The Brooklyn Nets have a feel-good roster after the franchise traded away Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant at the trade deadline. The Nets were expected to make a run for the championship this season, but Kyrie Irving’s trade request and subsequent move changed the game for the organization. They can still expect to get some impressive wins, but the Big 3 era officially ended in 2023.
James Harden arguably started it off when he requested a trade away from the organization in 2022. He was roundly criticized for leaving what many considered a championship squad, but there was a lot of dysfunction within the franchise. Reports emerged after some time that Harden’s issues had been primarily with Kyrie Irving, who was a big distraction during his Nets tenure.
Irving missed significant chunks of the season nearly every year for the Nets. Beyond that, his stance against the Covid-19 vaccine became a huge talking point around the Brooklyn Nets in a season they should have been focused on just playing basketball. Kyrie is also quite outspoken on some issues, and as he revealed recently James Harden just wanted to hoop.
James Harden Hits Back At The People That Called Him Crazy For Leaving The Nets
Kyrie Irving recently opened up on the Nets and what went wrong for that version of the team and Harden isn’t far behind. He has hit back at those that questioned his trade request and even seemingly taken a shot at Kyrie Irving in the process while talking to ESPN.
“Fast-forward to date, I don’t look like the crazy one. I don’t look like the guy or the quitter or whatever the media want to call me. I knew what was going on and I just decided to … hey, I’m not built for this. I don’t want to deal with that. I want to play basketball and have fun and enjoy doing it. And fast-forward to today, they’ve got a whole new roster.”
When he talks about ‘not dealing with that’, it could be inferred as the drama that came with Kyrie Irving during his Nets tenure. James Harden is all about playing basketball, and there was a point where it seemed like the Nets were about anything but that. The important thing seems to be that all 3 stars are now contenders and happy where they are, it remains to be seen how they will perform when the postseason comes along.
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