Irving shocked the league in the summer when he requested to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers, just weeks after going to his third straight NBA Finals.
Reports suggested he had enough of playing in the shadow of James and wanted to lead a team on his own.
What was more surprising was the fact he chose to head to the Cavalier’s direct Eastern Conference rivals, the Boston Celtics.
The Cavaliers and Celtics have faced off twice in the regular season since the summer trade, which saw Isaiah Thomas and Jae Crowder move in the opposite direction.
There has seemingly been no bad blood between James and Irving, despite the reports from the summer.
And heading into the All-Star draft, NBA fans were intrigued to find out whether James would in fact pick Irving.
He did, and the four-time MVP has admitted it was an “easy choice”.
“I just tried to pick the best available players. To be able to team back up with Kyrie is always special, along with Kevin Love.
“For us to have another weekend to bring back some of the memories we had when we were all together so…
“Kyrie was available on the draft board. He’s one of the best point guards we have in our league so it was an easy choice for me.”