20 Most Clutch Players in the NBA right now

#3 Kyrie Irving

Kyrie Irving

Kyrie Irving's "Shot" in Game 7 of the 2016 NBA finals was heard around the world. After that, he became the regular closer for the Cavs in 2016-17 and now for the Celtics. The awkward thing although with Irving is, he is known as a closer, but he was shooting less than 40% in 2015-16 and in 2016-17. Also, his defensive woes made him even more problematic in the clutch.

This year tho, he has been amazing in the clutch, leading the Hayward-less Celtics to the best record in the East. His stats and shooting have improved, and the most important thing is that his stats are being translated into wins. Let's see if he can even improve more and become more like his idol, Kobe Bryant.

Now to his stats for the past 3 years in the clutch-

2015-16: 3.6 ppg, 0.3 apg on 36% shooting 29% from threes, -0.4 bpm, -10.9 net rating, 16.6 player impact estimate.

2016-17: 3.5 ppg, 0.5 apg on 40% shooting 23% from threes, +1.5 bpm, +12.0 net rating, 15.3 player impact estimate.

2017-18(till 28/12/07)- 4.2 ppg, 0.6 apg on 55% shooting, 33% from threes, +1.6 bpm, +13.3 net rating, 26.1 player impact estimate