NBA: Kyrie Irving's 'Last-Minute Moves' Make Him Unstoppable, Celtics Teammate Says

Kyrie Irving’s former Boston Celtics teammate dubbed his savvy moves as “last-minute moves.”

Irving played two seasons with Marcus Smart in Boston before deciding to take his talents to Brooklyn. And now that the two already parted ways with each other, Smart admitted that "Uncle Drew" is a lot easier as a teammate than opponent.

In his recent piece for The Players’ Tribune, Smart revealed that Irving is one of the toughest players he had ever guarded. According to the 6-foot-3 guard, Irving has an array of moves which makes him “unstoppable.” However, his ability to pull off an unexpected move during crunch time is what separates him from the pack.

“There are a lot of things that make Kyrie’s game unstoppable. But his ability to ad-lib and come up with things on the fly is special,” Smart stated.

“That’s why I like to call Kyrie’s moves 'last-minute moves,'” Smart revealed.

Smart has been quite known for his defensive abilities. For a shooting guard, Smart was a bit smaller but he has proven his durability especially during one-on-one defensive assignments. But when dealing with Irving, Smart is aware how his former teammate does his thing but admitted that he still can’t figure out how to stop it.

“Then literally at the last second, he hits you with something you weren’t expecting. And you’re like, ‘Dang! How did he even think of that?’” Smart said.

“He’s really good at going to his second and third moves when you cut off his first, or when he doesn’t have time to set something up. He’s able to do this because he works really well in small spaces,” Smart continued.

After several face-offs as opponents, Smart revealed that he has tried to “send Irving to his weak side” only to find out that the 6-time All Star knows how to utilize his left hand same as his right.

“I try to send a guy to his weak hand whenever I can. But everything Kyrie can do with his right, he can also do with his left,” Smart revealed.

Smart also noted that when guarding Irving, the defender must never fall for any of his moves.

“So what do you do? All you can really do is stay up on him. You can’t fall for all the shakes. He’s gonna throw a lot of moves at you and pick his spots. So you gotta stay on your toes,” Smart pointed out.