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From the PD.
So refreshing to hear this kind of thing from the team's youngest and best player.
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Summer camp:
Some high draft picks do not want to attend the NBA's summer league after they have established themselves. Irving is not in that category.
"Even if Coach Scott didn't want me to go, I was going to be there anyway," Irving said.
Scott believes it would be good for rookies Irving and Tristan Thompson to play together, even if it's only for a few games. Irving went a step further: With as many as four draft picks joining the team in July, the newbies will have a chance to play with the starting point guard.
Due to the lockout, neither Irving nor Thompson took part in last year's summer league in Las Vegas. Irving said he knows it can be an anxious time for young guys trying to make a favorable impression.
"I'm going there to cool everybody down," Irving said. "[I'll] be the cool guy down there."
He grew up watching the summer league, Irving said, and one of his favorite memories is the camera panning the crowd and catching a napping Scott, a clip that can be found on YouTube.
So refreshing to hear this kind of thing from the team's youngest and best player.
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Summer camp:
Some high draft picks do not want to attend the NBA's summer league after they have established themselves. Irving is not in that category.
"Even if Coach Scott didn't want me to go, I was going to be there anyway," Irving said.
Scott believes it would be good for rookies Irving and Tristan Thompson to play together, even if it's only for a few games. Irving went a step further: With as many as four draft picks joining the team in July, the newbies will have a chance to play with the starting point guard.
Due to the lockout, neither Irving nor Thompson took part in last year's summer league in Las Vegas. Irving said he knows it can be an anxious time for young guys trying to make a favorable impression.
"I'm going there to cool everybody down," Irving said. "[I'll] be the cool guy down there."
He grew up watching the summer league, Irving said, and one of his favorite memories is the camera panning the crowd and catching a napping Scott, a clip that can be found on YouTube.
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