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Mid(ish) Season Awards: 2017-18 Boston Celtics

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CLEVELAND, OH - OCTOBER 17: Al Horford #42, Jayson Tatum #0, Marcus Smart #36, Jaylen Brown #7 and Kyrie Irving #11 of the Boston Celtics during the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on October 17, 2017 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by David Liam Kyle/NBAE via Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH - OCTOBER 17: Al Horford #42, Jayson Tatum #0, Marcus Smart #36, Jaylen Brown #7 and Kyrie Irving #11 of the Boston Celtics during the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on October 17, 2017 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by David Liam Kyle/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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BOSTON, MA – DECEMBER 4: Kyrie Irving #11 of the Boston Celtics in action during the second half against the Milwaukee Bucks at TD Garden on December 4, 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Celtics defeat the Bucks 111-100. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA – DECEMBER 4: Kyrie Irving #11 of the Boston Celtics in action during the second half against the Milwaukee Bucks at TD Garden on December 4, 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Celtics defeat the Bucks 111-100. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /

MVP: Kyrie Irving

This one is pretty straightforward. Kyrie Irving has been tremendous through his first 35 games, averaging just under 25 PPG. Take him out of the equation, and the offense loses its catalyst. He makes this engine run.

We also can’t ignore all of his sound bites. Between flat earth theories and an abundance of “wokeness”, his quotes alone make him Boston’s MVP. He doesn’t “necessarily think of Christmas as a holiday”, and he’s “not eating a whole bunch of animals anymore” since he’s “become awake”. After all, Kyrie said it himself:

When was the last time you had a star point guard question who filmed a spacecraft leaving the moon? Exactly. I rest my case.

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