Kyrie Irving and Allen Iverson were both amazing ball-handlers and scorers during their day, so NBA legend Tracy McGrady had a hard time choosing between the two
Hall of Famer Allen Iverson and Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving are almost spitting images. Both are elite ball-handlers. Both can create their own shot. Both are explosive athletes.
They played in different eras, with Iverson dominating the 1990s and early 2000s and Irving on the verge of a second NBA championship. He faces the Boston Celtics in the Finals starting Thursday.NBA great Tracy McGrady was posted the question during a recent appearance on his podcast. "When you talk about skilled players that have played in the NBA, Kyrie is at the top of that list of probably being one of the most skilled players we've ever seen," McGrady said. "Allen Iverson, when you talk about killers mentality in this game, is at the top of that list of having that mentality and being a competitor.Iverson was the top pick in the draft of the Philadelphia 76ers in 1996. Irving was the same for the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2011.
Irving is on his fourth team while Iverson spent most of his career with the Sixers before stints with the Denver Nuggets and Detroit Pistons."Both of these guys are huge competitors," McGrady said. "If you play a seven-game series, Kyrie would win some. AI would win some. Take your pick." Shandel Richardson is the publisher of Back In The Day NBA. He can be reached at [email protected] has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins.
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