7 Reasons Why Kyrie Irving is Better than Russell Westbrook

5. Maturity

Let’s face it, Russell Westbrook has a HUGE ego and the is definition of a wild card. He’s had tantrums on the bench during timeouts, shouted at coaches and teammates, and plays with an unnecessary reckless abandon. This is definitely something you don’t want to see from your floor general. Quite the opposite, Kyrie Irving is level-headed and one of the maturest 22-year olds you will ever find in the game. Some thought it would take him months, maybe longer to transform his game from a shoot-first point guard to a pass-first PG after his notorious zero assist game in Utah. However, Kyrie proved the world wrong when he followed up in the very next game by only taking 11 shots and handing out six dimes in a victory over the Denver Nuggets.

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