Really think about what Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kyrie Irving did to themselves, blowing up the Nets’ Superteam.
When all 3 played together? The Nets had a dominant 13-3 record.
Harden left because he didn’t like Brooklyn nor Kyrie’s antics, now he’s just gonna get blamed for the 76ers’ failures instead of Embiid.
This season, when the Nets had KD and Kyrie? They won 12 games in a row and were the 2-seed in the conference. Conference was wide open for the taking. Nets were easily one of the teams to beat.
Kyrie proceeded to force his way to the Mavs and… didn’t even make the playoffs!!
Durant forced his way to Phoenix and… EMBARRASSED on his way out the door by the MVP Nikola Jokic and a much better Denver Nuggets’ squad.
In the end - in terms of trying to win an NBA Championship - it’s 100% clear that Durant, Harden and Kyrie had their best shot by simply staying together in Brooklyn.