NBA 2018-19: 10 Best Players In The Eastern Conference 

#2 Kyrie Irving

Kyrie Irving

There were many who doubted whether Kyrie Irving could be the man on a successful NBA team, and he did prove those people wrong. He did struggle with injuries this year and lost some of the spotlight to the Celtics' young guns in Tatum and Brown. Kyrie did average 24 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds per game as well as a PER of 25.03.

Brad Stevens was able to elevate Kyrie's game and it showed if you watched the Celtics games. There is no doubt the biggest moment of Kyrie's career is the dagger 3 point shot in Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals which put the game out of reach, helping secure the win for the Cavs.

The video of Kyrie breaking Brandon Knight's ankles during the rising stars game, was also a very memorable moment. Kyrie will come back next season as the face of a Celtics team that is not short on talent and is the favourite to come out as the Eastern Conference champions.