Nets Should Call Irving’s Bluff And Make Him Earn His Next Contract—For Whoever Wants That Headache
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Nets General Manager Sean Marks made a grave mistake caving to the wishes of superstar guard James Harden a year ago. Harden, fed up with being held out to dry while fellow stars Kevin Durant (legitimate injury) and Kyrie Irving (illegitimate obstinance to being injected with a COVID-19 vaccine) were missing in action, requested a trade in advance of last season’s deadline. Afraid of losing Harden in the ensuing offseason’s free agent market, Marks acquiesced, sending him to Philadelphia in return for a package that included Ben Simmons, a fragile player physically and mentally who is a giant ball and chain on the Nets’ salary cap for the next two seasons.
Nets Should Call Irving’s Bluff And Make Him Earn His Next Contract—For Whoever Wants That Headache
Nets Should Call Irving’s Bluff And Make Him…
Nets Should Call Irving’s Bluff And Make Him Earn His Next Contract—For Whoever Wants That Headache
Nets General Manager Sean Marks made a grave mistake caving to the wishes of superstar guard James Harden a year ago. Harden, fed up with being held out to dry while fellow stars Kevin Durant (legitimate injury) and Kyrie Irving (illegitimate obstinance to being injected with a COVID-19 vaccine) were missing in action, requested a trade in advance of last season’s deadline. Afraid of losing Harden in the ensuing offseason’s free agent market, Marks acquiesced, sending him to Philadelphia in return for a package that included Ben Simmons, a fragile player physically and mentally who is a giant ball and chain on the Nets’ salary cap for the next two seasons.