In the opinion of J.R. Smith, his former Cleveland Cavaliers teammate Kyrie Irving ranks as the best scorer in basketball history.
“There’s nothing as far as offensively, there’s nothing he can’t do with either hand,” Smith said. “He can shoot left-handed. He can shoot right-handed. He can shoot midrange. He can shoot threes, spot-ups, off the dribble. He got the best handles we’ve ever seen. He the best finisher under the basket we’ve ever seen by far. It’s not even close.
“The spin on his left hand, right hand, free-throw shooting. He a 50/40/90 dude every year. Only reason why he not ’cause of the shots he take is tough shots. There’s nobody creatively on the basketball floor that can get any shot that they want better than him.”
