Nearly two years ago at this point, the Brooklyn Nets were just one big toe away from potentially going to the NBA Finals.
Instead, here we are today, and not a single star that played for that team at the time plays for the team now. James Harden, Kevin Durant, and Kyrie Irving have all been traded away.
Brooklyn got a decent return on all of their stars, sure. But they’d certainly much rather still have all of them in hand. That time is over, though.
ESPN’s Tim Legler put it perfectly. The time the Nets’ former big 3 spent together isn’t just one of the most spectacular failures in NBA history. It’s one of the biggest failures in the history of professional sports.
Tim Legler agreed, saying Brooklyn's Big 3 is "not just maybe the greatest underachievment in the history of the NBA. This is one of the greatest underachievments in team sports."
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“I think we’re talking about something that’s going to go down, I think, as not just maybe the greatest underachievment in the history of the NBA. This is one of the greatest underachievments in team sports.”
It’s hard to argue with him here. The numbers back it up.