To quote “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy”, that escalated quickly. It was only yesterday when I wrote in the aftermath of the Kyrie Irving trade that the Nets seemed to have switched places with Dallas, since all they had left from their 2019 foray into the Superstar Model was Kevin Durant and some nice, though not scary, pieces, like what the Mavs had before adding the mercurial Irving to Luka Doncic.
why would you think no star player would sign with Brooklyn ? They have a first class training center with the top athletic trainers and medical personnel and a top flight arena with a fan base that shows up game after game (I know the narrative of the NYC sports media is the Nets don't have a fan base which is false) and an owner who will make a financial commitment
The Nets also have a top scouting and coaching staff under Sean Marks this is known throughout the NBA.
I know the Knicks-centric media loves to dump on the Nets but the reality is the Nets will be a top contender again before the Knicks figure out how to get out of their own way.
Sure the Knicks "own" NY but they are irrelevant in the NBA
The items above are less important to stars than other factors, mostly the proximity to winning a title (KD & Kyrie chose BKN for business & familiar reasons, respectively, with the NYK an abject mess at the time). It will be years before the top players consider the Nets again in free agency.
why would you think no star player would sign with Brooklyn ? They have a first class training center with the top athletic trainers and medical personnel and a top flight arena with a fan base that shows up game after game (I know the narrative of the NYC sports media is the Nets don't have a fan base which is false) and an owner who will make a financial commitment
The Nets also have a top scouting and coaching staff under Sean Marks this is known throughout the NBA.
I know the Knicks-centric media loves to dump on the Nets but the reality is the Nets will be a top contender again before the Knicks figure out how to get out of their own way.
Sure the Knicks "own" NY but they are irrelevant in the NBA
The items above are less important to stars than other factors, mostly the proximity to winning a title (KD & Kyrie chose BKN for business & familiar reasons, respectively, with the NYK an abject mess at the time). It will be years before the top players consider the Nets again in free agency.
I disagree when the time comes to add that big piece Tsai will pay do not underestimate the standing the Nets have around the league