Who’s the Player? Answers to NBA Pack 4

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Kyrie Irving

Kyrie Andrew Irving is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was named NBA Rookie of the Year after being selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the first overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft. Irving played college basketball for Duke before joining the Cavaliers in 2011.

Cleveland Cavaliers

Kyrie Andrew Irving (/ˈkaɪri/ KY-ree; born March 23, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted by the Cavaliers with the first overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft. A six-time NBA All-Star and two-time member of the All-NBA Team, he won an NBA championship with the Cavaliers in 2016. Irving was named the NBA Rookie of the Year after his first season.

On July 4, 2017, Irving requested a trade from the Cavaliers, and on August 22, he was traded to the Boston Celtics in exchange for Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Žižić and a 2018 first-round draft pick. In his first season with Boston, Irving averaged 24.4 points per game en route to his second All-Star selection. The following year, he was named team captain, but only played eleven games due to injury before being sidelined for the remainder of the season and playoffs. In 2019–20, Irving averaged a career-high 27.4 points per game before suffering a season-ending knee injury in March 2020.

Duke

Kyrie Irving attended Duke University for his freshman season of college basketball. He led the team in scoring with 17.5 points per game and was named the USBWA National Freshman of the Year. After one season at Duke, Irving decided to declare for the NBA draft.

2012 NBA Rookie of the Year

In 2012, Kyrie Irving was the NBA Rookie of the Year. He was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the first overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft. Irving had a stellar rookie season, averaging 18.5 points and 5.4 assists per game. He was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team and was voted as a starter for the 2012 NBA All-Star Game, becoming the first rookie to start an All-Star Game since Yao Ming in 2003.

Jimmy Butler

Jimmy Butler is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Tyler Junior College and Marquette University before being drafted with the 30th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls.

Chicago Bulls

In 2017, Butler was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves, where he spent two seasons before being traded to the Philadelphia 76ers in 2019. He has been selected to five NBA All-Star teams and has earned four All-NBA team selections.

Butler played college basketball for one season with Tyler Junior College in Texas, before transferring to Marquette University. He was drafted with the 30th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls. In his rookie season, he was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. In 2015, he was named the NBA Most Improved Player after averaging 20 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.9 steals per game while shooting 46 percent from the field and 35 percent from three-point range. That year, Butler led the Bulls to a playoff appearance where they lost in the first round to the eventual Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers.

Marquette

Jimmy Butler iii (born September 14, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After playing college basketball for Tyler Junior College and Marquette University, he was drafted with the 30th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls. He has played for the Bulls (2011–2017), Minnesota Timberwolves (2017–2019), Philadelphia 76ers (2019–2020), and Miami Heat (2020–present).

2015 NBA Most Improved Player

In 2015, Butler was named the NBA Most Improved Player and earned his first All-Star selection. He helped lead the Bulls to the playoffs for the first time since 2010–11. In the 2015 playoffs, Butler averaged 22.7 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game as the Bulls were eliminated by the eventual Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round.

Kemba Walker

Kemba Walker is an American professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association. Walker was drafted ninth overall by the Charlotte Bobcats in the 2011 NBA draft. He has represented the Hornets in three NBA All-Star Games.

Charlotte Hornets

Kemba Walker (born May 8, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Connecticut Huskies and was drafted ninth overall by Charlotte in the 2011 NBA draft. In 2019, he was named an NBA All-Star for the third time.

Walker grew up in The Bronx, New York and played high school basketball for Rice High School. As a senior in 2008–09, he was named New York State Mr. Basketball after averaging 28.8 points per game and leading his team to a 27–3 record and a city championship. He played collegiately for Jim Calhoun at the University of Connecticut (UConn) from 2009 to 2011. As a freshman in 2009–10, he was named Big East Rookie of the Year after averaging 12.5 points per game. In his sophomore season, Walker led UConn to both the Big East regular season and tournament championships en route to being unanimously selected as the Big East Player of the Year and a first-team All-American. After his sophomore year, he declared for the 2011 NBA draft where he was selected ninth overall by Charlotte.

In 2012–13, his third season with Charlotte, Walker made his first playoff appearance as he helped lead the team to their first playoff berth since 2010. The following season, he averaged a then-career-high 17.7 points per game and made his second straight playoff appearance as Charlotte returned to the playoffs after a one-year absence. After another playoff appearance in 2014–15, Walker enjoyed his best season yet in 2015–16 as he averaged 20.9 points along with 5 assists per game on his way to being named an NBA All-Star for the first time in his career; he was also voted as a starter by fans for the Eastern Conference All-Star team. Following another quiet playoff performance by Walker and Charlotte in 2016–17, Walker had another strong season in 2017–18 as he averaged 22.1 points while shooting nearly 39 percent from three-point range en route to his second consecutive All-Star selection; he once again started for the Eastern Conference squad after being voted in by fans

Connecticut

Kemba Walker (born May 8, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted ninth overall by the Charlotte Bobcats in the 2011 NBA draft. He played college basketball for the Connecticut Huskies and was named NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player after leading them to win the 2011 NCAA championship.

2011 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player

Kemba Walker (born May 8, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted ninth overall in the 2011 NBA draft after playing college basketball for the Connecticut Huskies, where he was named the Most Outstanding Player of the 2011 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament.