Ky-maraderie

B’klyn building chemistry behind Irving’s leadership

The Nets won’t start training camp for about six weeks, and the regular season for another month after that. But they’re clearly trying to get a head start, gathering on their own to work out en masse.

Much of the roster spent the past few weeks gathered almost 3,000 miles away from Brooklyn, building chemistry with informal workouts in Los Angeles. It’s noteworthy that it was newcomer Kyrie Irving — whose leadership skills were questioned when he played in Boston — who led the way.

“It was basically player-driven,” Theo Pinson told The Post at a Nets youth camp at Hellenic Classical Charter School in Park Slope. “Kyrie was out there, and we wanted to get with him, so we just all went out there and just worked out together.”

Pinson spent two weeks in Southern California, with other Nets coming in and out.

Irving, Pinson, Caris LeVert, DeAndre Jordan, Taurean Prince and David Nwaba were among those working out, along with friends like former Knick and current free agent Carmelo Anthony.

Though Kevin Durant obviously can’t practice after rupturing his Achilles tendon in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, he has a home in Los Angeles. He has been rehabbing from surgery in Los Angeles and has been spotted walking the streets without a crutch, while Nwaba, Spencer Dinwiddie and rookie second-round pick Jaylen Hands of UCLA are all from the area.

“A couple guys have been back-andforth, just because of scheduling and stuff,” Pinson said. “We’ve got a lot of new guys so they’re trying to get places here. So it’s been back-and-forth.”

Considering the considerable turnover on the Nets roster — all the aforementioned players except Pinson, LeVert and Dinwiddie are newcomers — it’s auspicious that they’re working out together to develop chemistry. It’s even better that it’s both player-driven and organized by Irving.

“It’s good. It gives us a little head start going into camp. Just getting not just on the court and [basketball-wise], but off the court also: playing ‘[NBA] 2K’, going to dinner and stuff like that. It’s been fun,” Pinson said.

For his part, Pinson has spent the offseason — the informal Los Angeles pickup games, Las Vegas Summer League and individual workouts — working on his jumper and pointguard skills to replace Shabazz Napier and back up both Irving and Dinwiddie.

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