The Brooklyn Nets flew too close to the sun. They assumed that signing Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving would put them over the top, but things couldnāt have gone worse since bringing in the couple of All-Stars.
Durant and Irving have had the organization in a chokehold since day one. Theyāve called the shots, made demands, sat out more times than theyāve played,created tons of drama, and have absolutely nothing to show for after three years.
Thereās not one single positive thing one could say about the KD-Kyrie era in Brooklyn. And if all the negative PR and embarrassment on the court werenāt enough, now they want to keep making decisions for the front office.
NBA Rumors: Kyrie Irving āHatesā Steve Nash, Wants Him Fired
āKevin Durant doesnāt seem to be the only Nets player not enamored with the leadership stylings of GM Sean Marks and coach Steve Nash,ā reported Michael Binn of The New York Post. āA source close to the Nets organization indicated Kyrie Irving is none too pleased with the pair, either.ā
āāKyrie Irving hates these guys,ā the source told The Postās Josh Kosman. āHe feels that Nash is terrible and Marks is bad.ā On Monday, The Post confirmed The Athleticās 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,ā the report added.
So, letās go back for a second. Kyrie and KD handpicked Steve Nashāwho had zero coaching experienceā to replace Kenny Atkinsonā who led a young team to the playoffs and had their respectā and now they also want him out. Also, theyāre trying to get the guy who hired them fired.
Yes, the player who collected a massive check to sit out a whole year with an injury, and the guy who didnāt show up to practice to party on his birthday and then missed half a season over a vaccine protest want their coach fired. The same guys who pushed the team to trade for James Harden and then drove Harden away.
In all honesty, one canāt help but feel sorry for the Nets. They did everything they could to make things work, but thereās just no way of pleasing these two and their egos, even though theyāve constantly failed to hold their part of the deal.





