Independence, Ohio ? Kyrie Irving’s entourage consisted of one — his father. Irving didn’t show up with a multimillion-dollar shoe contract, proclamations of greatness, nicknames or tattoos, either.

Cleveland’s newest No. 1 draft pick is far different than the last one. He’s hardly like LeBron James.

And that might be exactly why the Cavaliers love him.

“He’s something special,” said coach Byron Scott.

Irving, who left Duke for the NBA after just one injury-shortened freshman season, was introduced Friday by the Cavaliers along with Texas forward Tristan Thompson, the club’s No. 4 overall pick. During a 20-minute question-and-answer session, Irving displayed some of the cool and confidence that convinced Cleveland the point guard was the perfect choice to lead them back into contention.

Dressed sharply in a tailored gray suit accented with a pale blue tie, the fresh-faced Irving handled queries about expectations, the league’s labor issues and other topics with the ease of a seasoned veteran. As he does on the court with the ball in his hands, the 19-year-old ran the show.

“He takes his time and makes it look easy,” said Cavaliers general manager Chris Grant, who shared the stage with Irving, Thompson and Scott. “I was saying to myself, he’s a lot better than I am.”

As first impressions go, Irving was flawless — well, almost.

The Cavaliers were in the process of presenting Irving and Thompson with their respective wine-and-gold home jerseys — Irving will wear No. 15, Thompson No. 13 — when Drederick Irving noticed his son’s pants were unzipped. Without causing a scene, he simply nodded and lowered his eyes at Kyrie, who got the sign and quickly fixed things to avoid an embarrassing moment.

No one seemed to notice. Kyrie smiled at his dad for another loving assist.

On Thursday night, when his name was called by commissioner David Stern as the Cavaliers’ choice, Irving had to summon all his strength not to become too emotional and break down. After all, Drederick Irving was the one who taught him how to play, the one who had raised him to be his own man, the one who had to take over after his beloved wife, Kyrie’s mother, Elizabeth, died suddenly 15 years ago.

“After my name was called,” Irving said. “I wanted to hug my father for 10 minutes, knowing that all the hard work had led to this moment.”

Even a day later, Drederick Irving’s head was still spinning.

“It’s still surreal,” he said as his son posed for photos with school kids the Cavaliers invited to the news conference. “It’s a surreal moment for Kyrie. It couldn’t be better for any other person than Kyrie. He’s a hard worker, a good kid. He gets it. He got the blueprint with what I tried to instill in him as a kid.”