The Nets were a tough team to figure out entering this season.
Talent wise, they boasted one of the best 1-2 punches in the league in Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. But how would Durant mesh with a club that he just requested a trade from mere months earlier? Would Irving find his rhythm again back in the lineup consistently after sitting out half of last season? How would Ben Simmons perform, if at all?
And that was before Irving sent the entire organization — and NBA, for that matter, into chaos with his promotion of an antisemitic film and subsequent disgraceful behavior.