If the Houston Rockets can’t lure one former Brooklyn Nets star to the Lone Star State, then they could take a swing at trying to pursue a different one.
Everything is bigger in Texas. For unrestricted free agent point guard Kyrie Irving, he’s hoping that saying applies to the contract he will be able to sign.
When the NBA schedule dropped Thursday, Nets fans’ eyes surely went straight to two matchups: reunions with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. And both of their former superstars — who demanded trades last season — are back in Brooklyn a week apart...
When Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving left Brooklyn, Nic Claxton didn’t just lose two star teammates: he lost a shot at a Defensive Player of the Year award.