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Netflix’s ‘Starting 5’ Season 2 Recasts SGA’s Rise and Era-Defining NBA Decisions

New behind-the-scenes access is prompting fresh evaluations of players and franchises.

Overview

  • Netflix released the eight-episode season on Oct. 16, following Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Tyrese Haliburton, Kevin Durant, James Harden and Jaylen Brown through 2024–25.
  • Gilgeous-Alexander’s award-laden campaign and Oklahoma City’s dominance are central, with mic’d audio and locker-room moments shaping the narrative.
  • Durant and Harden offer unusually frank reflections on the 2012 trade that split Oklahoma City’s young core, describing long-standing frustration.
  • Gilgeous-Alexander details his 2019 exit from the Clippers and says he aimed to ensure the Thunder ultimately “won the trade,” noting extra motivation when facing L.A.
  • Reporting notes an on-court lower-leg injury to Haliburton shown in the series, with outlets differing on whether it is described as an Achilles or ACL tear, as fan chatter also resurfaces a 2018 clip tying rookie SGA to a Warriors flashpoint.