The Cleveland Cavaliers, as expected, used their first pick to grab the prized 19-year-old point guard, who was born in Melbourne and played just one year of college basketball at Duke University.
"I'm looking forward to getting to Cleveland and it feels good to finally put a hat on," said the 188cm tall Irving, wearing a Cavaliers' cap.
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