New Beginning. The Brooklyn Nets || NBA2K17

[Daonlyjmo7]

Awesome. Following

[Smasher1311]

I'll be following this one as well! Best of luck.

[michaellowll]

2016 NBA OFFSEASON REVIEW THE BROOKLYN NETS


OCT 8, 2016 || RealGM Analysis, by Keith P Smith

Additions: Anthony Bennett, Trevor Booker, Randy Foye, Justin Hamilton, Joe Harris, Caris LeVert, Jeremy Lin, Luis Scola, Greivis Vasquez, Isaiah Whitehead

Subtractions: Markel Brown, Wayne Ellington, Jarrett Jack, Sergey Karasev, Shane Larkin, Willie Reed, Thomas Robinson, Henry Sims, Donald Sloan, Thaddeus Young

2016-17 Cap Space: $17.2 million. $7.8 million under Salary Floor.

2017-18 Maximum Cap Space: $65.7 million

Analysis: The Nets saw as much roster turnover from 15-16 to 16-17 as any team in the league and that isn’t necessarily a bad thing for a team that performed as poorly as they did. Sean Marks made it a goal to clean up the team’s cap sheet and not to take on any bad contracts long term. That meant moving on from a lot of players and bringing in new blood.

The Nets parted ways with Deron Williams and Joe Johnson last year. This summer they traded Thaddeus Young away for a first round draft pick. The leaves Brook Lopez as the last man standing from the last time the Nets made the postseason. Lopez has a Player Option for next season and is likely to opt out. Brooklyn can either build around Lopez or they can move on to their next iteration with a lot of cap space. Neither way is a particularly bad option and a lot may depend on Lopez’s performance this season.

As for this year, the Nets will have at least six new players in their rotation. Jeremy Lin and Luis Scola both project to be starters and Greivis Vasquez, Trevor Booker, Randy Foye and Justin Hamilton will all be a part of the bench rotation for Brooklyn. Outside of Lin, who signed a 2+1 (2 guaranteed years with a player option on the third year), none of those players are signed for more than two seasons. And all of them are signed for less than $10 million dollars annually. Bojan Bogdanovic, who finished last year playing at a high level and was terrific in the Olympics, enters his last season before restricted free agency. He’s a player the Nets would like to have in the fold long term.

The Nets' goal was to add veterans in an attempt to be a competitive team. This is a different approach to most rebuilds, but Brooklyn also didn’t commit long term to anyone either. This makes all of their additions tradeable, as well as maintains long term flexibility. And none of the players who moved on to new clubs will be missed, as none were part of the future in Brooklyn.

Offseason Grade: C. The Nets are likely to be one of the worst teams in the league. In addition, they have very little young talent to watch grow this season. They may be in most games, but they won’t win very often. It projects to be a long season in Brooklyn.

Long-term Grade: B+. Sure, the Nets won’t likely own their next two first round picks, but that is a sunk cost at this point. There was nothing Sean Marks could do to change that. By shedding salary and years and keeping the cap sheet clean, Brooklyn is set up to bounce back quickly. They also have a smart and progressive front office led by Marks and Trajan Langdon. And they hired one of the most respected assistant coaches in the NBA to lead their team in Kenny Atkinson. This season may be rough, but things are finally looking up for the Nets for the long haul.

[Dddagawd]

Great read so far will follow maybe even cite this dynasty as inspiration

[michaellowll]

Quote: Originally Posted by Dddagawd

Great read so far will follow maybe even cite this dynasty as inspiration

thank you, I appreciate it !!!

[jeremym480]

Good luck with the Nets I know they're have tough rebuild ahead. I will be following to see how you handle it.

[trekfan]

Following as well. Love Jeremy Lin as a player and I feel bad for the Nets. Billy King really messed them up in a trade everyone (except him) knew was horrible.

[Smasher1311]

Quote: Originally Posted by trekfan

Following as well. Love Jeremy Lin as a player and I feel bad for the Nets. Billy King really messed them up in a trade everyone (except him) knew was horrible.

Nah, Billy King is the greatest of all time, he knew exactly what he was doing.