Isiah Thomas Calls Out Kevin Durant For His Deteriorating ‘Impact’ For The Nets

After having a poor season debut, the Brooklyn Nets joined those groups.

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Wins have been hard to come by so far despite KD and Kyari putting up strong stats.

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At -58 right now, Durant's plus-minus score is at its lowest point in the whole season.

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The Hall of Famer never held back when expressing his opinions. Durant's circumstance is not any different.

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Thomas recently criticised Durant for his play since he hasn't been having the same impact on the nets as in past seasons.

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Durant has a history of producing impressive numbers. It would be difficult for him to not accomplish this given his size and skill set.

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This is not nearly as much as it once was, as Thomas and others have noted.

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The Nets are currently more likely to qualify as a play-in team than to be a serious title contender.

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Despite all of the potential they appear to have, there is no chemistry between these individuals.

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This season, it will be up to Kevin Durant and the rest of the group to disprove the critics.

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