Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving chose to sign with the Brooklyn Nets this offseason despite speculation throughout the year they'd team up on the New York Knicks.
Their decision raised the eyebrows of Hall of Famer and Knicks legend Walt "Clyde" Frazier, who was surprised both stars chose the crosstown rivals instead.
"I was shocked," Frazier told SNY's Ian Begley. "To tell (you) the truth, I didn't see that happening. Nobody anticipated that. Early on it was that they were coming to the Knicks. So you never know in this league what players are doing or where they're going."
Even though the Nets added Durant and Irving, Frazier maintains New York still belongs to the Knicks.
The seven-time All-Star points to all the attention his former club received when the New Jersey/Brooklyn franchise made similar headline-grabbing moves in the past.
"Remember they brought in (Paul) Pierce and The Big Ticket (Kevin Garnett), so that didn't work out," Frazier said. "So there's no guarantee that any of this stuff is going to work. But I think it's still a Knicks town.
"I can't see them being more dominant than (when the Nets had Jason) Kidd, they had K-Mart (Kenyon Martin) and those guys. They got to the Finals two consecutive times and people were still talking about, 'What's wrong with the Knicks?'"
