Hoops Habit
Fansided

NBA: Complete 2016-17 Season Previews For All 30 Teams

By Gerald Bourguet

October 4, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant (35) shoots the ball against Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin (32) during the first quarter at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
October 4, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant (35) shoots the ball against Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin (32) during the first quarter at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
4 of 32
Next
NBA
Oct 20, 2016; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Brooklyn Nets guard Jeremy Lin (7) handles the ball against New York Knicks guard Brandon Jennings (3) during second half at Barclays Center. The New York Knicks defeated the Brooklyn Nets 116-111.Mandatory Credit: Noah K. Murray-USA TODAY Sports /

Brooklyn Nets

“The Brooklyn Nets will be better in 2016-17 than they were a season ago. Just not, you know, a lot.

Jeremy Lin will try to recapture at least some of the magic from the winter of 2011-12 and Brook Lopez is what he is at this point–a professional low-post, mid-range scorer who can alter some shots and needs a rugged rebounding partner because he just doesn’t eat a lot of glass.

The Nets are in a special sort of basketball purgatory–bad, but with no incentive to be really bad, since the Celtics would reap all the rewards.”

To read more, click here.