The NBA is once again in the era of "superstar clans" and the Nets are seen as the "public enemy of the league"

New aid debut! Beijing time on April 1, the Lakers home 97:112 defeat against the Bucks, they recently signed a strong inside help "Zhuang Shen" Drummond ushered in the debut, but the performance is mediocre, playing 14 minutes only 4 points and 1 rebound. The Lakers have added another All-Star level player to their lineup in addition to the two superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis, and the topic of "superstar huddles" in the NBA is once again being hotly debated.
The "superstar huddle" is becoming more and more common
The Lakers lost the same day, the Nets beat the Rockets 120:108 at home, ranking rose to the first in the East. The Nets signed veteran Griffin in early March to get better, while Aldridge, who signed a few days ago, is still sitting on the bench and is expected to play on behalf of the Nets next week.
Griffin and Aldridge have joined the Nets to make them a "super ship", with Griffin a six-time All-Star and Aldridge a seven-time All-Star; counting the trade for Harden midway through the season, and the team's original Durant, Irving and Jordan, the Nets have six All-Stars and a total of 41 All-Star selections. The Nets have six All-Stars and 41 All-Star selections.
In the summer of 2019, Durant and Irving, who are both free agents, decided to join forces in New York to start the Bucks' clan. Last November, Durant and Harden "conspired" to work together in Los Angeles, and the latter decided to leave the Rockets.
In addition, Draymond, a two-time All-Star, chose the defending champion Lakers after completing his buyout with the Cavaliers. According to ESPN, Cousins, another free agent, is in talks with the Clippers to join the team and is interested in signing a short-term contract. Cousins, a four-time All-Star, was considered the league's best centre three or four years ago.
The Nets are seen as the "public enemy of the league"
This season's widespread "superstar huddle" has been highly controversial, with ESPN host Stephen Smith criticising it for widening the gap between teams and making the competition unfair, "I've had five NBA players text me complaining: is this how the league operates now? " Many fans have complained that this year's NBA has been an early "grand finale" and will end with a showdown between two super teams, the Nets and Lakers, while others believe that the Nets have now become the "public enemy of the league". In this regard, the Nets head coach Nash is quite helpless, "we did not do anything illegal, just try to make up for it."
The reason why the phenomenon of group, the biggest reason is that these stars have not won a championship so far in their careers, want to dream in the middle and later stages of their careers. 36-year-old Aldridge and 32-year-old Griffin are playing 12 years of ball veterans, in order to join the championship team also made great sacrifices - only about 2.5 million U.S. dollars to take the Griffin gave up $13.36 million and Aldridge $7.25 million to join a championship team.
But the title quest is not without risk. The Bucks, despite being called the "Big Six", are slightly "over the hill" with the exception of Durant, Harden and Irving. There are still too many unknowns in the Bucks' roster rotation, team chemistry, and defense. The Lakers' James and Davis are both out with injuries, while Drummond had a sluggish Lakers debut and left the game with a right toe contusion, so it remains to be seen how much help he can bring to the team.
James leads the way
The Lakers had a "Big Four" of O'Neal, Kobe, Malone and Payton in the 2003-2004 season, and the Celtics had a "Big Three" of Pierce, Garnett and Ray Allen in the 2007-2008 season. The Celtics had a "Big Three" of Pierce, Garnett and Ray Allen in the 2007-2008 season. But it was LeBron James who left the Cavaliers to join the Heat in 2010, and Wade and Bosh who created the "Big Three". The Heat then went on to reach the finals four years in a row, and won two straight titles in 2012 and 2013.
This was controversial at the time, and James' decision to broadcast his decision on ESPN was so controversial that some Cavs fans even burned his jersey. But at the same time, LeBron's success in winning titles and his influence as the league's number one man has led to a slew of stars following suit. Smith commented that today's "superstar huddle" is all because of LeBron, "It's his fault. Not only did he do it in Miami, but when he came back to the Cavaliers, he recruited other stars like crazy".
Durant, now the Nets' number one player, has been criticised for leaving the Thunder after nine seasons in the summer of 2016 to join the Warriors, who already have three stars in Curry, Thompson and Draymond Green, causing a shock second only to James. But his three seasons with the Warriors were a success, with the team reaching the finals three years in a row, winning twice, and he was twice named Finals MVP. It is interesting to note that five years later, Durant's Nets are once again in the limelight for the "superstar clan". It seems that Durant is happy to be in a group.