Originally Posted by
Duke79UNLV77
The Nets were outscored for the season with Kyrie off the court last year, which wasn't true for anyone else on the team. They also appeared to be on their way to an NBA title, even with Harden out, before Kyrie got hurt, and they were the preseason favorites this year, before Kyrie's absence. Not many players in the history of the NBA have put up 50/40/90 shooting percentage numbers on over 26 ppg like he did last year, his turnover numbers were low like they always are, and he played excellent defense. Plus, he's averaged 28 ppg in the NBA Finals in his career, with a pretty iconic shot. I think the Nets' first choice would still strongly be addition by addition with Kyrie. Unfortunately, Kyrie's stubbornness may force them into subtraction by subtraction.