Everyone talks —as well they should— about the Nets big successes of the summer: the signing of two of the NBA’s top 10 players, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, but the Nets did a lot of smaller things that deserve attention.
Not giving up the store to create a Big Two.
The Nets combining KD and Kyrie was one of four big pairings of the summer. The Rockets got Russell Westbrook to put next to James Harden, The Lakers traded for Anthony Davis to pair with LeBron James and the Clippers added both Paul George and Kawhi Leonard.