1 / 25As we celebrate Kyrie Irving's 25th birthday, Cavs.com takes a look back at some snapshots of Uncle Drew's career with the Cavs. 1 / 25As we celebrate Kyrie Irving's 25th birthday ...

In 2017, Kyrie Irving requested a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers. Irving wanted to show the NBA world that he could be the number one player on a team without NBA great LeBron James.

During his time suiting up for the Nets, Irving wore only jersey No. 11 and put up 27.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 5.8 assists per game.

Irving made his ninth NBA All-Star Game this season and was likely on his way to an All-NBA selection before he went down with his ACL injury. He was keeping the Mavericks afloat after the Luka Doncic ...