Kevin Durant the one pulling the trigger on James Harden trade?
By Thursday morning, Durant dialed Nets general manager Sean Marks, sources said. While Durant had initially resisted swapping Harden for Simmons, Harden had finally forced his hand. Brooklyn’s spiral of losses and Harden’s freelancing behavior created an untenable situation. “Kevin’s the one that pulled the trigger with this,” another source with knowledge of the situation said. “Kevin’s the one that said, ‘Do this deal.’ There was growing concern that this entire season would be lost and then they’d lose James for nothing.” – via Jake Fischer @ Bleacher Report
I could see it, but what I find ironic is that it seems KD was a big reason the Nets went out and signed Kyrie and then traded for Harden last season too. And clearly it doesn't seem to be working anymore (Harden traded, Kyrie keeps on crying).
With that said, as long as Simmons shows up and KD can come back healthy the Nets will be fine. Curry and Drummond were underrated, big additions for the Nets and what they needed too. I know it was the Kings but you saw how the Nets looked yesterday even without Kyrie.