You know the saying: “Bad news never comes alone”? No, because it’s a bit of a proverb that has applied to the Nets since the end of June. Latest tile? A meeting and an ultimatum from KD around whether or not to retain Sean Marks and Steve Nash. Yesterday, the journalist from New York Post Josh Kosman said Kyrie Irving – who has activated his player option in Brooklyn for the upcoming season – thinks at least as much. Nice atmosphere though.
The situation on the side of the Nets franchise has been a bit of uninterrupted fireworks for two months now. Kevin Durant wants to leave, Kyrie too, James Harden didn’t wait to be asked to do so… and suddenly, all short-term title prospects seem to be gone. Today, it is therefore Kai’s turn to open a new page of tragic comedy. According to Josh Kosman, the player would have a fairly clear opinion on the Marks – Nash tandem. As a reminder, Sean Marks was notably the one who made the decision to remove Irving from the group as long as he was not vaccinated, even though the regulations gave him the right to do so. A detail that will undoubtedly put Uncle Drew pissed off, but which in any case could not have allowed him to play officially. This will have been the starting point for the cascading confusion in the Brooklyn group, starting with the escape of James Harden in February. Coming back to Kiri, it was a source close to the Nets who indicated that the player did not hold Marks and Nash very high in his esteem.
“Kyrie hates these guys. He thinks Steve Nash is terrible and Sean Marks is bad”
– Anonymous source, close to Brooklyn
Terms. Of course, and as always with this type of information from an anonymous source “close to”, it is advisable to take good big tweezers. Nevertheless, it would be entirely plausible that Irving held this speech in private. Now… well, what do we do with that? Let’s say that Kyrie is also not in a strong position regarding a transfer, and that the Nets will certainly keep the line they adopted in early July with Durant: we will not sell in speed and at a discount. The Lakers have obviously shown a fairly strong interest in the point guard, but the question is how to get him back. Drop the 2027 and 2029 Draft picks coveted by many other teams? Why not. In any case, if these statements turn out to be true, it will not help the situation and we could well end up with a blockade scenario in which Irving would refuse to play. When you know the character of the character, nothing is impossible there.
Kyrie Irving, basketball monster but also sacred temperament. It was difficult not to imagine the Uncle being satisfied with the situation of his team, here he is now clearly opposed to the organization in place. One more data to manage for the Nets, but we want to tell you that at this level… one more or one less, the difference is small.
Source : New York Post