Brooklyn Nets Receive: F Jonathan Kuminga
Golden State Warriors Receive: C Nic Claxton
Of course, reality is even harder to accept when you fall from grace.
Just recently, everything was perfect. It brings that Beatles classic to mind. Yesterday, all your troubles seemed so far away.
It feels like yesterday that the Nets rostered Kevin Durant, James Harden, and Kyrie Irving. It was not. Now, the Nets are built around a core of Mikal Bridges, Dorrian Finney-Smith, and Claxton.
That’s a difficult reality to accept. As talented as all of those players are, none are going to lead the Nets to an NBA championship.
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Realistically, this isn’t even a group that can win more than a playoff series.
Does that mean they should move Claxton?