Changing the Brooklyn way: A Brooklyn Nets Dynasty

[Funkycorm]

Re: Changing the Brooklyn way: A Brooklyn Nets Dynasty

The 2023-2024 NBA Finals are upon us. We have made our first Finals appearance since my takeover in 2016. We have had a long bumpy road over the years to get to this point. We endured multiple losing seasons, lack of draft picks, and bad contracts to make it to this point. This is time for the Brooklyn Nets to show the NBA world that we are here and we deserve to be here.

We face the L.A. Lakers, the 2nd seed from the West, who finished with a record of 54-28 on the year and who will carry homecourt advantage in the series. Our only injury is Bradford Ford. The Lakers have no injuries on their squad at the moment. We won both meetings, going 2-0, against the Lakers this year and we are the spread consensus pick to win.

Game 1:

Brooklyn Nets (0-0) at Los Angeles Lakers (0-0)
Jun 1, 2024 1 2 3 4 Final Brooklyn 26 19 29 26 100 Los Angeles 25 19 12 20 76 Top Performers Brooklyn Nets Washington, 19 pts, 8 asst, 2 stl Watson 18 pts, 6 reb, Los Angeles Lakers Russell, 22 pts,3 asst Ingram, 17 pts, 8 reb	Team Stats Comparison BKN LAL FG Made-Att 33-65 30-75 3PT Made-Att 6-13 9-25 FT Made-Att 28-31 7-8 Rebounds 44 33 Assists 20 21 Turnovers 17 16 Steals 7 8 Blocks 6 4

Carlisle suffered an injury and is hurt. He is still playing though.

Game 2:

Brooklyn Nets (1-0) at Los Angeles Lakers (0-1)
Jun 3, 2024 1 2 3 4 Final Brooklyn 28 28 20 28 104 Los Angeles 20 26 20 24 90 Top Performers Brooklyn Nets Fordham 30 pts, 3 reb Washington 14 pts, 16 asst Los Angeles Lakers Russell, 19 pts,7 asst Ingram, 16 pts, 8 reb	Team Stats Comparison BKN LAL FG Made-Att 42-75 32-71 3PT Made-Att 6-20 5-23 FT Made-Att 14-19 21-25 Rebounds 38 38 Assists 30 19 Turnovers 9 12 Steals 4 2 Blocks 3 7

Game 3:

Los Angeles Lakers (0-2) at Brooklyn Nets (2-0)
Jun 6, 2024 1 2 3 4 Final Los Angeles 31 14 29 23 97 Brooklyn 23 24 20 29 96 Top Performers Los Angeles Lakers Russell 20 pts, 6 asst Ingram 19 pts, 5 reb, 6 asst Brooklyn Nets Washington 20 pts, 8 asst Watson 17 pts, 6 reb, 6 asst	Team Stats Comparison LAL BKN FG Made-Att 40-85 32-72 3PT Made-Att 9-27 6-19 FT Made-Att 8-10 26-32 Rebounds 46 42 Assists 28 18 Turnovers 10 10 Steals 5 4 Blocks 10 6

Game 4:

Los Angeles Lakers (1-2) at Brooklyn Nets (2-1)
Jun 8, 2024 1 2 3 4 Final Los Angeles 25 32 28 20 105 Brooklyn 15 18 13 8 54 Top Performers Los Angeles Lakers Russell 22 pts, 9 asst Hayward 19 pts, 4 asst Brooklyn Nets Washington 15 pts, 5 asst Watson 11 pts, 4 reb	Team Stats Comparison LAL BKN FG Made-Att 41-75 22-86 3PT Made-Att 10-21 5-16 FT Made-Att 13-16 5-9 Rebounds 56 43 Assists 30 15 Turnovers 10 14 Steals 8 8 Blocks 9 3

This was our lowest point total since I took over in 2016. This was excruciating to see.

Game 5:

Brooklyn Nets (2-2) at Los Angeles Lakers (2-2)
Jun 11, 2024 1 2 3 4 Final Brooklyn 22 20 33 27 102 Los Angeles 23 13 22 20 78 Top Performers Brooklyn Nets Carlisle 25 pts, 3 reb Washington 22 pts, 14 asst Los Angeles Lakers Ingram 21 pts, 9 reb, 8 asst Hayward 16 pts	Team Stats Comparison BKN LAL FG Made-Att 38-75 26-76 3PT Made-Att 5-18 6-27 FT Made-Att 21-23 20-26 Rebounds 44 43 Assists 26 19 Turnovers 9 11 Steals 5 4 Blocks 4 5

Game 6:

Los Angeles Lakers (2-3) at Brooklyn Nets (3-2)
Jun 14, 2024 1 2 3 4 Final Los Angeles 30 35 15 28 108 Brooklyn 33 26 21 27 107 Top Performers Los Angeles Lakers Russell 21 pts, 5 reb, 3 asst Ingram 19 pts, 6 reb, 6 asst Brooklyn Nets Fordham 22 pts Washington 20 pts, 9 asst	Team Stats Comparison LAL BKN FG Made-Att 37-74 41-78 3PT Made-Att 9-21 7-18 FT Made-Att 25-26 18-22 Rebounds 34 40 Assists 28 22 Turnovers 11 13 Steals 7 8 Blocks 5 10

It will all come down to 1 game. It will be game 7 of the NBA Finals. It’s win or go home. Game 7 will take place in Los Angeles on the Lakers home court.

It has been a back and forth series, all 6 games to this point have been won by the road team. No team has been able to take advantage of momentum and secure the series earlier. We had a chance to win in game 6, but lost a nail biter at home. Wally Carlisle was injured in game 1 of the series and has played hurt thru game 6. He will be back at 100% for game 7 thankfully. Watson has played well with Carlisle only getting limited time in the series.

Stay tuned for game 7 of the NBA Finals.

Thanks for reading!

[Funkycorm]

Re: Changing the Brooklyn way: A Brooklyn Nets Dynasty

It is June 17, 2024 and we are getting ready for game 7 of the NBA Finals. If you asked anyone 8 years ago if we would be here, they would all say ‘no.’ Not us though, we had faith in our plan to build through the draft and develop our players and it will hopefully pay off tonight.

Game 7:

Brooklyn Nets (3-3) at Los Angeles Lakers (3-3)
Jun 17, 2024 1 2 3 4 Final Brooklyn 10 22 28 39 99 Los Angeles 19 18 29 24 90 Top Performers Brooklyn Nets Washington 34 pts, 6 asst, 5 stl Fordham 17 pts Los Angeles Lakers Hayward 19 pts, 5 reb Whiteside 14 pts, 11 reb	Team Stats Comparison BKN LAL FG Made-Att 32-70 35-75 3PT Made-Att 3-15 9-22 FT Made-Att 32-36 11-15 Rebounds 36 43 Assists 20 21 Turnovers 8 16 Steals 10 2 Blocks 4 8

Brooklyn wins the series 4-3.

Gabriel Washington was names the NBA Finals MVP averaging 20.6 points per game, 9.4 assists per game, and 2.1 steals per game.

We did it. We are the 2024 NBA Champions. We have done the seemingly impossible and brought a championship to Brooklyn


Stay tuned for the offseason.

Thanks for reading!

[lakers24]

Re: Changing the Brooklyn way: A Brooklyn Nets Dynasty

Damnit! lol, congrats on the title though, even though I was rooting against you as I scrolled

[Funkycorm]

Re: Changing the Brooklyn way: A Brooklyn Nets Dynasty

Damnit! lol, congrats on the title though, even though I was rooting against you as I scrolled

LOL. Thanks!

[Funkycorm]

Re: Changing the Brooklyn way: A Brooklyn Nets Dynasty

Now we head into the 2024 off season as NBA Champions.

Retirements:

Carmelo Anthony
Chris Paul
Kyle Lowry
Jeremy Lin
Trevor Booker
Bojan Bogdanovic

Hall of Fame:
Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul were inducted into the Hall of Fame as the 2024 Inductee Class.

Jersey Retirements:
Chris Paul had his jersey retired by the L.A. Clippers. Kyle Lowry’s number was retired by the Toronto Raptors. Carmelo Anthony had his number retired by both the New York Knicks and Denver Nuggets.

Doc Rivers also retired as head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies.

There were no rule changes or league realignments.

Draft Lottery:

We hold 3 picks in the first round this year. Our original pick is 30th overall, we have the 19th pick from Minnesota and a lottery pick at number 4 projected from San Antonio. This marks the third year in a row we own San Antonio’s 1st round pick. We hold a 9.0% chance for the number 1 spot. When the lottery comes, we end up at the 5th pick overall.

Draft Order:

1. Portland
2. Dallas
3. Boston
4. New Orleans
5. Brooklyn (via San Antonio)
6. New Orleans (via Oklahoma City)
7. Denver
8. Chicago
9. Atlanta (via Milwaukee)
10. Charlotte
11. Indiana
12. Milwaukee (via Toronto)
13. Sacramento
14. Cleveland
15. Denver (via Utah)
16. New York
17. Atlanta
18. L.A. Clippers
19. Brooklyn (via Minnesota)
20. Detroit
21. Washington
22. Orlando
23. Phoenix
24. Indiana (via Memphis)
25. Philadelphia
26. Houston
27. L.A. Lakers
28. Sacramento (via Miami)
29. Golden State
30. Brooklyn

Draft Night:

Overall, we feel this draft class in on the weaker end. There are a few players we like but aren’t completely sold on. We will probably be doing some wheeling and dealing to move down the draft and secure more picks for future years. No one in this class stands out to us.

We trade our 5th pick, our 30th pick, a 2026 2nd, and a 2027 2nd to Chicago for the 8th pick and a 2027 1st round pick.

Boston trades Isaiah Thomas to New Orleans for the 6th pick.

Milwaukee trades Khris Middleton to Denver for the 7th pick

At the 8th spot, we draft PF Manuel Chavez out of Mexico.

Dallas trades Norm Ward and Tyler Johnson to Atlanta for the 9th pick and a 2026 2nd round pick.

Utah trades Larry Nance Jr. and a 2025 1st round pick to Charlotte for the 10th pick and a 2025 2nd round pick.

At the 19th spot, there was no one we had interest in so we trade the pick to San Antonio for a 2026 1st pick. It is another 1st round pick we take from San Antonio. This would make 4 of their 5 first round picks in a 5 year period that belong to us.

Top 10 Picks:

2024 NBA Draft - Top 10 Recap
Pick	Team	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt
1	Portland	Douglas Grove (74B-)	SG	6'5"	227
2	Dallas	Marvin White (81A-)	SF	6'7"	229
3	Boston	Patrick Henderson (72B-)	C	6'11"	249
4	New Orleans	Luther Baylor (70B)	SG	6'6"	219
5	Chicago (trade Brooklyn)	Alvin Hammons (73B-)	C	7'1"	278
6	Boston (trade New Orleans)	Dedric Wright (73B)	PG	6'6"	199
7	Milwaukee (trade Denver)	Neal Walters (72B-)	SG	6'5"	221
8	Brooklyn (trade Chicago)	Manuel Chavez (72B-)	PF	7'0"	273
9	Dallas (trade Atlanta)	Herb Ward (69A-)	C	7'0"	284
10	Utah (trade Charlotte)	Theo Warren (67C)	PG	6'1"	177

Our Draft Picks:

2024 NBA Draft - Brooklyn Nets Pick Recap
Pick	Player	College	Pos	Ht	Wt
9	Manuel Chavez (72B-)	Mexico	PF	7'0"	273

Draft Assessment:

Overall this was an alright draft for us. We did not want to waste our picks on players we did not want so we made a few moves and helped to continue to improve our future. Chavez will be moved to center as his size and mobility are more prototypical of a center.

Stay tuned for the remainder of the 2024 off season.

Thanks for reading!

[Funkycorm]

Re: Changing the Brooklyn way: A Brooklyn Nets Dynasty

Welcome to the conclusion of the 2024 NBA off season. An off season where we are the current NBA Champions! Let’s get right to the rest of the summer.

Rookie Signings:

Manuel Chavez: We signed Chavez to his 2 year/$5.29M deal and changed him to center with secondary as power forward. There were no attribute changes.

Team Options:

Gabriel Washington: We accepted his 2-year team option.
Dale Fordham: We accepted his 2-year team option.
Rick Huestis: We accepted his team option.

My Free Agents:

Nerlens Noel: He wanted a 4 year/$74.00M deal. With Huestis coming on his option this next season and not knowing the contract he will want then with Washington and Fordham coming into contract years 2 seasons from now, we did not want to commit large amounts of money long term and risk the chance of not being able to pay Washington or Fordham. So, we decided to offer and he accepted a 2 year/$33.19M deal. It keeps Noel on our team as he is a key defensive contributor but it does not damper our financial future. Noel is an asset to us but we value Washington and Fordham higher.
Montrezl Harrell: He wanted to test free agency but he played well for us so we offered a 1 year/$1.84M deal and he accepted.
E’Twaun Moore: He wanted to test free agency and we decided to let him walk.
John Henson: He wanted to test free agency and we had other options at center.
Harrison Barnes: He played very well in the Finals for us covering some extra minutes when Carlisle was hurt, but he is declining fast so we decided to move on.
Matthew Dellavedova: He played well for us for a few years but it was time to move on as he is declining rapidly.

Trade Alert:

We trade SF Stevie Adrien to Houston for a 2027 1st round pick (top 5 protected). This trade was for the pick and honestly, Adrien did not have a future here. He would require multiple seasons of training camp to grow into a quality backup and we do not want to waste the training on him.

Free Agency:

PG Tony Wroten (75B-): He signed a 1 year/$2.02M deal. He will provide depth behind Washington and Ford.
SG Stacey Drew (75B-): He signed a 1 year/$1.60M deal. He will see some playing time behind Watson.
SF Sam Dekkar (74B-): He signed a 1 year/$1.84M deal. He is going to be backing up Carlisle this season.
SG Bruno Caboclo (74B-): He signed a 1 year/$2.02M deal. He will be depth at shooting guard for us.

Interesting League Signings:

SG C.J. McCollum to Charlotte for 3 years/$17.58M
SF Denzel Valentine to Toronto for 4 years/$26.16
SF Dale Cross to Houston for 4 years/$44.84M
PG Diamond Lane to Cleveland for 4 year/40.67M
PF Shaun Bridgeman resigns with Atlanta for 5 years/$74.21M. He has progressed to an 80 overall and an elite paint protector but in his career his is still only averaging 3.5 points per game, 1.0 blocks per game, and 7.0 rebounds per game, even as a starter.
C Stephen Zimmerman to Portland for 4 years/$32.96M
PF Kevin Love to Dallas for 4 years/$89.76M. With Lebron retired from Cleveland and Irving declining rapidly due to injury, the Cavs appeared to not even offer Love a deal and let him walk.
SG Malik Beasley to Dallas for 3 years/$30.51M
SF Phil Norman to Portland for 3 years/$38.92M. Like Bridgeman, a former Nets player, is being paid big bucks for his ratings but hasn’t show much more than 4.0 points per game since we traded him years earlier.

Player Progression:

Gabriel Washington: +3
Wally Carlisle: +2
Dale Fordham: +3
Nerlens Noel: +1
Rick Huestis: +3
James Michael Simpson: +1
Bruno Caboclo: +1
Tony Wroten: -1
Lee Wagner: +2

Rookie class autogenerated with no changes made.

Training Camp (untapped potential):

Lee Wagner: B- to B
Dale Fordham: A- to A
Manual Chavez: B- to B

Season Outlook:

Coming off of an NBA championship we have a great outlook for next season. We return all 5 of our starters this year. We return multiple key role players off the bench as well. Since we have won a championship, I have additional goals. First is to repeat as champions. Next is to win 60 games, and be 1st in division, conference, and power rankings. That being said, my outlook on this upcoming season is that we make it back to the Finals and repeat as champions.

Record Prediction: 55-27, 1st in Atlantic, 2nd in East, top 5 Power Rankings, and another trip to the Finals.

Stay tuned for the start of the next season.

Thanks for reading!

[Funkycorm]

Re: Changing the Brooklyn way: A Brooklyn Nets Dynasty

The 2024-25 NBA Season is about to get underway. Expectations are now high in Brooklyn and the Nets come off of their first NBA championship in franchise history, downing the L.A. Lakers in a historic 7 game series.

Let’s look at our roster:

2024-25 Brooklyn Nets
#	NAME	POS	AGE	HT	WT	SALARY
4	Gabriel Washington (88A)	PG	24	6'2"	200	$5.02M
1	Bradford Ford (77B)	PG	27	6'0"	178	$5.28M
8	Tony Wroten (74B-)	PG	31	6'6"	205	$1.28M
30	Johnnie Watson (84A)	SG	27	6'4"	200	$23.11M
11	Stacey Drew (75B-)	SG	27	6'5"	211	$1.28M
34	Lee Wagner (73B)	SG	21	6'5"	200	$3.53M
41	Wally Carlisle (88A)	SF	25	6'8"	241	$22.27M
18	Bruno Capoclo (74B-)	SF	29	6'9"	205	$1.28M
42	Sam Dekkar (74B-)	SF	30	6'9"	230	$1.28M
35	Dale Fordham (84A)	PF	23	6'9"	266	$5.61M
13	Montrezl Harrell (75B-)	PF	30	6'8"	240	$1.28M
44	James Michael Simpson (76B)	PF	25	6'9"	229	$8.33M
17	Nerlens Noel (81B+)	C	30	6'11"	228	$16.23M
12	Rick Huestis (81A-)	C	26	7'1"	276	$5.64M
26	Manuel Chavez (72B)	C	21	7'0"	273	$2.59M

Depth Chart:

Brooklyn Nets Depth Chart - 2024-25
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	Gabriel Washington	Bradford Ford	Tony Wroten
SG	Johnnie Watson	Stacey Drew	Lee Wagner
SF	Wally Carlisle	Bruno Caboclo	Sam Dekkar
PF	Dale Fordham	James Michael Simpson	Montrezl Harrell
C	Rick Huestis	Nerlens Noel	Manuel Chavez

Roster Assessment:

We return all 5 starters plus 3 quality role players off of the bench. The one change in our lineup is that Huestis will start the season out at center over Noel. They will probably be splitting starts as the season goes along. Our starting lineup is stacked with all players rated 80 or more overall. Our offense is led by offensive superstars Gabriel Washington and Wally Carlisle, with Dale Fordham rounding out our iteration of the Big 3. Four of our 5 starters this year played in all 82 games last year and showed incredible durability. We can expect big things from this lineup this year, including my prediction of a possible MVP for Gabriel Washington and at least 1 All-NBA 1st team player.

Draft Picks:

2025: 1st round, 1st round (via Minnesota)
2026: 1st round, 1st round (via Toronto), 1st round (via San Antonio)
2027: 1st round, 1 round (via Chicago), 1st round (via Houston, top 5 protected)
2028: 1st round, 2nd round

Prospect Profiles:

C Manuel Chavez:
He is a 20-year-old, 7’0”, 273 pound, 72 overall, B potential center out of Mexico. While playing, he averaged 24.8 points per game, 6.7 rebounds per game, and 1.0 blocks per game in 31 games played. He was drafted as a power forward but we quickly moved him to center as his primary position. He is not expected to see much playing time at center or power forward this season. He is scouted as a low post threat but our scout reports he is a solid shot blocker and defender and could be something special in the league. That is if he can improve his basketball IQ and awareness as well as his speed and mobility. He rates 3 starts in post scoring, and 1 star in rebounds and mid-range shooting. Again, he is not expected to see playing time unless injuries wreak havoc on our front court this season.

NBA.com Preseason Power Rankings (not detailed, just rank):

1. Philadelphia
2. L.A. Lakers
3. Miami
4. Phoenix
5. Atlanta
6. Charlotte
7. Brooklyn
8. Dallas
9. Denver
10. Chicago
11. New York
12. Utah
13. Orlando
14. Minnesota
15. Boston
16. Cleveland
17. New Orleans
18. Golden State
19. Toronto
20. L.A. Clippers
21. Detroit
22. Oklahoma City
23. Portland
24. Indiana
25. Houston
26. Memphis
27. Milwaukee
28. Washington
29. Sacramento
30. San Antonio

Stay tuned for our midseason update.

Thanks for reading!

[Funkycorm]

Re: Changing the Brooklyn way: A Brooklyn Nets Dynasty

The 2024-25 NBA All-Star Break is here and boy are the Nets living up to expectations. We sit at a record of 48-8, which is the top record in the league and even better than last year. We are 1st in the Atlantic, Eastern Conference, and the NBA.com Power Rankings. The Nets have been nothing short of spectacular, losing no more than 2 games in a row. The team has win streaks of 12 games, 11 games, 9 games, and 8 games. And these are just the big streaks!

Record Breakdown:

Overall: 48-8
Home: 29-2
Away: 19-6
Division: 8-2
Conference: 31-5

Monthly:
October/November: 13-2
December: 13-2
January: 14-2
February (thru All-Star Break): 8-2

Lets’ check how the league has fared to this point:

1. Brooklyn (48-8)
2. Phoenix (41-17)
3. Memphis (38-20)
4. Charlotte (35-21)
5. Miami (33-22)
6. Orlando (33-23)
7. New York (33-23)
8. Dallas (32-24)
9. Golden State (30-26)
10. Boston (30-27)
11. Denver (30-27)
12. Chicago (28-27)
13. Detroit (27-28)
14. Atlanta (28-29)
15. Philadelphia (27-30)
16. Portland (26-30)
17. Oklahoma City (27-30)
18. San Antonio (27-31)
19. Sacramento (26-31)
20. L.A. Lakers (25-32)
21. Washington (26-32)
22. Indiana (25-32)
23. Houston (22-33)
24. New Orleans (24-33)
25. L.A. Clippers (24-34)
26. Toronto (22-35)
27. Utah (21-35)
28. Milwaukee (21-36)
29. Minnesota (21-36)
30. Cleveland (20-37)

Some Player Stats:

Points per game: Carlisle 26.7, Washington 22.8, Fordham 17.1, Watson 11.5
Rebounds per game: Huestis 9.0, Noel 7.9, Fordham 6.6
Assists per game: Washington 10.4, Ford 4.8, Carlisle 4.2, Watson 4.2
Blocks per game: Noel 1.7, Carlisle 1.3, Chavez 1.3, Simpson 1.3, Fordham 1.2, Huestis 1.1
Steals per game: Washington 2.4, Carlisle 1.9
Minutes: Washington 2175, Carlisle 2030, Watson 1868, Fordham 1676, Noel 1184, Huestis 1183

Team stats (league rank):

PPG: 107.1 (1)
PAPG: 91.3 (4)
APG: 27.1 (1)
RPG: 46.5 (23)
SPG: 7.2 (13)
BPG: 7.8 (4)

Player of the Week Awards:

Carlisle has won 3 awards.
Washington has won 2 awards.

Player of the Month Awards:

Washington won this honor in November and again in January.

Other Notes:

Wally Carlisle and Gabriel Washington both represented us in the All-Star Game. Dale Fordham participated in the dunk contest, while Lee Wagner represented us on the Elites team in the Stars vs. Elites game.

We resigned Rick Huestis to a 3 year/$67.97M deal just before the All-Star Break.

Nerlens Noel ranks 18th in blocks per game at the break.

Wally Carlisle is 3rd in point per game and 2nd in MVP voting.

Gabriel Washington is 3rd in MVP voting. He also ranks 7th in points per game, 3rd in steals per game, and 1st in assists per game.

Bradford Ford was injured in late November and will miss a total of 4 months of time. He should be back for the playoffs for us though.

Rick Huestis and Nerlens Noel both suffered minor injuries in the week leading to the All-Star break and will each miss a few weeks of time. We are in great position for the playoffs so we are not worried. It will give Chavez some minutes to show us his potential.

Around the league, the Indiana Pacers traded an aging Paul George to San Antonio.

Stay tuned for the end of season recap.

Thanks for reading!

[mpac]

Re: Changing the Brooklyn way: A Brooklyn Nets Dynasty

Nice going for back 2 back! Question, are all your draft classes 2k generated??


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[Funkycorm]

Re: Changing the Brooklyn way: A Brooklyn Nets Dynasty

Nice going for back 2 back! Question, are all your draft classes 2k generated??


Sent from my iPhone using Operation Sports

Yes they are all auto generated. I don't edit it or anything so I can't see their true attributes until I draft. It feels more fun to me not knowing their true potential and attributes.

[Funkycorm]

Re: Changing the Brooklyn way: A Brooklyn Nets Dynasty

The 2024-25 NBA Season has concluded and what a season it has been. Once we were the bottom of the barrel and now the Nets finish with a record of 70-12. 70 wins. We were 1st in the Atlantic, East, and the NBA.com Power Rankings.

Record Breakdown:

Overall: 70-12
Home: 36-5
Away: 34-7
Division: 14-2
Conference: 45-7
February (post All-Star)/March: 14-3
April: 8-1

League Standings:

NBA Standings - Updated: Apr 17, 2025
ATLANTIC	W	L	GB
Brooklyn	70	12	-
New York	50	32	20
Philadelphia	42	40	28
Boston	39	43	31
Toronto	32	50	38
CENTRAL	W	L	GB
Detroit	44	38	-
Chicago	39	43	5
Indiana	37	45	7
Milwaukee	31	51	13
Cleveland	27	55	17
SOUTHEAST	W	L	GB
Charlotte	52	30	-
Miami	47	35	5
Orlando	45	37	7
Atlanta	44	38	8
Washington	38	44	14
EAST PLAYOFF RACE	W	L	GB
Brooklyn	70	12	-
Charlotte	52	30	18
New York	50	32	20
Miami	47	35	23
Orlando	45	37	25
Detroit	44	38	26
Atlanta	44	38	26
Philadelphia	42	40	28
NORTHWEST	W	L	GB
Denver	43	39	-
Oklahoma City	38	44	5
Portland	36	46	7
Utah	30	52	13
Minnesota	30	52	13
PACIFIC	W	L	GB
Phoenix	57	25	-
Golden State	43	39	14
L.A. Lakers	36	46	21
Sacramento	34	48	23
L.A. Clippers	31	51	26
SOUTHWEST	W	L	GB
Memphis	57	25	-
Dallas	45	37	12
San Antonio	42	40	15
Houston	36	46	21
New Orleans	35	47	22
WEST PLAYOFF RACE	W	L	GB
Memphis	57	25	-
Phoenix	57	25	-
Dallas	45	37	12
Denver	43	39	14
Golden State	43	39	14
San Antonio	42	40	15
Oklahoma City	38	44	19
L.A. Lakers	36	46	21

League Awards:

2024-25 NBA League Awards
Award	Player	Pos	Team
Most Valuable Player	Gabriel Washington	PG	Brooklyn
Rookie of the Year	Marvin White	SF	Dallas
Sixth Man of the Year	Jakob Poeltl	C	Detroit
Defensive Player of the Year	Dean Berry	PF	Denver
Most Improved Player	Charlie Winter	SG	Phoenix
Coach of the Year	Lebron James		Brooklyn

Our prediction of Gabriel Washington winning the MVP came to fruition. He was also voted All-NBA 1st team and Wally Carlisle was voted All-NBA 2nd team. Carlisle was also voted player of the week once more and also earned Player of the Month in February. Washington won that honor for the month of April as well.

Player Stats:

Brooklyn Nets Stats - 24-25
Player	GP	MIN	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FPG
Gabriel Washington	82	3110	22.6	2.3	10.0	2.3	0.1
Tony Wroten	62	707	6.6	1.4	2.5	0.3	0.1
Bradford Ford	31	438	3.9	0.3	3.6	0.1	0.3
Johnnie Watson	82	2709	11.7	5.5	4.2	0.4	0.5
Stacey Drew	82	1105	3.7	0.7	1.5	0.5	0.1
Lee Wagner	16	106	2.3	1.9	1.0	0.0	0.1
Wally Carlisle	75	2745	26.4	4.8	4.1	1.8	1.3
Bruno Caboclo	12	210	5.0	1.7	0.8	0.0	0.3
Sam Dekkar	17	124	2.2	2.1	0.7	0.2	0.2
Dale Fordham	81	2415	17.3	6.5	0.9	0.7	1.2
James Michael Simpson	82	1554	3.2	5.5	0.6	0.0	1.3
Montrezl Harrell	75	1150	6.3	3.6	0.4	0.2	0.5
Nerlens Noel	76	1873	7.1	8.5	1.7	0.6	1.9
Rick Huestis	54	1338	5.4	9.1	0.6	0.6	1.1
Manuel Chavez	7	171	4.9	5.1	0.3	0.0	1.3

Team stats (league rank):

PPG: 107.1 (1)
PAPG: 91.7 (5)
FG%: .494 (1)
3PT%: .411 (1)
FT%: .841 (6)
RPG: 46.9 (24)
APG: 27.2 (1)
SPG: 7.0 (18)
BPG: 7.9 (3)
Turnovers per game: 12.9 (5)
Bench scoring: 24.8 (29)

In the first round of the playoffs we face the 8th seeded Philadelphia 76ers, our bitter division foe.

Stay tuned for playoff coverage.

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[Funkycorm]

Re: Changing the Brooklyn way: A Brooklyn Nets Dynasty

The 2024-25 Playoffs are here and the Nets head in as the top seed in the East.

Our 1st round match is against the 8th seeded Philadelphia 76ers. We own a record of 4-0 against the 76ers this year and we are the spread consensus pick to win this series. Philadelphia comes in with a regular season record of 42-40. Injuries for their team include Ben Simmons being out for 4-6 weeks and Jusuf Nurkic out the rest of the season. Our only injury is Dale Fordham with back spasms and whom is expected to miss only the first game or two of this series.

Game 1:

Philadelphia 76ers (0-0) at Brooklyn Nets (0-0)
Apr 19, 2025 1 2 3 4 Final Philadelphia 24 38 26 28 116 Brooklyn 25 34 31 25 115 Top Performers Philadelphia 76ers Okafor 27 pts, 7 reb Embiid 25 pts, 7 reb Brooklyn Nets Watson 21 pts Carlisle 20 pts, 6 reb, 9 asst	Team Stats Comparison PHI BKN FG Made-Att 43-84 42-84 3PT Made-Att 5-22 11-18 FT Made-Att 25-27 20-36 Rebounds 47 39 Assists 25 25 Turnovers 15 14 Steals 4 8 Blocks 8 8

Game 2:

Philadelphia 76ers (1-0) at Brooklyn Nets (0-1)
Apr 21, 2025 1 2 3 4 Final Philadelphia 19 31 14 29 93 Brooklyn 30 38 23 25 116 Top Performers Philadelphia 76ers Okafor 35 pts, 8 reb Buchanan 12 pts, 12 asst Brooklyn Nets Carlisle 35 pts, 11 reb Watson 18 pts, 8 reb	Team Stats Comparison PHI BKN FG Made-Att 38-84 33-80 3PT Made-Att 2-19 13-30 FT Made-Att 15-16 37-46 Rebounds 40 57 Assists 25 15 Turnovers 9 11 Steals 4 3 Blocks 5 9

Game 3:

Brooklyn Nets (1-1) at Philadelphia 76ers (1-1)
Apr 23, 2025 1 2 3 4 Final Brooklyn 25 37 29 13 104 Philadelphia 23 36 19 19 97 Top Performers Brooklyn Nets Washington 22pts, 8 asst Watson 22 pts, 5 asst Philadelphia 76ers Okafor 22 pts, 6 reb Saric 17 pts, 7 reb	Team Stats Comparison BKN PHI FG Made-Att 38-93 38-75 3PT Made-Att 7-21 9-23 FT Made-Att 21-23 12-17 Rebounds 47 44 Assists 26 21 Turnovers 8 18 Steals 8 5 Blocks 4 8

Game 4:

Brooklyn Nets (2-1) at Philadelphia 76ers (1-2)
Apr 25, 2025 1 2 3 4 Final Brooklyn 19 31 27 34 111 Philadelphia 25 27 17 33 102 Top Performers Brooklyn Nets Washington 26 pts, 8 asst Carlisle 26 pts, 8 reb Philadelphia 76ers Embiid 25 pts, 9 reb Buchanan 20 pts, 10 asst	Team Stats Comparison BKN PHI FG Made-Att 42-88 36-82 3PT Made-Att 6-17 11-27 FT Made-Att 21-24 19-24 Rebounds 41 49 Assists 23 20 Turnovers 10 19 Steals 11 6 Blocks 10 6

Game 5:

Philadelphia 76ers (1-3) at Brooklyn Nets (3-1)
Apr 27, 2025 1 2 3 4 Final Philadelphia 25 35 21 29 110 Brooklyn 32 27 32 34 125 Top Performers Philadelphia 76ers Okafor 30 pts, 10 reb Buchanan 24 pts, 13 asst Brooklyn Nets Fordham 29 pts Washington 28 pts, 11 asst	Team Stats Comparison PHI BKN FG Made-Att 40-75 45-86 3PT Made-Att 8-11 12-24 FT Made-Att 22-24 23-26 Rebounds 30 40 Assists 29 30 Turnovers 18 11 Steals 2 9 Blocks 4 3

Brooklyn wins the series 4-1.

We were out matched in game 1, but our team came back strong with some solid wins for us.

We go on to face the winner of the Miami/Orlando series, which is Orlando, in the Conference Semi-Finals.

Stay tuned for more playoff coverage.

Thanks for reading!

[Funkycorm]

Re: Changing the Brooklyn way: A Brooklyn Nets Dynasty

The 2024-25 Playoffs continue as the Nets push to repeat as NBA Champions. Our next test is in the Conference Semi-Finals against the 5th seeded Orlando Magic.

Both teams come into the series with no injuries. Brooklyn finished 2-2 against the Magic this year. This being 1 of only 2 teams the Nets lost more than 1 game against. The Nets are the spread consensus pick favorite in a Conference Finals rematch from last year. Orlando finished with a regular season record of 45-37 and look to take the momentum from their sweep of Miami into this round.

Game 1:

Orlando Magic (0-0) at Brooklyn Nets (0-0)
May 4, 2025 1 2 3 4 Final Orlando 25 27 27 22 101 Brooklyn 23 25 44 27 119 Top Performers Orlando Magic Vucevic 17 pts, 5 reb Henry 16 pts, 7 reb Brooklyn Nets Carlisle 25 pts, 6 reb Washington 24 pts, 12 asst, 4 stl	Team Stats Comparison ORL BKN FG Made-Att 41-84 44-87 3PT Made-Att 6-13 12-24 FT Made-Att 13-16 19-21 Rebounds 41 43 Assists 33 32 Turnovers 15 9 Steals 3 8 Blocks 10 10

Game 2:

Orlando Magic (0-1) at Brooklyn Nets (1-0)
May 6, 2025 1 2 3 4 Final Orlando 35 25 16 22 98 Brooklyn 29 30 25 21 105 Top Performers Orlando Magic Batum 23 pts, 5 asst Henry 19 pts, 10 reb, 3 blk Brooklyn Nets Carlisle 32 pts, 4 reb Washington 31 pts, 16 asst, 3 stl	Team Stats Comparison ORL BKN FG Made-Att 34-73 38-78 3PT Made-Att 10-20 12-24 FT Made-Att 20-25 17-27 Rebounds 44 43 Assists 18 28 Turnovers 18 14 Steals 6 7 Blocks 9 12

Game 3:

Brooklyn Nets (2-0) at Orlando Magic (0-2)
May 8, 2025 1 2 3 4 Final Brooklyn 27 23 31 23 104 Orlando 20 17 21 14 72 Top Performers Brooklyn Nets Carlisle 30 pts, 9 reb, 8 asst Washington 16 pts, 11 asst Orlando Magic Vucevic 17 pts, 6 reb Fournier 12 pts	Team Stats Comparison BKN ORL FG Made-Att 40-82 27-78 3PT Made-Att 9-21 3-14 FT Made-Att 15-17 15-23 Rebounds 59 37 Assists 30 15 Turnovers 14 12 Steals 7 5 Blocks 5 6

Game 4:

Brooklyn Nets (3-0) at Orlando Magic (0-3)
May 10, 2025 1 2 3 4 Final Brooklyn 26 25 33 16 100 Orlando 28 25 26 26 105 Top Performers Brooklyn Nets Washington 30 pts, 8 asst Carlisle 24 pts, 5 reb Orlando Magic Gordon 25 pts, 14 reb Henry 20 pts, 5 reb	Team Stats Comparison BKN ORL FG Made-Att 34-82 40-81 3PT Made-Att 12-26 4-17 FT Made-Att 20-26 21-28 Rebounds 44 49 Assists 21 26 Turnovers 15 13 Steals 5 9 Blocks 10 11

Game 5:

Orlando Magic (1-3) at Brooklyn Nets (3-1)
May 12, 2025 1 2 3 4 Final Orlando 30 22 17 10 74 Brooklyn 28 23 24 25 100 Top Performers Orlando Magic Henry 18 pts, 9 reb Gordon 17 pts, 14 reb Brooklyn Nets Carlisle 28 pts, 4 reb Washington 25 pts, 10 asst, 3 stl	Team Stats Comparison ORL BKN FG Made-Att 31-77 36-74 3PT Made-Att 3-11 8-14 FT Made-Att 14-18 20-25 Rebounds 42 48 Assists 24 24 Turnovers 18 17 Steals 10 10 Blocks 8 8

Brooklyn wins the series 4-1.

This was a strong showing for us. We came out and dominated the Magic and almost came out with the series sweep.

We go on to face the winner of the Charlotte/New York series, which is Charlotte in 6 games.

Stay tuned for Conference Finals coverage against Charlotte.

Thanks for reading!

[Funkycorm]

Re: Changing the Brooklyn way: A Brooklyn Nets Dynasty

The 2024-25 Conference Finals are here with there being no surprise in either Conference. The top 2 seeds in both conference are represented in the Conference Finals.

We face the 2nd seeded Charlotte Hornets in the Conference Finals. They finished with a record of 52-30 and have no injuries going into the series.

Game 1:

Charlotte Hornets (0-0) at Brooklyn Nets (0-0)
May 16, 2025 1 2 3 4 Final Charlotte 22 20 22 19 83 Brooklyn 21 21 22 22 86 Top Performers Charlotte Hornets Hasselhoff 16 pts, 8 reb Porter 14 pts, 7 reb Brooklyn Nets Carlisle 23 pts, 5 reb, 4 asst Watson 18 pts, 6 reb	Team Stats Comparison CHA BKN FG Made-Att 33-79 32-71 3PT Made-Att 4-13 9-22 FT Made-Att 13-15 13-21 Rebounds 41 46 Assists 20 18 Turnovers 11 16 Steals 11 5 Blocks 4 9

Game 2:

Charlotte Hornets (0-1) at Brooklyn Nets (1-0)
May 18, 2025 1 2 3 4 Final Charlotte 18 24 14 22 78 Brooklyn 31 25 13 31 100 Top Performers Charlotte Hornets McCollum 20 pts, 6 asst Hasselhoff 14 pts, 9 reb Brooklyn Nets Carlisle 32 pts, 6 reb, 5 asst Fordham 16 pts, 9 reb	Team Stats Comparison CHA BKN FG Made-Att 32-79 37-78 3PT Made-Att 8-18 6-21 FT Made-Att 6-9 20-27 Rebounds 46 46 Assists 20 25 Turnovers 13 4 Steals 2 6 Blocks 5 5

Game 3:

Brooklyn Nets (2-0) at Charlotte Hornets (0-2)
May 20, 2025 1 2 3 4 Final Brooklyn 14 24 15 24 77 Charlotte 14 19 22 18 73 Top Performers Brooklyn Nets Carlisle 21 pts Fordham 18 pts, 9 reb Charlotte Hornets Hasselhoff 18 pts, 8 reb Berry 9 pts, 22 reb	Team Stats Comparison BKN CHA FG Made-Att 30-82 30-83 3PT Made-Att 3-21 4-15 FT Made-Att 14-17 9-12 Rebounds 48 55 Assists 16 20 Turnovers 8 12 Steals 6 5 Blocks 4 6

Game 4:

Brooklyn Nets (3-0) at Charlotte Hornets (0-3)
May 22, 2025 1 2 3 4 Final Brooklyn 23 25 26 23 97 Charlotte 27 19 20 19 85 Top Performers Brooklyn Nets Carlisle 26 pts, 9 reb Washington 21 pts, 16 asst Charlotte Hornets Hield 16 pts Hasselhof 13 pts, 12 reb	Team Stats Comparison BKN CHA FG Made-Att 38-73 25-77 3PT Made-Att 13-18 9-20 FT Made-Att 8-14 26-31 Rebounds 43 47 Assists 27 19 Turnovers 11 10 Steals 4 5 Blocks 8 7

Brooklyn win the series 4-0.

Despite winning 70 games this year, this was our first playoff series sweep.

We now go on to the NBA Finals for a chance to repeat as champions. We will play either Memphis or Phoenix. Memphis is triumphant in 7 games.

Stay tuned for NBA Finals coverage.

Thanks for reading!

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Re: Changing the Brooklyn way: A Brooklyn Nets Dynasty

Waiting for NBA Finals.
Ready to see Brooklyn take the title!