The Brooklyn Nets are out of the Playoffs. After showing life against the Atlanta Hawks it seems that the Nets have something after all. They actually carried out a plan. And it worked wonders. Shame they couldn’t do it four times and win the series eh.
I have said many times that the Brooklyn Nets are a sinking ship. They’re a cap space nightmare. How they got into the Playoffs I’ll never know. But they made it. Because Brook Lopez and Thaddeus Young took lead and took action. But now. They have a chance to be free agents. The Nets are going to do everything to keep them in Brooklyn.
The expectation is that the Nets want to re-sign both Lopez and Thaddeus Young, according to sources, and that could happen after both opt out of the final year of their contracts and agree to multi-year deals to stay in Brooklyn.
The pressure now falls on Nets GM Billy King, who is entering the final year of his contract, to re-shape the roster. Brooklyn needs to continue to get younger, faster and more athletic. The Nets also need leadership. They need more talent. Basically, they need everything.
Billy King is lucky to be still collecting checks. He better know that. Because it is him that got the Nets into this financial black hole. It’s going to take a hell of a lot of work for them to be good. Both financially and on the court.
