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Six long months after the Brooklyn Nets closed out their third worst season in 59 years, they will return to the Barclays Center court Wednesday night vs. the Charlotte Hornets.
A lot has changed but the team is still at 24.31 years on average, the youngest team in the NBA just as they were last year. They have three rookies at this point, compared to the eight who played at various points last season. Of the 18 players on the expanded roster, six are new to the Nets, led by Julius Randle who with two All-NBA selections, three All-Star Games and a Most Improved Player award is the most decorated.
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The big difference though is that for the first time in three years, Brooklyn is not tanking, not trying to get the best lottery odds. The rebuild may continue, but the tank is over. So, as we do every year, we gather our writers — nine total — for their take on the coming season. Sports books may peg them at 24.5 to 25 wins, but Fuggetaboutit! What do they know!
So what’s our consensus? Take the over on the number of wins. We nine have them at 33.5 wins with about half of us thinking (dreaming) of the play-in. In Jordi we trust! We love Egor and Mikel, maybe Egor a little more. Who goes MPJ or J-Ran (copywright pending)? MPJ.
Enjoy.
Who or what are you most excited for entering the season?
Net Income: The backcourt, of course. They don’t have a nickname yet but if they look as good together as they have in Summer League and preseason, the Nets rebuild will take a huge leap. Also, I have believed since the trade that brought Julius Randle (and Joshua Jefferson) to Brooklyn for Nic Claxton was a big deal.
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Anthony Puccio: Excited to watch a team with direction that isn’t geared towards losing. The Nets have a good coach, cornerstone hopefuls in Mikel Brown Jr. & Egor Dëmin, and stars (or near-stars) like Julius Randle & Michael Porter Jr. That’s good enough for me.
Brian Fleurantin: I’m most excited to watch how Egor Dëmin plays in his second season. There was enough optimism and success last season and he’s had a good preseason this year. If he can put forth a good season, I think it’ll give…
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