on an editorial role in the company. He then tacked on managing content while adding on a writing role in the NBA division. Ashish has been closely following the NFL and NBA since the 2012 season when the Patriots lost the Super Bowl and Derrick Rose was at the height of his powers. Since then, Ashish has focused on honing his knowledge for both leagues in, even writing crossover pieces. In his free time, Ashish is an avid basketball player, he loves to watch movies and TV shows, immersing himself in the cinematic world. Ashish studies computer science and data science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and would love to mesh his love for sports with his technical skills.

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