Durant recalls the good times of the Nets, Irving joins the melon-eating crowd

Irving updated the social media and reposted Durant's participation in "The Brain of the Field" and wrote: Haha, I will talk about this on my live broadcast soon.

talked to Nash on Durant's "Brain of the Field" program: I feel you had a lot of restrictions at that time, and as a coach, you had to deal with all kinds of things. I don't think we've really seen the "real Nash", and even you may not feel enjoyable enough. I feel that there was too much interference at that time, and you can't win the ball in that environment.

At the beginning of 2021, the Nets obtained Harden from the Rockets through a four-party trade, forming the three giants with Durant and Irving, which was regarded as the biggest favorite to win the championship at that time.

Soon, various problems began to arise within the Nets. It was the time for epidemic prevention and control. Irving was suspended by New York in order to assist ordinary people who lost their jobs without vaccination. He set an example and refused to implement the vaccine policy and was suspended. He was then reversed by the Bucks in the 2021 Eastern Conference semi-finals. Harden returned with an injury and performed poorly. Irving retreated due to injury by Antetokounmpo. Nash failed to adjust his defensive strategy in time and allowed Antetokounmpo to attack the inside. These are the reasons for the collapse of the Big Three later.

According to statistics, the three giants have only 365 minutes of amalgamation at the Nets, playing 16 games together (13 wins and 3 losses), and only cooperated for one round of the series in the playoffs.

However, looking back on his career, Durant misses the Nets' time the most. In his opinion, the Nets' atmosphere was really great in the first year, so he chose to renew his contract that year. He thought it was one of the happiest basketball times he had ever played.

Although Durant liked Brooklyn very much and liked to play there, the Big Three fell apart at that time. Harden went to Philadelphia, Irving stayed for a year and rushed to Dallas, Durant went to Phoenix, and once again formed the Big Three to win the championship, but the result was also in vain.

Durant said to Nash on the show: I feel like we are really invested, but others don’t, and all this becomes... very strange.

However, for Harden, the Nets' career was not wonderful, and he was criticized for returning to the playoffs with injuries. Before leaving the team, Harden admitted to the media: "There is no sacrifice here, only compromise."