Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving Must Be Nothing but Nets: Unchecked

How Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving perform with the Brooklyn Nets will ultimately shape both their careers.

Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving’s long-awaited debut as teammates is not that far away. And when they do finally take the court together, I believe how they perform with the Brooklyn Nets will ultimately define both their careers. 

KD and Kyrie in the lab 😤

(via @devontetyoung) pic.twitter.com/Z9bhogR2Pk

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) October 27, 2020

For KD, he has a chance to enter those special conversations. The guy is already one of the most absurdly skilled and best players I’ve ever seen. 

Obviously this KD/Kyrie era for the Nets is all about the pursuit of a championship, but I’m looking forward to getting to watch Kevin Durant over the course of a full season.

Like a random 45 point game in Orlando on a Tuesday night in March.https://t.co/lmjRoeu48A

— Billy Reinhardt (@BillyReinhardt) October 27, 2020

Not only can Durant remind everyone that he may be the only player close to LeBron James’s level, but if he is able to win in BK and not with a 73-win team, there will be no argument against him when it comes to entering the upper echelon of the all-time greats. If he’s fully healthy, I already take him over anyone in the East and that includes the reigning MVP.

True or False:

Kevin Durant would currently be the consensus best player in the NBA if he didn’t tear his Achilles in 2019. pic.twitter.com/3WWuATs84I

— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) October 26, 2020

As for Kyrie, there’s been a lot of talk about him as a teammate and not exactly a winner away from James. Game 7 shot aside, his time as the man in Boston, and otherwise, hasn’t quite measured up to his ability. Now he’s flanking another superstar again. With similar results, there will be no question about whether he is a winner.

Skills ✅✅✅✅✅✅ https://t.co/y4jAOCtvEh

— Steve Nash (@SteveNash) October 27, 2020

And given the situation they signed up for, going to an organization that had built itself up before having star power, there should be no excuses for either. KD and Kyrie together make for beautiful theater, and the Brooklyn Nets will instantly be the most interesting team in New York, and one of the most intriguing in all of sports the second they take the court. 

The Yankees were New York's best team this year, but the Brooklyn Nets were a close second.

That was without Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving.

With franchises struggling all around them, the Nets have a chance to become Kings of New York. My column: https://t.co/l6gdsk0aeY

— Kristian Winfield (@Krisplashed) October 26, 2020

While there’s already been a lot of drama following each, they can shut all of that up with their play.

Kyrie and KD comin back strong #2KRatings pic.twitter.com/9CL6KuzxwH

— NBA 2K (@NBA2K) October 22, 2020

Because winning with the Nets will force any haters to have to spread love Brooklyn’s way.