Nets should not listen to any trade offers for Irving, Durant or Harden as all three are simply untouchable

Nine regular season games and five playoff games, that's the sample size Nets fans and the NBA world got with Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden fully healthy and together. The idea that Sean Marks would entertain offers for one or any of his star players is simply outrageous. Each star is arguably the best at their given position and were not the reason why Brooklyn went home early during the playoffs. Untimely injuries, Steve Nash's unwillingness to expand his bench rotation, and the scoring struggles of Joe Harris were all contributing factors to the team's second round ousting. The fact remains, the Nets newly former superteam has win-it-all or bust expectations, and rightly so, but trading any of the three stars who want to be in Brooklyn a long-time is not a route that Marks should even explore.

Now is the time for the Nets' general manager to throw out the one word all three players want to hear, untouchable. Unequivocally, Irving and Durant teamed up to be together in Brooklyn and recruited HArden, whose exit from Houston was anything but smooth, to join forces with them. By even fielding offers for any of the three, Marks is playing a dangerous game and can alienate or cause a rift with any or all of his three stars that could result in irreparable damage. Durant, Irving and Harden, all listen to critiques of them by fans and the media, but if they know their general manager and coach have their backs, the loyalty Brooklyn can build will their stars will prove invaluable. It's always the job of a team's executives to find the right pieces to mesh on his roster and build a championship contending squad, but the Nets were knocking on the door despite a rash of unlucky injuries to their premier players. Now is the time to run it back, not tinker with a nucleus that will not only have championship potential, but championship expectations next season. Outside of the Big three, the Nets' should absolutely look at any or all avenues to improve the club, but exploring any trade scenarios that involve Irving, Durant or Harden is something the Marks needs to avoid at all costs.