Basketball followers sit up for the Drew League yearly after the conclusion of the NBA Summer season League. In its fiftieth season of motion from Los Angeles, the occasion brings the most effective NBA expertise to the court docket to showcase their abilities in a world-class showcase.
On Saturday, Mavericks star Kyrie Irving loved a formidable Drew League debut, recording a triple-double within the first. The flashy level guard, aptly nicknamed “Uncle Drew,” scored 20 factors, grabbed 13 rebounds and dished out 11 assists whereas serving to the Nationwide Souljas’s to an 84–73 victory over Cal Supreme.
How spectacular was the trouble?
The triple-double was the primary recorded within the historical past of the pro-am occasion.
Kyrie had 20 factors, 13 rebounds and 11 assists within the Drew League ????
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— The Crossover (@TheCrossover) July 22, 2023
Final month Irving agreed to a three-year, $126 million contract to return to Dallas after averaging 27.1 factors, 5.5 assists and 5.1 rebounds in 60 video games with the Nets and Mavericks final season. Together with four-time All-Star Luka Dončić, Mavericks followers are hoping the 31-year-old expertise can fill out the stat sheet subsequent 12 months in the identical approach he did on Saturday.