The focus of the Nets offseason has been on Kevin Durant, or Kyrie Irving, or Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving.
Irving’s contract saga was followed by Durant’s trade request in June, and the spotlight hasn’t strayed off those two stars since.
Royce O’Neale and Edmond Sumner arrived with little to no fanfare, and the most overlooked and under-discussed arrival likely belonged to T.J. Warren, who averaged nearly 20 points per game in his last healthy season.
Granted, Durant’s trade demand will overshadow any roster move and take the air out of any room. Irving’s status and Ben Simmons’ physical and mental health round out the trio of top storylines. But Warren’s signing has been downright covert. Maybe because of the all-important caveat at the end of the last paragraph.


