One of the biggest questions facing the Nets as they go forward is how much, if at all, the franchise’s issues with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving — which ultimately led to both being traded last month — will effect their plans to add superstars in the future.
In particular, did the Nets suspension of Irving for posting a link to an anti-semitic video, leave a mark on the franchise’s reputation among the league’s best players? The suspension, which lasted eight games and was divisive for a number of reasons. The Nets said in a statement that Irving was “unfit to be associated with the Brooklyn Nets” and Joe Tsai told Brian Lewis that Irving “still has work to do.