Kyrie Irving looks "amazing" playing 5-on-5

Just two weeks ago, Danny Ainge said that Kyrie Irving would go to full length if the training camp was already underway.

And it seems that the president of the C basketball teams did not exaggerate, while the new video shows Irving with Kevin Durant, James Harden and other NBA players at the American Airlines Arena in Miami.

The video shows Kyrie getting a good start from Harden before finishing with a nice set-up, hitting a tough runner (despite Kelly Olynyk's fault) and turning his grip and heat keeper Tyler absolutely embarrassing. Johnson hitting the basket for another hoop.

Kyrie Irving had the "incredible" look of someone who had attended the recent Miami training session. No restrictions, played for two consecutive days.

– Chris Mannix (@ChrisMannixYS) September 11, 2018

These rave reviews are encouraging for fans of Celtics, who last saw Irving speak on March 11 before being closed for the season. Now that training camp is on our doorstep (C is open September 25th), Irving has the impression of starting for his second season with the Cs.

A year ago, Jaylen Brown entered a rookie season during which he averaged 6.6 points per game. Jayson Tatum was a 19-year-old player making the jump to the NBA after a single season at Duke.

Now the two young Celtic super-stallions have been named to Sports Illustrated's Top 50 NBA Players for the coming season. Brown is 47th and Tatum is 39th.

Brown made a huge leap in her sophomore year, finishing second in the team with 14.5 points per game (39.5% three-point catch) during the regular season before rising to 18.0 points per game in the playoffs. As SI points out, it is not surprising that other NBA teams have welcomed the prospect of diverting Brown from the Celtics in an exchange.

Then Tatum, who swept all expectations in his first year starting the 99 games in which he participated, scoring 13.9 points per game (43.4% to three points) in the regular season and 18.5 points per game in the playoffs. It is not surprising that SI's Ben Golliver wrote this about Tatum: "Suddenly, the entire global basketball community sprang like Tommy Heinsohn about Tatum's balance, refinement and courage. " Yes, it sounds good.

Brown and Tatum follow Terry Rozier on IS's top 100 players in 2019, after Rozier finished 82nd. The top 30 players on SI's list have not been announced yet, but Kyrie Irving, Gordon Hayward and Al Horford will be included. Last year, Hayward finished in 16th place, Irving 21st and Horford 30th.

From the basketball court to the operating table via the film's press tour … and now to Harvard.

Kyrie Irving's business in 2018 continues at Harvard Business School, where the Celtics leader is enrolled in a program called Crossover Into Business, designed to help professional athletes prepare for events. during and after their active sports careers. "

In addition to Irving, the other athletes in the program include former Patriot winger Martellus Bennett, center Pistons Zaza Pachulia and forward Paul Millsap of Nuggets. Students will be paired with MBA student mentors from Harvard Business School who "will help athletes develop their business acumen and help them make better business decisions."

Celtics fans hope that Irving will be ready to compete when the Cs open their season on Oct. 16 against the 76ers.