How good are the Brooklyn Nets?

How good are the Brooklyn Nets? Did they get higher this offseason? The place do you anticipate them to complete within the Japanese Convention?

Added: Royce O’Neale, T.J. Warren, Edmond Sumner, Markieff Morris

Misplaced: Bruce Brown, Andre Drummond, Goran Dragić, James Johnson

Bobby Manning

Sean Marks made some good strikes through the Kevin Durant commerce saga. Royce O’Neale is precisely what this workforce missed on the perimeter final 12 months, and regardless that the Bruce Brown loss hurts he could possibly be an improve. T.J. Warren is the proper buy-low candidate for a comeback season enjoying alongside different stars. The truth that he didn’t garner a lot free agent curiosity isn’t encouraging although. The celebrities are what matter right here. Does Durant wish to be right here? If he does, he performed like a MVP candidate early final season. Kyrie Irving’s on-court skills aren’t doubtful, and he’ll have to show himself dependable for his subsequent contract.

I beloved the Ben Simmons match when he arrived on the commerce deadline. Now, I really have to see him on the ground once more to consider when he final performed over 14 months in the past. He’ll have to embrace guarding facilities for this roster to work. Steve Nash’s defensive shortcomings as a coach loom giant and he may’ve misplaced Durant’s religion. Final time we noticed Nic Claxton, he shot 1-for-11 on the free throw line in an elimination recreation. Can or not it’s all about basketball right here? If that’s the case, and it hasn’t been for 3 years, they’re an ideal workforce on paper. They’re nonetheless one which matches up poorly in opposition to Boston come playoff time. Pencil them in across the 4 or 5 seed, although I wouldn’t be stunned if this period falls aside by mid-season.

Daniel Poarch

That is Schrödinger’s Basketball Staff, and we’re not going to have any concept what they really are till the field will get opened. No workforce within the league has extra happening behind-the-scenes than the Nets, and the truth that this complete offseason saga resulted in no substantial change is maybe essentially the most perplexing potential final result. On the finish of the day, that is nonetheless a workforce with Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and a stable toolbox of helpful position gamers, and in the event that they keep comparatively wholesome, they need to be at the very least a mid-tier playoff workforce. However would any of us actually be stunned if this workforce’s home of playing cards lastly collapsed on itself this season?

Adam Spinella

Betting on unstable shares is rarely a good suggestion, so assigning a preseason win complete to the last word wild card within the NBA is a idiot’s errand. On their greatest days, they’ve three All-Stars, two of the most effective ISO scorers on the earth, and a ton of veterans and shooters surrounding them. On their worst, they’ve two of the least dependable personalities within the league, lack defensive-minded personnel and are somewhat inexperienced down low. They might win 50 video games on expertise alone, or blow up in mid-December and barely resemble this group we see earlier than us.

Jack Simone

Sure, the Nets bought higher. Including TJ Warren, Edmond Sumner, Royce O’Neale, and Markieff Morris undoubtedly qualifies as getting higher, nevertheless it’s by no means been in regards to the expertise with Brooklyn. It’s about whether or not or not they will keep wholesome and keep away from drama. If they will do each of these issues, they’re a top-four seed. If not, hey Play-In Event.

Neil Iyer

I don’t care in regards to the inner turmoil or the unreliability of their stars, the Nets are nonetheless a juggernaut with a roster outfitted to win a championship. Kyrie Irving and Ben Simmons may inexplicably go lacking for per week, however once they’re enjoying at their peak skills, they completely complement Kevin Durant – Kyrie as a secondary scorer and Simmons as a playmaker/defender. They’ve bought sharpshooters with Patty Mills, Joe Harris, and Seth Curry; younger gamers poised for enchancment in Kessler Edwards, Cam Thomas, and Nic Claxton; and dependable veterans with Royce O’Neal and TJ Warren. Durant + secondary stars + competent position gamers = championship contender. They solely factor standing of their manner is themselves.

Jeff Clark

The Nets are bizarre. I’ve formally given up on making an attempt to determine them out.