Kyrie Irving Signs Brooklyn Nets Contract At West Orange School

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Kyrie Irving is headed to the Brooklyn Nets. But first, he had a stop to make in West Orange.

On Monday, Irving – a New Jersey native who has played for the Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers – posted an Instagram photo of himself signing his new, four-year, $141 million contract on the basketball court at Roosevelt Middle School in West Orange.

Irving’s social media post has gained more than 930,000 likes in 24 hours. (Story continues below)

Nets General Manager Sean Marks said that Irving is “one of the NBA’s elite guards and has won at the highest level.”

“His championship pedigree, coupled with his gifted scoring and playmaking abilities, will make him an outstanding addition to our team,” Marks said. “We’re very excited to welcome Kyrie and his family to Brooklyn.”

According to NBA.com:

“Irving (6’3, 195) joins the Nets after spending the last two seasons (2017-19) with the Boston Celtics and six seasons prior (2011-17) with the Cleveland Cavaliers. He earned All-NBA Second Team honors for his play during the 2018-19 campaign, when the 27-year-old averaged 23.8 points, a career-high 5.0 rebounds, a career-high 6.9 assists and a career-high-tying 1.5 steals in 33.0 minutes per game in 67 appearances (all starts).

“Over eight seasons with Boston and Cleveland, Irving has appeared in and started 508 career games, recording averages of 22.2 points, 3.6 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.3 steals in 33.8 minutes per contest while shooting 46.5 percent from the field, 39.0 percent from 3-point range and 87.5 percent from the free-throw line. He has also appeared in and started 61 career playoff games over four postseason appearances, averaging 23.5 points, 3.3 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.5 steals in 36.4 minutes per game. The six-time NBA All-Star (2013-15, 2017-19) helped lead Cleveland to its first NBA title in 2016, registering postseason averages of 25.2 points (47.5 percent from the field, 44.0 percent from 3-point range), 3.0 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.7 steals in 36.9 minutes per game. He also won a gold medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro as a member of the U.S. men’s national team.

“Irving earned All-NBA Third Team honors following his 2014-15 season in Cleveland and was named the NBA’s Rookie of the Year in 2011-12 following his debut season with the Cavs. Prior to being selected by Cleveland with the first overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, the New Jersey native played one collegiate season (2010-11) at Duke.”

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