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Cleveland Cavaliers player watch: Kyrie Irving’s milestones to look for in 2016-17

By Mikaela Rakos

Mar 18, 2016; Orlando, FL, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving (2) dribbles the ball against the Orlando Magic during the second quarter at Amway Center. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 18, 2016; Orlando, FL, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving (2) dribbles the ball against the Orlando Magic during the second quarter at Amway Center. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 12, 2016; Dallas, TX, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving (2) passes the ball around Dallas Mavericks center JaVale McGee (11) and guard J.J. Barea (5) during the second half at the American Airlines Center. The Cavaliers defeat the Mavericks 110-107 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 12, 2016; Dallas, TX, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving (2) passes the ball around Dallas Mavericks center JaVale McGee (11) and guard J.J. Barea (5) during the second half at the American Airlines Center. The Cavaliers defeat the Mavericks 110-107 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /

2,000th Assist

As a point guard, Irving can shoot and dish it out. At this point in his career, Irving has a total of 1,696 assists, which means needs just over 300 to his the 2,000th mark. With his career average of 5.5 per game, over his career average of 61.8 games, Irving can dish out 339 assists this year alone. Adding that to his total puts him at 2,035, just past the 2,000th assist.

Hitting that milestone would also mean that Irving moves up on the Cavs franchise list for assists. He’s already sitting at tenth place but could move two spots to the eight spot held by Mr. Cavalier, passing Craig Ehlo for ninth (1,803) and Austin Carr for eighth overall (1,820).