Okay, so now that Kyrie Irving had one of the best rookie seasons in recent memory and was awarded with the Rookie of the Year trophy, let's look back a little bit. Here are some of the best highlight mixes on Youtube. What was your favorite Kyrie Irving moment this season? Enjoy.

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In yet another comedic vote of the NBA media, Kyrie Irving has won the Rookie of the Year award by garnering just 117 of a possible 120 first place votes. Irving's rookie season was head and shoulders above the rest of his peers and it is puzzling how he didn't receive all 120 votes.

Irving, the leader in this race from Christmas on, carried the Cavaliers all term long and looks to be a future multiple time All-NBA player.

The three other players who shockingly got first place votes were Kenneth Faried of the Nuggets, Iman Shumpert of the Knicks and Kawhi Leonard of the Spurs.

The award was won by Irving with a total of 592 points and as you will see below he destroyed the field overall (first place votes in parentheses):

1. Irving - 592 points (117)
2. Ricky Rubio, Minnesota - 170 points
3. Faried - 129 points (1)
4. Leonard - 47 points (1)
5. Shumpert - 33 points (1)

There certainly are millions of things more important in sports than Kyrie Irving not winning this award unanimously but it reflects poorly again on the group of people who comprise the voters for this award.

With almost no case to be made for any other candidate, it was specifically worrisome to see one person actually place Irving third on his or her ballot.

Someday these votes must be made public although it's not like that will change anything.

In related news, the Cavaliers are definitely doing this with Anthony Davis at this time in 2013!

The Cleveland Cavaliers made a statement Monday saying there was a major announcement coming at a Tuesday press conference at the Cleveland Clinic Courts at 10 am EST.

In this day and age of instant media access and the fact that it is no secret that Kyrie Irving was the best rookie in the league this year there's little doubt what the media session will be about.

Irving has a chance to join Blake Griffin, David Robinson and Ralph Sampson as the only rookies to win the award unanimously.

The dazzling season by Irving was sensational to watch with his fourth quarter scoring outbursts earning him many fans in Ohio and around the league.

The Cavaliers will look to add another superstar to pair with this dynamic 20 year-old in next month's draft.

Congratulations to Irving on being named (unanimous?!) Rookie of the Year!

Update: Kyrie Irving will receive the award on Tuesday instead of Monday, as originally reported. The press conference will occur at 10 AM in Independence, Ohio (where the Cavaliers practice). There will be a live feed of the press conference on NBA.com.

In a stunning, shocking turn of events, Kyrie Irving will be named the NBA's Rookie of the Year on Tuesday, according to ESPN. I know you guys are as stunned as I am. Kyrie Irving was a total beast all season and emerged as the Cavaliers' best player pretty early in the season.

Irving, who didn't even turn 20 until March 23, also shot the ball better as a rookie than many scouts projected, registering shooting percentages of .469 from the field and .399 from 3-point range. Irving's performance quickly established him as Cleveland's new franchise player in the Cavaliers' second season without LeBron James.

I'll have much more on Kyrie's remarkable season once I finish with my final exams and he is actually presented with the award. For now -- congratulations Kyrie!

With less stuff going on during the summer I'm going to take a page out of the great Terry Pluto's book and give you some points on the Cavaliers or NBA related stuff each Sunday throughout the off season and maybe even during next season.

Pluto's column each Sunday talking about the Indians, Browns and Cavaliers has long been a highlight of my dad, brothers and myself.

Take a look after the jump to see some of my latest thoughts.

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As the first round winds down with Nuggets-Lakers momentarily and Clippers-Grizzlies tomorrow it's time to start getting serious about who can make it through their conference's bracket to meet for the big prize in late June.

The first round has featured plenty of story lines and intrigue so far and I'll give you some power rankings I have of the teams left and tell you which potential match ups really excite me after the jump.

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For the sixth consecutive time since winning in 2006, Anthony Parker was left off completely off the MVP ballot. Back in 2004-2006, Parker won the MVP in back-to-back seasons (in the Euroleague). Since coming to the NBA, however, Parker hasn't had great luck when it comes to the regular season MVP race.

Once again, Parker received zero votes as LeBron James took home his 3rd MVP award.

Parker shouldn't hang his head, however, there's always next year. I mean, unless he retires.

After James, Kevin Durant finished second, Chris Paul finished third, Kobe Bryant finished 4th, and Tony Parker finished 5th.

I think we can all agree that AP was robbed.