I know I'm on the verge of getting negged for constantly bringing this up but, it's just so fascinating to me...
With the strong work ethic, seemingly great work environment and the ability to CHANGE NY by potentially being the player to truly lap the Knicks by going to Brooklyn and making them a real competitor,
I don't see why the Brooklyn Nets wouldn't be the most tempting Eastern conference organization for him.
From a business standpoint?
Brooklyn has the edge that old money Manhattan doesn't. And even if it is dry in Brooklyn, Manhattan IS right there.
The very neutral colors of the Nets are WAY more forgiving than our blue and orange. I have the biggest pride in my team and my logos but, fashion wise, shyt is 'Sgust unless you're going for a vintage 90s windbreaker and high top air forces look.
From a media standpoint?
He'd instantly become the top story - feel good story, mind you - and considering how thirsty the media is to shyt on the Knicks, he'd be used as ammunition against the Knicks more times than the media criticizing him.
Even with Durant, going to Brooklyn wouldn't be seen as a "WELL, HE'S IN NY, HE'D BETTER MAKE IT WORTH THE MONEY!" type of thing. It would be like playing with house money, still.
From a team/organization standpoint?
Royal and Trier are good spokesmen, I guess. And he'd probably feel comfortable with his brehs around but, the Nets seem to have NO DRAMA, NO NONSENSE and NO DIVA shyt. They are just playing ball and overachieving because they "WANT IT".
EVEN THOUGH THIS YEAR THE NETS OWN THEIR PICK, they still didn't take the foot off the gas and tank. Philly, Toronto, Wizards(at the time), Bucks, Celtics and Pacers(at the time) all were very dream crushing answers to the possibility of the Nets thinking they can take advantage of a weak East -
don't tell me y'all really thought Nets management thought they'd be able to win something.
No one figured this group would be so solid - that means ALOT of people in the organization from support staff to players to coaches to FO are doing something RIGHT.
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Knicks brehs need to really think of a PLAN B. Only way I see Durant coming here is, if in some way, Durant's team has truly already agreed to an under the table deal and his honor wouldn't let him reneg on that.
Otherwise, if he truly is undecided...spooky.