Brown saw Brooklyn breakup coming

Three former Nets teammates were all back in town together with Denver, and none was surprised at how their supposed superteam broke up and the Kevin Durant-Kyrie Irving era ended in Brooklyn.

As a matter of fact, a couple expected it.

“No, [I’m not surprised]. Not really, no,” Bruce Brown told The Post. “No, I think everyone was not. Everyone’s not surprised with what happened, because they both … KD requested a trade, and there was a lot going on in the summer. So I think it was good for both parties to move on.”

Brown said that there was plenty going on with the Nets behind the scenes, and that once Durant had asked out in June and Irving followed with his own melodrama, it went from a matter of if to a question only of when.

“Once the summer [trade request occurred], it could happen. They started off playing really well, and then when the Ky situation came about you knew they were going to move him,” said Brown, shrugging, “So, end of an era.”

➤ Ben Simmons missed a 13th straight game Sunday with left knee and back soreness. Jacque Vaughn offered no further clarity on his status.

“Not really a timeline or update,” Vaughn said. “Again, what I can give you is no setback which is good and he continues to progress on court.”

➤ Newly signed 10-day player Moses Brown did not play in his first game with the Nets.

“[We] still have Day’Ron [Sharpe] and his ability to play for us,” Vaughn said. “But the way I coach, at some point you will see Moses and we’ll see him during the stretch of the next 10 days for sure.”