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Brooklyn Nets: Grading The Offseason

By Gerald Bourguet

Apr 1, 2015; New York, NY, USA; Brooklyn Nets center Brook Lopez (11) high fives small forward Thaddeus Young (30) after hitting the go-ahead shot against the New York Knicks with two second left during the fourth quarter at Madison Square Garden. The Nets defeated the Knicks 100-98. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 1, 2015; New York, NY, USA; Brooklyn Nets center Brook Lopez (11) high fives small forward Thaddeus Young (30) after hitting the go-ahead shot against the New York Knicks with two second left during the fourth quarter at Madison Square Garden. The Nets defeated the Knicks 100-98. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 10, 2015; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; New York Knicks center Andrea Bargnani (77) dribbles the ball during the second half against the Utah Jazz at EnergySolutions Arena. The Jazz won 87-82. Mandatory Credit: Russ Isabella-USA TODAY Sports /

Bringing Bargs Aboard

Oh, Brooklyn. You were doing so well! After a summer spent locking in key free agents, signing young and unproven talents to cheap contracts and getting rid of D-Will, the Nets had done an excellent job giving this team a more concrete future.

Unfortunately, signing Andrea Bargnani to a two-year deal (even one worth the minimum) is a pretty blatant contradiction to that strategy. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a pretty low risk move at that kind of price, but it’s hard to see how the un-athletic, injury-prone Bargs fits into this new equation.

Last year with the New York Knicks, Bargnani actually put up decent numbers, averaging 14.8 points per game on 45.4 percent shooting from the floor and 36.6 percent shooting from three-point range. But he also only pulled in 4.4 rebounds per game and you’d think this Italian was a Spaniard with his matador act on the defensive end.

At his best, Bargs is a serviceable scorer who can spread the floor. But he hasn’t been an effective three-point shooter for years now and he’ll turn 30 before the season starts. It’s only two years, and the price tag attached to Bargs isn’t damning by any means, but I’m still having problems understanding why the Andrea Bargnani signing was even a thing in the first place.

Grade: C-

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