Walt Frazier ‘was flabbergasted’ when Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving picked Nets over Knicks

Basketball Hall of Famer Walt Frazier would’ve like to see Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving wearing New York Knicks uniforms.

Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving made their decision to play in Brooklyn back in July, but people are still stunned the duo chose the Nets over the New York Knicks.

Several ex-NBA players have been among those who thought Durant and Irving would’ve picked Madison Square Garden over Barclays Center. Even former Nets big man Kevin Garnett thought Durant and Irving should’ve picked the Knicks.

Walt Frazier can now officially be added to the group. But Frazier, of course, is in a much different position than most. He played for New York — and actually won.

The Basketball Hall of Famer expressed his initial reaction to Durant and Irving’s decision during a sitdown with Rop Lep of SI Now:

I was flabbergasted. I never thought those guys would go to Brooklyn. Over the Knicks? Are you kidding me? And then everyone was saying they were coming to the Knicks, so I was really shocked when that happened.

Coming up with a reason why the two picked Brooklyn over New York wasn’t easy for Frazier either:

I have no idea. I have no … I really couldn’t figure it out because the Knicks needed a guard and Kyrie was the type of guy they needed. I think if Durant did not get injured, we might’ve been able to get him. From what I’m reading, the Knicks were not interested in taking a gamble on him, so maybe that’s why he decided to Brooklyn.

Irving and the Nets face Frazier’s old team again on January 26.

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