Anticipation is a funny thing. Sometimes, you can wait for what feels like an eternity for a moment that never comes. Other times, the moment comes after all – just not as you expected it, especially in the NBA.
Often, speculation fuels that anticipation. If everyone is expecting something to happen, you’re likely to expect the same. Of course, that’s the trouble with groupthink: sometimes, everyone is wrong.
For example, everyone thought the Brooklyn Nets would implode this summer. Kevin Durant requested a trade, and the organization itself seemed to be looking to trade Kyrie Irving.
Now, Kevin Durant’s request is rescinded, and speculation of an Irving trade has disappeared with it. The Brooklyn Nets avoided implosion: For now.
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There’s still time for this group to fall apart. A slow start to the 2022-23 season could easily see those same rumors ramp back up. In that event, the Los Angeles Lakers may be lying in wait. Here’s a deal that lands them Kyrie Irving after all.
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