Kevin Durant Makes Trustworthy Kyrie Irving Assertion Earlier than Suns-Mavs Recreation

On Friday night, the Phoenix Suns will face off in opposition to the Dallas Mavericks in Texas.

Earlier than the sport, Kevin Durant spoke about his former teammate Kyrie Irving (h/t Landon Buford).

Durant: “I at all times thought Kyrie was a master-level participant; it has been like that the final 10 years… I simply suppose he is an entire participant; I really feel like there isn’t any weaknesses or no holes in his sport, bodily or mentally. I really feel like his strategy to the sport is simply excellent.”

Kevin Durant on the place he thinks @KyrieIrving improved on the courtroom:

“I at all times thought Kyrie was a grasp stage participant, it’s been like that the final ten years,” says Durant.

“I really feel like he most likely won’t ever say this as a result of he’s such a humble participant, humble individual, I simply… pic.twitter.com/BzY7B7XvbQ

— Landon Buford (@LandonBuford) November 8, 2024

Durant and Irving had been teammates for a part of 4 seasons on the Brooklyn Nets.

Nonetheless, the crew was unable to make a deep playoff run, and each gamers had been traded in the course of the center of the 2023 season.

Durant comes into the night time with averages of 27.8 factors, 6.8 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.4 blocks per contest whereas taking pictures 55.1% from the sphere and 42.0% from the three-point vary in eight video games.

The Suns are additionally the primary seed within the Western Convention with a 7-1 file.

Via Hoop Central: “Kevin Durant this season:

25 PTS – 7 REB – 3 STL
30 PTS – 4 REB – 6 AST
31 PTS – 9 REB – 2 AST
30 PTS – 8 REB – 4 AST
18 PTS – 5 REB – 4 AST
21 PTS – 9 REB – 2 AST
35 PTS – 4 REB – 6 AST
32 PTS – 8 REB – 3 AST”

Kevin Durant this season:

25 PTS – 7 REB – 3 STL
30 PTS – 4 REB – 6 AST
31 PTS – 9 REB – 2 AST
30 PTS – 8 REB – 4 AST
18 PTS – 5 REB – 4 AST
21 PTS – 9 REB – 2 AST
35 PTS – 4 REB – 6 AST
32 PTS – 8 REB – 3 AST

🔥 pic.twitter.com/Wz1LWGIBy8

— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) November 7, 2024

As for Irving, he’s averaging 23.0 factors, 4.5 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.5 steals per contest whereas taking pictures 49.6% from the sphere and 54.5% from the three-point vary in eight video games.

The Mavs are 5-3 to start out the season.