Celtics Point Guard Kyrie Irving Earns All-NBA Second Team Honors
The Boston Celtics roller coaster season ended with an ugly Eastern Conference semifinal loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, but Kyrie Irving’s offseason kicked off with a league-wide honor.
The all-star guard was named to the All-NBA Second Team on Thursday afternoon alongside Kevin Durant, Joel Embiid, Kawhi Leonard and Damian Lillard. This is Irving’s second All-NBA honor. He was named to the All-NBA Third team in 2015.
Irving posted a tremendous all-around season, averaging 23.8 points, 6.9 assists and five rebounds per game, while shooting 48.7 percent from the floor. The 27-year-old received 52 second-team votes and 39 third-team votes.
Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge congratulated Irving on Twitter following the milestone. Ainge will look to re-sign his point guard this summer as he becomes an unrestricted free agent.
Irving’s teammate, Marcus Smart, was named to the NBA’s All-Defensive First Team on Wednesday.