Anything short of the 2021 NBA championship should be an embarrassment for the Brooklyn Nets.
Kevin Durant chose them over the New York Knicks and other suitors in 2019, because the Nets were "farther along in the process of being a contender." He was right. Their young core was working on two straight playoff appearances. Durant brought with him seven-time All-Star Kyrie Irving. He pushed to trade that young core for perennial MVP candidate James Harden and recruited six-time All-Star Blake Griffin.