Evaluating The Brooklyn Nets Second Unit For Next Season: Part II
As the Brooklyn Nets look to reload this offseason, we take a deep look at the second unit to find out what value each player has in the eyes of general manager Sean Marks and head coach Kenny Atkinson.
The Brooklyn Nets, at 14-56 (worst in the NBA), have begun evaluating their bench talent for next season.
In Part I of this series, I broke down the play of Nets forward Quincy Acy, stretch 5 Justin Hamilton and newly acquired wing K.J. McDaniels, evaluating their recent performance with the squad, and how I can see both head coach Kenny Atkinson and general manager Sean Marks using these players heading into the offseason.
For the Nets, it’s all about finishing up the season with some clarity, understanding who is going to be here next season and beyond, as well as the type of raw talent Atkinson can work with as the team moves closer to NBA relevancy.
As the Nets look to close the chapter on the 2016-17 season, one insight we have after both Marks and Atkinson sat down with WFAN’s Evan Roberts, is that the look for players with versatility, that can guard multiple positions.
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It’s a strategic and systematic approach for the team, something the previous regime seemed not to be. However, Marks continues to look near and far when it comes to acquiring and evaluating talent.
"I’m off to Europe to scout. We’ve obviously be scouting the D-League. We’ve got two draft picks, two first round picks so we’ll be creative in how that goes. So we’ll see. We’ll certainly play in the free agent game, both restricted and unrestricted. Obviously if you’re in the restricted game, you sort of roll the dice and see what happens. And it could be a way we go."
In this second part, I breakdown the play of former Cincinnati Bearcats star Sean Kilpatrick, Virginia’s own Joe Harris, and trade deadline pick-up Andrew Nicholson.
From everything like their cap hit next season to their most recently play in Atkinson’s fast-paced, motion style offense, I take a look and how these three players fair as the Nets head into a crucial offseason.