Sports activities analyst Stephen A. Smith thinks that Kyrie Irving shall be further motivated subsequent season as he shall be enjoying for a brand new contract.
Due to that Smith expects the previous NBA champion to play on a really excessive stage and has him amongst his MVP candidates for the 2022-2023 season.
“I acquired Kyrie Irving as considered one of my prime league MVP candidates,” Smith stated on ESPN’s First Take. “I feel Kyrie Irving gonna placed on a present this yr. Everyone higher brace themselves as a result of the brother enjoying for a brand new contract, he’s enjoying for a brand new contract. It issues, $200 million.
This previous season Irving averaged 27.4 factors, 4.4 rebounds and 5.8 assists in 37.7 minutes per recreation for the Nets.