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What does life without Kevin Durant & Kyrie Irving look like for Brooklyn? | The Hoop Collective



Brian Windhorst is joined by Nick Friedell and Dave McMenamin on The Hoop Collective to discuss the Brooklyn Nets’ plan going forward after trading away Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving.

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46 Comments

  1. One of the best parts of the KD trade as a Nets fan is getting rid of Friedell.

  2. Life witout Irving and Harden in particular is probably saner, and a lot more fun. The Nets are a team to like again. Fans are tired of this mercenary garbage by players trying to protect their legacy. Some of the mroe successful teams in the NBA were built through shrewd personnel decisions, and the draft. Be nice to see that once more.

  3. People forget that KD and Kyrie signed with the Nets in free agency. The only assets they lost was through the James Harden deal and got it back from the Mavs & Suns deal. The players they got in return are better than what they had back in 2019, prior to KD and Kyrie. Their future looks bright. I'm excited for this team moving forward. They'll be a fun team to watch.

  4. There's one blinding tell in Hardens interview – "but I'm happy for the organisation with what they got back. They got some really good pieces." You are not happy for the organisation which supposedly did you so wrong. This is clearly aimed at Kyrie and if you can't see that, you must be complete and utterly delusional.

  5. Stop comparing this Nets team to 2018-19. D.Russell, C.LeVert, J.Allen(Dinwiddie, LeVert) & 10 bums is nowhere close to Bridges, Cam Johnson, Claxton, Cam Thomas, DFS, Curry, Yuta (Dinwiddie, Harris). Current Nets are much, much better on Defense, 3pt shooting & FT Shooting

  6. The Nets still have the most expensive role player in the NBA though, Ben Simmons aka Mr. Softy.

  7. "You can't build a championship without stars" – Fridel, "Hold my beer" – 2004 Detroit Pistons.

  8. You can't win a championship without a star but not all stars can win a championship either so I prefer to be in a situation like this then to be building around what you wish will happen..

  9. Harden made it clear it was the nets organization not Kyrie. Nick is a weirdo. Mad he doesn’t have anything to talk about now that Kyrie is gone. He’s clearly taking notes from his pops Stephen A.

  10. Wait a minute … so this guy Nick goes wherever KD goes ? I thought he was assigned to the Nets 🤦🏿‍♂️… can’t KD request another reporter ?

  11. As a Nets fan, I would be satisfied if we get Pascal Siakam or Trae Young this off-season… But if we can keep our current starting roster.

  12. I feel bad for Ben Simmons man. Bro is clearly not healthy and he’s gotta listen to the slander and bs all day long.

  13. Nets fan. Sucks that they're no longer a contender, but it's much more likeable team. I was exhausted by the constant drama.

  14. Nets need to get Ben playing better ir they are going lose alot of money on this guy.

  15. We're better now than pre-Kyrie/KD. This roster is 12 deep right now. We're going to be the best defensive team in the league by the end of the regular season. We have scorers in Bridges, Spence, Cam Thomas, Cam Johnson, Harris, Curry. Our rebounding is also better. We almost beat the Sixers in the very first game these guys have played together, and Embiid and Harden both played great. If the refs had given us a few more FTs the outcome goes the other way. I think a lot of guys on this team were feeling smothered by KD and Kyrie. Them being gone frees up guys like Harris and Thomas to thrive. Hopefully – Simmons as well.

  16. This dude love nonsense better than sports. He needs to go. His reporting sucks and he brings the worst out of the others who are secreted chatty patties. You will wish you could cover Kyrie again. Your career is irrelevant.

  17. It’s about accepting that nets are winning nothing at this point in time and building over the next 4-5 years

  18. Trading Harden for what turned to Ben Simmons on a max contact to their division rivals was an epic mistake from Sean Marks.

  19. Friedell the haters. I m tired of him and others media who appreciate broooklyn is no more contenders

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