Clearly, Irving is an immature individual. His word means nothing. I was very disappointed when Irving was a no show, when he had an opportunity to support his team mates, when he was sidelined during the 2018 playoffs. But many posters were willing to give him a pass on that. I can't imagine someone like Bird or Horford not supporting team mates during a playoff run. And then he had the audacity to throw his coach and team mates under the bus when it suited him. Many NBA pundits are picking the Nets to be Eastern Conference champs once Durant returns. I don't see that happening just b/c Durant and Irving have teamed up together. Durant didn't accomplish much with Westbrook and they had some nice players around them. Sure, it was in the West. But now the East can have 5 legit contenders (ie. Boston, Philly, Indiana, Milwaukee and possibly Toronto) besides Brooklyn in the next 3 years.