Ex-Nets Coach Hints at What Led to the Demise of the Big-3 of Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and James Harden

Yet another trio moved with the tag “The Big 3?, and now seems vulnerable to career drops. While one struggles to be traded, the other two failed to make a good show in the 2021?22 season. Later, what resulted was no championship win and a major split by the end of the season.

This trio is the former super-team for the Brooklyn Nets, and the former Brooklyn coach knew how the trio broke.

Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and James Harden: Who Fell Out First?

In a recent guest appearance on ?Knuckleheads Podcast,? Amar?e Stoudemire spills some beans on how to maintain chemistry between superstars. He said, ?Well, I think as a player, you know, when you have your core group, when you have your franchise, your cornerstone guy, you try to build around that player.”

He continued, ?But now we have players who are trying to join other teams… When I was a part of the coaching staff in Brooklyn, we had James, we had Kyrie, and we had KD, ….. but it’s the matter of now cohesively getting all those minds to be on one page.”

The crux is that when one player enters an already established playing duo, then he has to mold his game accordingly. And that’s how the question of ‘which player to add to the team’ lies on the shoulders of the coaching staff. However, these Big 3 couldn?t be tamed by the likes of the coach.

The domino effect started with James falling out first. The saga started with the hamstring injury Harden faced. According to Brooklyn, the hamstring injury after a rigorous play in the 5th, 6th, and 7th games was just ?hamstring tightness.”

However, with just 10 days of rest on a Grade 2 hamstring strain, he was on court. While ideally, the rest should be 4?8 weeks. Additionally, the absence of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in the 2021?22 season placed Harden in a crunch.

Down From 30 to 18.6: James Harden on a Decline

As of 2020, James Harden was at the epitome of his performance, with an average of 30 points; however, his skills failed to show up during the playoffs. And late to the Brooklyn Nets in January 2021, his game receded by a huge chunk. Combined with multiple injuries and erratic performance, this is where his career trajectory was witnessing a downward slope on the charts.

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Then the ‘fat body suit’ incident defamed the point guard to a great limit. However, the trade to the Philadelphia 76ers might have been the much-needed break for ?The Beard?. Even then, what followed was a sluggish average of 18.6 points, 8.6 assists, and 5.7 rebounds in 12 games in the 2022 playoffs.

With the ongoing Daryl Morey ?LIAR? dispute and the Cavaliers failing to put up a lucrative number for trade, James is trapped in a tough position. How will this season turn out for the onetime MVP and a multiple-time scoring champion?

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