joined the Nets in July 2019, and applied to leave the team on the first day of the NBA free market this summer. Durant has once again become a player on the forefront. According to US media reports, Nets general manager Marks has worked with Durant and his agency team to find a home for the superstar; in addition, with Durant's trade application, all Nets players have been " Put it on the shelf”...
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Almost at the same time, in the player trade of another team in New York City , The New York Knicks will move alone from Dallas for $104 million in . The Xia team signed Brunson, a backcourt player who performed well last season. Knicks fans celebrated on social media the signing of strong reinforcements by the team they supported, and at the same time ruthlessly mocked the Nets star for wanting to "escape"; the Knicks and Nets, two teams that both belong to New York The team once again added to the grievances from afar this summer.
55 years ago, the "rule" of the Knicks was threatened.
The predecessor of the Nets was displaced as a result.
When talking about the most famous area in the history of professional basketball development, New York is naturally the center of the topic that is difficult to avoid. As a founding team in the NBA and a participating team in the first game in NBA history, the Knicks are undoubtedly the "eldest". However, amid fierce competition between the NBA and the ABA (American Basketball Association) at the time, the New Jersey Americans, the predecessor of the Nets, were established in 1967. When this team was first established, they wanted to set up their home court in New York and name the team "New York Americans." However, this proposal to be an ABA team was strongly resisted by the Knicks. After New York's "dominance" was threatened, he used his strong local network to force the New Jersey Americans to settle in New York and had no choice but to establish a foothold in New Jersey .
The showdown between the Knicks and the Nets was called the New York Derby by fans. According to IC photo
, the new team moved their home court several times and started a life of wandering, but they gradually moved closer to the greater New York City. District, hoping to get a share of this growing basketball market. In the 1970s, they were asked by the Knicks to pay a "land fee" of US$4.8 million. You must know that the franchise fee for the team to join the NBA at that time was only US$4 million. In order to pay for this necessary expense, the Nets sold their star player "Dr. J " Julius Erving . The two teams later went to court. After paying $4 million to the Knicks, the Nets fled New York in despair and returned to New Jersey, where they were founded, to avoid living in the shadow of their opponents. Down.
The Hudson River Derby is still popular
The Knicks owner’s classic quote turned out
After escaping New York and returning to New Jersey in 1977, the Nets’ home court was set up just across the river from New York, and the two teams Because they are both in the greater New York metropolitan area, the dialogue between them is still called the New York Derby by fans.
Until 2001, after acquiring Kidd , the Nets transformed from a weak team in the league to a strong contender for the championship. They also began to take advantage of the dialogue with the Knicks, and many came from behind. momentum. Especially in 2010, Russia's richest man, Mikhail Prokhorov, acquired the Nets. Then he used his "money ability" to sign Garnett and Pierce from the veteran giants, the Celtics. , formed a team with strong financial strength and tried to change the pattern of the league. However, the Nets still never made it out of the Eastern Conference, and their intention of "getting rich overnight" failed to come true.
The showdown between the Knicks and the Nets was called the New York Derby by fans. According to IC photo
Although there was not much breakthrough in the arena, after Prokhorov took over, he started a crazy fight with the Knicks off the court. "War of words." He publicly stated that he "wanted to turn Knicks fans into Nets fans" and placed a huge advertisement near Madison Square Garden, the home of the Knicks.This series of actions angered Knicks boss Dolan, who then made a public appearance on TV, leaving the classic saying "You can imitate us all you want, but you can never become us." In 2012, the Nets officially moved from New Jersey to Brooklyn, New York, which once again intensified the conflict between the two teams and their fans.
Although in the following seasons, the Nets entered the playoffs more times than the "bad" Knicks, in the hearts of local people, only the Knicks are "their own children". The Nets can never get rid of the image of outsiders.
The three giants have made the Nets "reborn"
"The deadline is over" in three years
With the joining of Durant in July 2019, and the successive additions of Irving and Harden , the Nets have established a luxurious team. The "Big Three" combination, supplemented by Aldridge , Griffin and other stars, this team with a strong lineup was once regarded as one of the biggest favorites to win the championship in the past season. The Net was completely "reborn" and became an upstart in the NBA.
The entire Nets team has been "put on the shelf" according to IC photo
However, the story has been written. The team with high hopes will face the Celtics in the playoffs due to the personal problems of Irving and Harden. They were swept out of the playoffs and had to leave the playoff stage early. Durant is undoubtedly the most embarrassing player. He watched his former teammates Curry, Thompson, Green and others return to the top in front of the TV. He joked about " Green's formula forming a closed loop", and even more It was a huge blow to Durant's pride.
So on the first day of the free market, Durant applied for a trade to Nets boss Tsai Chongxin. According to US media reports, the Western Conference Suns and the Eastern Powerhouse Heat will be the most likely to get Durant. next home. At the same time, the American media also stated that the entire Nets team has been "put on the shelf" , starting another journey of reconstruction. The three-year sweet period is fleeting, and the Big Three's "final deadline" has also allowed Nets fans to once again see the bleak prospect of being suppressed by the Knicks both competitively and economically...
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