Jalen Rose Applauds Nets For Breaking Durant, Irving, & Harden Big 3

The Nets tried to go all-in on a super team but it ended in less than two years and only won one playoff series.

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Health and off-court drama were always their biggest issues as the trio only played 16 games together.

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Without Harden, the KD & Kyrie duo looked like a championship team after going 12-1 in December.

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But once Durant suffered an MCL sprain, Kyrie followed in Harden's footsteps and asked for a trade a few days later.

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Once the nets finally broke up their big 3, Jalen Rose weighed in.

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“The Nets’ experiment was one of the worst superstars in their primes trying to join up together," said Rose.

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Rose added that everyone (players and team) is in a better place after all the trades leading to the deadline.

Irving has a new superstar teammate meanwhile Durant lands on a team he's wanted to go to since the past offseason.

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Losing Irving and Durant in a week is tough for any team, but it was a decision the Nets management had to make.

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At least they've recouped some of the picks they lost on the Harden trade while having enough talent for the play-in.

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