The fall of the Brooklyn Nets will be studied by the community for years. With Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and James Harden, the Nets had one of the best rosters assembled with top-end talent that rivaled the 2018 Warriors.
On paper, they were truly unbeatable and many experts and fans picked them to come out of the East.
Unfortunately, the ‘big three’ era in Brooklyn fell apart before it ever really began. Amid the vaccine controversy and various injuries, the stars only played 17 games together and now none of them are on the team at all.
According to Jalen Rose, it’s one of the great failures in NBA history and one of the worst superteam projects we’ve ever seen.
“The Nets’ experiment was one of the worst superstars in their primes trying to join up together to do something in the history of the league,” Rose said this weekend. “They only played 17 games together. With that being said, they both fell into better situations. Kyrie’s about to be running with Luka (Doncic)… KD, him joining up with Devin Booker, CP3, and Deandre Ayton I feel like they are the favorites to win the West.”
The NBA world exploded when the big three came together, and everybody assumed they’d build a dynasty that would last for years. Things obviously did not pan out that way, and now it’s impossible to look back without wondering ‘what if.’
What’s Next For The Nets After Kevin Durant Trade?
Even after trading their three superstars, the Nets are still a pretty solid team. They are stacked with 3-and-D depth and also have elite guard play in Spencer Dinwiddie, Cam Thomas, and others.
The vibes are great in the locker room now, but there is still a lingering sense of disappointment for how the Durant era played out.
“Like, a lot of things. But it was just a lot of dysfunction,” said Harden on his time with the Nets. “Clearly. But it was a lot of internal things that I’m not going to ever just say, put in the media or anything. And that was one of the reasons why I chose to make my decision.”
In the end, this isn’t the ending any Nets fan had in mind when they signed KD and Irving in 2019.
Nobody will look at that part of Nets’ history now with anything but resentment, especially the players who were most involved.
Source: fadeawayworld
