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Evaluating The Brooklyn Nets Second Unit For Next Season: Part III

By Christopher Lavinio

Dec 30, 2016; Washington, DC, USA; Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson holds the ball on the bench against the Washington Wizards in the third quarter at Verizon Center. The Wizards won 118-95. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 30, 2016; Washington, DC, USA; Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson holds the ball on the bench against the Washington Wizards in the third quarter at Verizon Center. The Wizards won 118-95. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 30, 2016; Washington, DC, USA; Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson holds the ball on the bench against the Washington Wizards in the third quarter at Verizon Center. The Wizards won 118-95. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 30, 2016; Washington, DC, USA; Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson holds the ball on the bench against the Washington Wizards in the third quarter at Verizon Center. The Wizards won 118-95. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports /

With less than 10 games left in the Brooklyn Nets regular season, the evaluation of a second unit filled with non-guarantees, team options and more continues. What does the future hold for the final three bench guys on the roster?

As we wind down the regular season, the Brooklyn Nets have made nice strides in starting to play cohesive, team basketball.

Despite a NBA league worst 16-57, the young group led by head coach Kenny Atkinson has shown signs of tremendous improvement with seven wins in the month of March alone.

Better ball movement, the presence of a healthy Jeremy Lin and the makings of a cohesive team are all examples of how the Nets began to rack up some Ws.

Despite the winning, the Nets clearly have some talent voids on the roster. Without a true wing scorer and an interior force on the defensive end, the Nets will likely be in the 20-30 win range next season. However, there are some bright spots on the team that are worth evaluating.

Related Story: Evaluating The Brooklyn Nets Second Unit For Next Season: Part II

General manager Sean Marks continues to preach discovering talent from all over the globe. In his most recent sighting, Marks was seen with Brooklyn chairman of the board Dmitry Razumov scouting veteran point guard Milos Teodosic in a game in Moscow.

Marks is no stranger to finding talent from peculiar places. His first (and very confident) signing as the Nets GM was the scorer in the D-League at the time, Sean Kilpatrick. I detailed what I see Marks doing with Kilpatrick’s non-guaranteed deal for 2017-18 in Part II of this series.

So as the team looks at the end of their bench, Marks and Atkinson have to be impressed with the grit, hustle and energy these guys are showing. After all, some of these players are indeed making their case to be on this roster next season.

With the final installment of this series, I’ll be taking a look at power forward Trevor Booker, Archie Goodwin (recently signed to a second 10-day contract) and backup point guard Spencer Dinwiddie.

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