The Nets’ addition of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving can change the landscape of basketball in New York City — but it may not come easily.
The Nets added two of the NBA’s best players to a young team coming off the franchise’s first playoff berth in three years. They hope it’s the next step toward contending for a NBA championship.
“They hit the Mega Millions and the Powerball,” former Knicks star Charles Oakley said.
One of the few times they came close to stealing the spotlight from the Knicks was when Kenyon Martin and Jason Kidd led the Nets to consecutive NBA Finals in 2002 and 2003.