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Who is Kyrie Irving? Find Net Worth, Quote, Awards, Fact, Wiki

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David Mccullough

Published Feb 21, 2026

Kyrie Irving Wiki Biography

Kyrie Andrew Irving was born on the 23rd March 1992, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He possesses both the American and Australian citizenship, and is a professional basketball player who currently plays in the NBA league. Sport is the main source of Kyrie Irving’s net worth as he has been playing basketball professionally since 2011. Irving has been named NBA All-Star three times and won the Basketball Male Athlete title of the year (2014). Representing USA, the team with Irving won the gold medal in the 2014 World Cup in Spain.

How much is the net worth of Kyrie Irving? It has been estimated that his wealth is as much as $15 million, whereas the annual salary of the player is equal to $7 million.

Kyrie Irving Net Worth 15 Million

To begin with, Kyrie Irving’s father Drederick Irving played basketball at Boston University in the USA and later pursued a professional career in Australia. Irving’s godfather is Rod Strickland, a former NBA professional basketball. Isaiah Briscoe, his cousin is playing for the team of Kentucky University and is considered to be a highly rated player. Thus, basketball is the source of the net worth not only to Kyrie but many of his close relatives, too.

When Kyrie was two years old his family settled down in West Orange, New Jersey, USA. Unfortunately, his mother died when the boy was only four, so his father had to raise him and his two sisters alone. At the St. Patrick High School, Irving developed his talent in basketball – he took part in prestigious competitions like Nike Hoop Summit of Games, McDonald All-American Game and Jordan Brand Classic; in the latter, he was nominated co-MVP together with Harrison Barnes. Likewise, he took part in the U18 FIBA Americas Cup 2010, and won the team gold medal.

Kyrie Irving played in the team of Duke University under the guidance of the coach Mike Krzyzewski. Due to a foot injury Irving missed some parts of the season, however, at the NBA draft he was picked the 1st overall in the 1st round by the Cleveland Cavaliers. At the end of the first regular season in which he scored 18.5 points, 3.7 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game, he was elected as NBA Rookie of the Year.

It is worth mentioning that Kyrie Irving has been playing in the position of point guard in the team of the Cleveland Cavaliers since 2011. Over his professional career he won and been rewarded a number of times, including Three-Point Shootout winner (2013), NBA All-Star Game MVP (2014), FIBA Basketball World Cup Gold Medal winner (2014), FIBA Basketball World Cup MVP (2014) and others. All career’s highlights added sums to the total size of Kyrie Irving net worth, too, and in July 2014, Irving extended his contract with the Cavaliers for five years and $90 million.

Finally, in the personal life of the professional basketball player, Kyrie Irving is in a long-term relationship with his girlfriend Natalia Garbotto. Irving enjoys dancing, singing and playing baritone sax.



Full Name Kyrie Irving
Net Worth $15 Million
Salary 17.64 million USD
Date Of Birth March 23, 1992
Place Of Birth Melbourne, Australia
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight 192 lbs (87 kg)
Profession Basketball player
Education Duke University, St. Patrick High School
Nationality Australia
Parents Drederick Irving, Elizabeth Irving
Siblings Asia Irving, London Irving
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Awards NBA Rookie of the Year Award, NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award, NBA All-Rookie Team
Fact
1 NBA Rookie of the Year, 2011-2012 season.
2 Selected by Cleveland Cavaliers as the first pick of the 2011 NBA draft.
3 Point guard with the Cleveland Cavaliers, 2011-present.
4 Played basketball at Duke University, 2010-2011.
5 He has dual citizenship in the United States and Australia.

Actor

Title Year Status Character
Uncle Drew 2018 filming Uncle Drew
We Bare Bears 2016 TV Series Drew
Uncle Drew: Chapter 3 2014 Video short Uncle Drew

Self

Title Year Status Character
Rio Olympics 2016 TV Mini-Series Himself
Mike & Mike 2011-2016 TV Series Himself – Cleveland Cavaliers / Himself – Guest
Budweiser: Uncompromising Series 2015 TV Mini-Series documentary Kyrie Irving
2015 NBA All-Star Game 2015 TV Special Himself
The Pete Holmes Show 2014 TV Series Himself
My Life as an NBA Rookie 2012 TV Movie documentary Himself
Kickin’ It 2012 TV Series Himself
Big Morning Buzz Live 2012 TV Series Himself
Rome Is Burning 2011 TV Series Himself – Alone with Rome / Duke point guard

Archive Footage

Title Year Status Character
Mike & Mike 2014-2017 TV Series Himself – Cleveland Cavaliers / Himself – Boston Celtics