Playoff Picture: Brooklyn Nets
By Luke Duffy
For the Brooklyn Nets, this has hardly been a year of huge success and reason to be optimistic heading into the playoffs. In fact, they only punched their ticket to the party as the eighth seed in the East after both the Indiana Pacers and Miami Heat fell off late, giving them a clear path to the playoffs on the final night of the regular season.
They’re here now though, and have some interesting pieces that could keep them hanging around longer than people think.
Going all in to win when this team traded for Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett in 2013 didn’t work out, and with both of those players now gone, it is somewhat ironic that the younger players on this team have stepped up to be key players for this team.
Joe Johnson is still an offensive savant, while Deron Williams still has it all to prove, especially off the back of some unflattering comments from former teammate Pierce.
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(West: Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers, Memphis Grizzlies, Los Angeles Clippers, San Antonio Spurs, Dallas Mavericks, New Orleans Pelicans)
(East: Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Toronto Raptors, Chicago Bulls, Washington Wizards, Milwaukee Bucks, Boston Celtics)
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