#4 Kyrie Irving

After missing the end of last season due to a knee infection that forced him to go for the clean-up surgery that he'd planned for the offseason, reports from people who saw him compete at open runs in Florida say that Kyrie is back and as good as ever.

This can't be a good sign for the rest of the Eastern Conference, which is as wide open as ever after LeBron James' decision to move to archrivals Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference. Irving posted some of his best career per-minute numbers last season with the Celtics, who should, in all probability, be better this season if Irving and Hayward are available for the full season.
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Uncle Drew's highlights from a single game are often as good as other players' season mixtapes. Make of him what you will, but Kyrie is a straight-up killer on the basketball court. And he has the ring to show for it.
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