NEW YORK — The storm intensified, then it passed, and the Nets remain championship contenders.
Kevin Durant’s trade request went unfulfilled, and — at least for now — he remains in Brooklyn. Durant stands alongside a motivated Kyrie Irving (in a contract year) and what projects to be a healthy Ben Simmons, also motivated by an abundance of slander he’s received as an All-Star who doesn’t look to score first.
The three stars return to an improved Nets roster, but is Brooklyn’s roster complete? This is what general manager Sean Marks has done so far:
