They're just making excuses for Kyrie
Two weeks ago, Kyrie claimed that the Nets were the best team in the nba & was playing in his hometown with his best friend
What changed?
He wants to get paid so he went nuclear just as he has done before
As for Simmons, recovery from that surgery was always going to have complications
See MPJ's comments on Simmons and the recovery process
Funnily enough, I like the Nets roster far more after the trade than before as we're now far tougher defensively & haven't lost any scoring plus the acquisition of DFS makes it possible for us to play more Cam Thomas, etc
Also have assets for further upgrades
However, if they are stupid enough to trade for Beal or LaVine just to appease KD then it's over & they might as well blow it up
Btw, here's some facts for you
KD & Kyrie played 72 games together in 3 years
KD/Kyrie/Harden played 16!!!!!! games together
That original Harden trade was an absolute shocker in hindsight
They could have had Kyrie, KD, Allen, Clax & all of their picks at the cost of D'lo