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Brooklyn Nets: The 2018 NBA offseason summary and recap

By Michael Saenz

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 10: Joe Harris #12 of the Brooklyn Nets reacts during overtime against the New Orleans Pelicans during their game at Barclays Center on February 10, 2018 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 10: Joe Harris #12 of the Brooklyn Nets reacts during overtime against the New Orleans Pelicans during their game at Barclays Center on February 10, 2018 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images) /
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Looking back at what the Brooklyn Nets did right and wrong during the 2018 NBA offseason, including the draft and free agency

The Brooklyn Nets, little by little, are beginning to climb out of their NBA irrelevancy hole. And this could finally be the year that they breakout – perhaps not in terms of battling for a playoff spot or anything like that, but simply becoming a factor in the East.

Brooklyn won 28 games last season and a feasible win goal for them this season should be around the 35 mark. That still might be a bit lofty, but it’s attainable considering how weak the Eastern Conference is now that LeBron James elected to join the Los Angeles Lakers in the West.

With that in mind, let’s take a look back at their offseason and how it will impact their 2018-19.

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The Nets had three picks in this year’s NBA Draft, and came away with Dzanan Musa, Rodions Kurucs and Hamidou Diallo. Each of these players carry some bit of unknown, simply based off the fact that the first two played professional overseas and we never really saw Diallo in college. Plus, they’re all relatively raw – which is both good and bad.

Each of these three players all have incredible potential, but it will likely take time before they breakout into the players that they can be, if they even get there.

Brooklyn also managed to re-sign Joe Harris, who many believed would sign elsewhere this summer. Harris may not be a sexy name, but he’s a solid piece that has no question been an asset for the team.

The Nets also traded Jeremy Lin to the Atlanta Hawks, and then acquired Kenneth Faried, Darrell Arthur, a 2019 first-round pick and a 2020 second-round pick from the Denver Nuggets for Isaiah Whitehead.

(Note: The Nuggets desperately needed to find a way to open cap space to sign Will Barton and Nikola Jokic to big extensions.)  

Nevertheless, Brooklyn did well in those deals. Even if Faried doesn’t pan out with the team, he’s an expiring contract. If it does work out in the first half of the season, Brooklyn could even elect to move him at the NBA Trade Deadline for another asset. The Nets have options and, frankly, that’s not something we’ve said about Brooklyn in a long time.

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The Brooklyn Nets might still struggle to be formidable in 2018-19, but they can see the light at the end of the tunnel. With a ton of expected cap space next summer, and a plethora of draft picks (including their own first-rounder, for the first time in a long time) the Nets could once again be players in the NBA sooner than you think.

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