{"playerId":852,"percentChange":0,"averageDraftPosition":13.4,"percentOwned":100,"playerRaterSEASON":7.9,"playerRater7DAY":7.4,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Irving will need to put forth more effort on defense for new coach Mike Brown, the News Herald reports.","spin":"Irving is a spectacular offensive player, but he can be lackadaisical on defense. Brown is well known for being a defensive-minded coach who will sit players who are not performing when the other team has the ball. It will be interesting to see what effect coach Brown has on the third-year guard.","date":"Mon Apr 29"},"fullName":"Kyrie Irving","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"Last season, Irving lived up to the hype of being the No. 1 pick. In fact, he exceeded expectations in some areas, which gives hope to bigger long-term fantasy production. Despite being a scrawny, 6-foot-3 point guard, Irving shot 46.9 percent from the field and nearly 40 percent from beyond the arc while averaging 18.5 points per game last season. Clearly, he can score at the NBA level. His assists, however, were limited by a team devoid of other scorers; as a result, we expect his assist production to increase as the youthful Cavs figure out how to put the rock in the hoop. It should be noted that Irving missed all but 11 games at Duke, 15 games as a rookie and broke his hand this offseason, so there remains some concern about his durability -- but his upside outweighs that.","seasonId":2013,"date":"Wed Oct 10"},"playerRater30DAY":3.9,"playerRater15DAY":9.4,"positionRank":14}