Kyrie Irving's Unpredictability May Affect Brooklyn Nets' Drive To Go Deep This Season

The Brooklyn Nets have somehow managed to fix their internal rifts, and the focus right now is to start racking up wins.

One of the last issues has been addressed, particularly the case of Kyrie Irving.

Holding a 10-11 win-loss record, the Nets will need to do more to show everyone that they are one of the most dangerous teams to watch out for in the league.

Kevin Durant and Ben Simmons are around, but the main issue, unwanted as it may seem, is the 30-year-old All-Star guard.

According to former NBA player Paul Mokeski, Irving is someone who continues to search for the right team to be in.

The seven-time All-Star left the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2017 with hopes of leading his team.

However, that did not work out with "Uncle Drew" as he was unable to blend in with the likes of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.

Now with the Nets, it appears he is still far from content and has been in the middle of several issues, particularly off the court.

"I take players for what their history is. I want to give them the benefit of the doubt that they changed. But Kyrie is going to be Kyrie. And something is gonna happen," Mokeski told PTV Sports.

"Over the last few years, he left Cleveland because he wanted his own team and he went to Boston and then he didn't like the young players there. So he went to Brooklyn to be with those guys. He didn't want to get vaccinated and then he had some personal problems."

Mokeski, someone who has played and gone up against the greatest NBA players, conceded that Irving is among that elite circle, but that is all useless if the Nets do not have him on the floor helping out their cause.

"He's a great player. But you can only be a great player if you are on the court playing. That is one of his problems. In the back of my mind if I'm the coach or a teammate, I'm just thinking 'ok great we have things going now, everything's going better.' But at the back of my mind, 'you know something's coming, I know something's gonna come up,'" Mokeski stated.

There is no doubt the Nets have to work on making it to the playoffs.

Once they do get into the groove of things, other teams may be in for some trouble, especially if Durant is healthy and Simmons finds his touch once more.