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Harden's Voluntary Trade Request Shocks Nets Despite Internal Issues
Kyrie Irving revealed his reaction to James Harden's 2022 trade request, which led to the breakup of the Brooklyn Nets' hopeful Big Three.
Not long ago, the Brooklyn Nets seemed destined to win championships with Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and James Harden. However, injuries disrupted their 2021 playoff campaign. Less than a year later, Harden was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers.
展开剩余85%Irving recently disclosed his initial shock over the departure of the Nets' Big Three.
\"It surprised a lot of people. It surprised me too,\" he said of Harden's trade request. \"One day, I was talking with James, saying, 'Man, we're about to win a championship.' The next day, he asked for a trade. I was like, 'Oh, wow. Is this how it's going to be?' Well, I can't be mad. I'll never be angry because someone is looking out for their own good.\"
\"I completely understand. You're midway through the season, unsure of what I'm going to do next. You don't know what the next phase of your career will look like.\"
While Irving described his \"shock\" at the trade request, it was no secret that Harden was unhappy in Brooklyn.
Irving also revealed that he was \"shocked\" by James Harden's trade request to the Nets.
Due to his refusal to comply with New York City's COVID-19 workplace vaccination rules, Irving missed most of this season's games. The Nets eventually allowed the nine-time All-Star to return for away games. However, Durant soon suffered a medial collateral ligament strain, burdening Harden heavily.
Harden grew tired of the Nets' situation and appeared increasingly disengaged on the court. His frustration peaked during a game against the Sacramento Kings, displaying poor performance and seeming to have given up on the game.
While Irving's suspension and Durant's injury exacerbated tensions, reports indicated that Harden had disagreements with his teammates since the Nets' training camp began in 2021. Shortly after the camp ended, he was reportedly planning to leave Brooklyn for Philadelphia.
\"The Nets knew they might have trouble from the moment James Harden arrived at the training camp,\" ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski and Ramona Shelburne wrote. \"Durant came to San Diego at a world-class level, just excelling in the spring playoffs and the Summer Olympics, and was ready to renew his contract with the Nets and his teammates for four years. But that didn't get a response.\" Harden, who was overweight and out of shape at the time, showed interest in the free-agent market for the first time in his career. Irving is not interested in renewing his contract and is unwilling to be vaccinated, despite New York's mandate that if he is not vaccinated, he cannot play in home games.
\"Sources said Harden quickly became concerned about his future in the Nets. He kept telling Cai Chongxin and Max that he wanted to stay in the Nets for a long time, but he also started asking for advice from player agents before finally leaving for Philadelphia.\"
\"Sources said Durant was 'shocked' by Harden's sluggish performance at the start of the season.\"
\"Sources said Harden and the Nets' dissatisfaction largely began in September 2022, when he was in poor condition during training camp,\" Kevin Aronowitz wrote. With Irving's unwillingness to be vaccinated, his status was already in jeopardy. In the first few weeks of the season, Durant was shocked by Harden's lack of explosiveness and sluggish performance, largely attributing this to Harden's poor condition...Sources said Harden felt Durant's words were sharp and offensive and self-righteous.
\"The two of them were never resolved, and the coaching staff and teammates became increasingly frustrated with the stalemate.\"
It can be said with certainty that at least part of the Nets were not as shocked as Irving at Harden's trade request. In the end, Brooklyn traded Harden to the 76ers for a deal that included Ben Simmons and two first-round picks.
Simmons has been in poor condition and the team has struggled to regain its championship status. At the start of the 2022-23 season, the Nets imposed a ban on Irving for publishing an anti-Semitic movie link, but the two parties failed to reach a contract extension. Irving asked for a trade before the deadline and was eventually traded to the Dallas Mavericks. A few days later, Durant also requested a trade and was traded to the Phoenix Suns, marking the official end of Brooklyn's Big Three.
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