Kyrie Irving of the Dallas Mavericks is easily one of the best players of his generation, for a number of reasons.
One of the most dominant features of his game is his handles, which are often on display during the heat of battle.
According to Basketball Forever, Irving is the only player in NBA 2K26 with a 99 rating for handles.
No one in the league moves like Irving, and this number confirms that.
Kyrie's handles are ELITE 🔥 He’s the only player in NBA 2K26 with 99 handle 😮💨 pic.twitter.com/w4kURY3F1A
— Basketball Forever (@bballforever_) August 5, 2025
Irving has incredible control of his body and is able to move up and down the court with ease, starting and stopping with great skill and speed.
It’s as if he can cruise at 100 miles an hour and then suddenly pull up a stop and move around his opponents faster than they can think.
There really is no one else who handles and moves like Irving, which makes the current situation even more painful for the Mavericks.
They expected and wanted great things from Irving, but they aren’t going to get them in the months ahead.
Because of his knee injury, he could be out for a very long time.
There is optimism that he might be back at some point during the new season, but there are some who feel that he may miss all of 2025-26.
That would be such a shame because the Mavericks could be one of the best teams in their conference if they are fully healthy.
Irving will be back, it’s just a matter of when.
Until then, the Mavericks will be waiting and missing his amazing on-court skills.
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