Yup he can thank lebron for leaving the east and putting an end to killing their seasons over and over Wish GS could have just moved to the east the last two years
Surprised to see Nets up by 6 in the 4th quarter. When they add KD and Irvine next year, they could contend for a title.
Irving / LeVert / Harris / Durant / Allen. That's a scary starting 5. Then you have dudes like DeAndre Jordan, Tyler Johnson, Kurucs, TLC and Temple off the bench? 10-man rotation, easy. I could see the Nets winning the East next year. Definitely not out of the realm of possibility.
Tyler Johnson would have been a solid insurance option off the bench w/ the reported rockets interest. He still has plenty of game to contribute. Been a good pickup for the Nets
wdym? durant and irving to be back for games 4-7 and reverse sweep the defending champs, then sweep their way to the finals where they get swept by the Rockets.
The Nets are going to be scary, next year. LeVert is impressive and they've got some nice pieces. Adding KD and Kyrie, gives them the edge over the Raptors.
Nah man, Irving is subtraction by addition. There's a reason his teams always collected top 3 picks prior to Lebron coming back.
He thrived in Cleveland, when he wasn't the best player. He's going to be 2nd fiddle to KD. If they are well-coached, it should be smooth sailing. I do agree, Kyrie could implode, but the Nets are still a good team without him. They'll be fine, as long as he doesn't do anything nutty.
Masai is great at drafting bottom of the draft. Rox miss on their picks or don't recognize what they got. There's also a difference in philosophy Rox are always in "win now" mode and let guys go too early in favor of vet mins while Raps get young talent and groom them. So Morey and co always need to scramble and keep getting new vet mins while Ujiri needs to build just one team cuz they are young. Players Raps got undrafted/bottom of the draft: OG Anunoby Pascal Siakam Fred Van Fleet Terence Davis Thankfully Morey got more young blood this season, guys like Rivers, Mclemore and House can be kept till the end of the Harden era. We only need to worry about PJ Tucker as our resident old man, although admittedly he is the 2nd most important player on the team.
