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Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant made global headlines this offseason when they decided to join forces as members of the Nets. One of their reasons for this decision, according to Kyrie, is for the two friends to end their careers in Brooklyn.
“We wanted to end our careers together, and what better place than Brooklyn?”
– Kyrie Irving talking about teaming up with KD
— Anthony Puccio (@APOOCH) September 27, 2019
Irving signed with the Nets on July 7, agreeing to the terms of a four-year, $141 million deal. He joins Brooklyn after two seasons with the Boston Celtics.
As part of his Friday's media availability, Irving noted that he wasn't always the leader he should have been during his stint with the Celtics:
Kyrie: “In terms of being a leader in that environment (Boston), I failed.”
— Michael Pina (@MichaelVPina) September 27, 2019
Kyrie Irving on #Celtics: "I failed those guys in the sense I didn't give them everything I could have [last] season."
— Adam Kaufman (@AdamMKaufman) September 27, 2019
Durant, on the other hand, officially signed with the Nets on July 7 — the same day Kyrie signed with the team. Coincidence, or just good planning?
Durant, who says his decision to join the Nets was an easy one, is expected to miss much (if not all) of the coming season, as he is still recovering from the Achilles injury that he sustained in Game 5 of the 2019 NBA Finals. For now, he remains without a timetable for return, and the Nets are planning to take a cautious approach to his recovery.
“With Kevin, I think what we're going to say is the expectations are that he will be out for the year,” Nets general manager Sean Marks told CBS Sports earlier this week. “We're not going to plan on him playing.”
Whether or not Durant and Irving will actually end their careers together in Brooklyn remains to be seen, but it sounds like that is the plan.
