The Brooklyn Nets are currently the sixth best team in the Eastern Conference of the NBA. They are currently in playoff contention. This is a completely different storyline from what we, as NBA fans, are used to from this team in recent years.
Since the then blockbuster trade with the Boston Celtics to get Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Jason Terry buried the Nets in a grave they dug themselves, the team has been rebuilding ever since then. Now lead by the D’Angelo Russell, the team has a lot of young talent that, once experienced enough, can rival any team in the NBA.
Starting with Russell, he right now is making Magic Johnson eat his own words. An All-Star this season, Russell leads the team in points and assists per game. He is embracing the new lifestyle in Brooklyn and has turned his young career around since the Nick Young incident that was largely considered his exit from the Los Angeles Lakers.
Young stars like Jarrett Allen, Spencer Dinwiddie and Joe Harris round out the Nets battalion. With more years under his belt, Allen can rival Joel Embiid as a top tier center in the league (he’s already blocked a lot of elite caliber players at the rim.) Dinwiddie got a contract extension, so you know the team believes in his ability to shoot and play. Harris beat out Steph Curry in the three-point contest this past All-Star Game. The Nets should be happy with wear they-re at and with free agency on the horizon, could make a splash with another high caliber player and make them New York’s team.
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