Just a few seasons after hand-picking Steve Nash as head coach, Kevin Durant is apparently done taking orders from the guy.
According to the ground-breaking story published earlier today, Durant specifically asked team owner Joe Tsai to choose between himself and the combo of Marks and Nash.
The word on the street is that Kyrie Irving feels the exact same way.
Kevin Durant doesn’t seem to be the only Nets player not enamored with the leadership stylings of GM Sean Marks and coach Steve Nash. A source close to the Nets organization indicated Kyrie Irving is none too pleased with the pair, either.
“Kyrie Irving hates these guys,” the source told The Post’s Josh Kosman. “He feels that Nash is terrible and Marks is bad.”
On Monday, The Post confirmed The Athletic’s report that Durant told Tsai that the Nets head honcho had to choose between the 12-time All-Star or his coach and GM. The face-to-face meeting in London came after Durant requested a trade out of Brooklyn a year after signing a four-year, $198 million contract extension.
The funny thing is that Kyrie and Durant chose to come to Brooklyn while Marks was in charge. They met with him, talked with him, and chose to commit to the Nets with him in charge. What changed in the past three years to completely flip how the duo feels about Marks?
With Nash, KD and Kyrie were no doubt consulted before the hire. They had a hand to play in the acquisition and are now demanding he be let go.
The sense around the league is that Durant knows he made a mistake with Nash and that he no longer trusts Marks to create a favorable situation for him.
Unless Marks can get that trust back, his job (along with Nash’s) is on the line.
