Kevin Durant and the Nets Move Forward Together
Kevin Durant will be playing for the Brooklyn Nets in the 2022-2023 season.
Back on June 30th, Durant shook the NBA world by requesting a trade from the Nets. Now he will be back in a Nets uniform with his eyes on a championship.
Durant met with owner Joe Tsai, co-owner Clara Wu Tsai, general manager Sean Marks and Coach Steve Nash in Los Angeles Monday. All sides agreed to move forward with the partnership and stop the trade rumors.
“We are focusing on basketball, with one collective goal in mind: build a lasting franchise to bring a championship to Brooklyn,” Marks added.
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) August 23, 2022
Coming into last season the Nets were the favorites to win the whole thing. The season did not go as planned and the Nets barely made the playoffs and got swept by the Boston Celtics in the first round. It’s not clear as to why Durant wanted a trade but obviously, the way the season ended did not sit with him well.
During the offseason, Kyrie was due for an extension and the Nets refused to give him one. Forcing him to opt-in to the final year of his contract.
With Durant running things last season by himself he had the team at the top of the Eastern Conference. He had a franchise record in 29.9 points last season before a knee injury sidelined him for 21 games.
The Nets this season should be the favorites once again. Durant, Irving, and Ben Simmons will be the big three. After not playing last season all reports say he should be ready to go. They will get their sharpshooter Joe Harris back from injury after only appearing in 14 games last season.
Brooklyn was able to resign center Nic Claxton, forward Kessler Edwards, and veteran guard Patty Mills. They added free agents T.J. Warren and Edmond Sumner. They also got a great 3-and-D player in Royce O’Neale in a trade with the Utah Jazz.
The Nets dealing Durant in trade could’ve happened if it wasn’t for the Jazz trading Gobert to the Timberwolves. The Timberwolves gave up four players and draft picks to get Gobert. After that, the Nets’ price got steeper asking for star players, solid role players, and draft picks. They wanted to still be a team that was competing for championships.
This season will be a true test to see where the leadership is for Durant and Irving. Both the teams they left to come to Brooklyn made it to the Finals and that has to be motivation for this season. There will be added pressure along with the motivation, the expectations this year will be championship or bust no matter what. Just like the last couple of seasons. If they don’t make it out of the east this year Irving will more than likely leave after this final year of his contract. Durant could mess around and try to force his way out again. They will have no choice but to make it work this season.
13 Unique Bar Glasses You Definitely Want For Your Home
1) Vintage MLB Ballpark Glasses
I don’t know about you, but I absolutely love sports ware. And nothing goes better together than drinks and sports. These vintage MLB ballpark glasses are incredible. Featuring ballparks like Dodgers Stadium, Shea Stadium, Wrigley Field and many others.
2) National Parks Glassware
How cool is this one?! If you’re a fan of our National Parks these glasses are so beautiful and would look like such a unique addition to any at-home bar.
3) Guitar Pint Glasses
Music lovers, we know this one is perfect for you. This set of 4 guitar pint glasses would be the perfect way to enjoy a cold beer or cocktail while listening to some incredible vinyl right?
5) Mushroom Cocktail Glasses
I’m already imagining all of the cool cocktails you could make in these glasses. The one featured with the purple liquor is automatically super inspiring.
6) MLB Park Glasses
If you loved the MLB Vintage park glasses you are sure to love these too! This features more of the current ballparks. So if you have a favorite team and a favorite park you can grab a set of them. Make the whole bar more like a “sports” bar.
7) Prohibition Whiskey Glasses
It feels very on brand, right? It is really cool though because it does feature the 18th amendment which was what pushed the US into the prohibition era. You can “cheers” to progress with these whiskey glasses.
8) Skeleton Wine Glass
Time for some Boo-ze… I really hope you enjoyed that joke, but even if you didn’t these are very cool for Halloween or if you’re just someone who likes “spooky” décor/items why not have some fun with these skeleton wine glasses?
9) Sugar Skull Glasses
And speaking of spooky and skeletons, how about some sugar skulls? Thes sugar skull tumbler glasses are awesome looking. If you’re looking for something out of the ordinary these are definitely the hot ticket item.
10) City Skyline Beer Glasses
From East Coast to West Coast these beer glasses are cool. You can select the city of your choice from places like Boston, L.A., Atlanta, and more, and turn your bar into a celebration for your favorite city.
11) Golf Shot Glass Game
For all of you golf lovers, this brings the “19th hole” into your home. It’s a fun little shot game that allows you to play a very mini, mini putt-putt course.
12) Personalized Retro Gamer Glasses
How cool are these? The 8-bit retro-style gaming graphics are great for folks who love gaming. You can choose your personalization and the number of glasses you get as well.
13) Playing Card Rocks Glasses
While you’re gathered around the card table for poker or whatever other card game you are playing, these rock glasses would be fun. The glasses feature all of the standard suits.
Please note that items are in stock and prices are accurate at the time we published this list. Have an idea for a fun theme for a gift idea list you’d like us to create? Drop us a line at shopping@bbgi.com.
