AP
Sean Marks built the Nets around Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving back in 2019, and added James Harden to a superteam a year later.
But now as the general manager gears up for another rebuild, the superteam is dead, killed by the new collective bargaining agreement and its punitive second apron.
And buried by the participants in this year’s NBA Finals.
Watching the Pacers and Thunder ride depth and balance through the playoffs — and other star-laden teams get their Achilles’ heels exposed along the way — was educational. It taught the fans what Marks and other league executives already knew.