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1. "Decisions, decisions"
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Yup, we've got some decisions to make.

Livingston might not stay with the Nets but I can't see too many teams offering him more than $10m/3 years because he can't shoot from distance. He really suited the Nets system and played great defence and J Kidd chose him personally.

Thornton for Jarret Jack is a swap i'd do - although i do wonder if Thornton's $8 million expiring contract could be more valuable later in the season. Still having a back up point who can play like Jack would be amazing for our second unit considering how deep the team is and how often our star point gets injured.

If Shaun does take the mini MLE for $10m/3 then it means we can't use that same money on bringing over our Euro stash Bojan Bogdanovic. He's meant to be one of the best shooters in Europe, he is already 24 and as a second round picks a few years ago is not tied to the rookie pay scale. No-one truly knows if Bojan wants to come to the NBA now or is using the Nets as leverage to get a better contract in Europe.

The Nets do need to get younger and I was encouraged by Plumlee last season. Though he really needs to add a mid range jumper and he'll be a huge threat. He was 1st team Rookie last season despite only being drafted 22.

We have no draft pick this year but I can see our GM Billy King (Dem Specks?) get into the late first round. PHX has a third pick at 27 which they'll be looking to trade.

Blatche is gone. Can we sign and trade him? Despite him still getting paid from the Wizards he is probably looking for a long term contract and the Nets don't want to have anything on the books for the summer of 2016. So we'll offer Dray a two year contract and see if he'll take it. Re: Blatche - he is the most maddening player to watch, supreme talent level who rarely puts in much effort. I hate him handling the ball around the 3 point line when he is ultra effective in the paint. Blatche would be a good pick up for any team as a first big off the bench.

We'll know in seven days if AK47 opts in to his player option. Its probable he'll return given the season he had last year with injuries. There was a part of last season where Kirilenko was so important to the team but overall his play was so inconsistent. Minutes were an issue last season for AK but hard to give a player consistent minutes when they are injured half the time. If Blatche departs then I could see AK47 getting more minutes at PF.

The Truth moved his family from Boston to New York. I would say Broklyn has the lead over any other team and the Nets can pay Pierce more than any other team. He looked good for most of the season but age is quickly catching up with him. He wants to play one more season possibly two. If he plays for a different team it will likely be Doc's Clippers, i can't see him ring chasing for the Heat or another.

KG has 12 million reasons to play next season even though his skills have diminished so much. I want him to play 15 minutes a game and have a positive effect on Brook Lopez and Plumlee, get them to learn some nasty off KG. I wouldn't be surprised to see him hang them up or perhaps Nets include him in a trade at some point.

Joe Jesus: What a player last season. He has been clutch since joining the Nets. Yes he has a huge salary but he actually earns is unlike A'mare.

Mirza Teletovic - my favourite Net at the moment, finally getting confident playing in the NBA and will have an awesome next five years or so. Will probably show himself as the best 3 point shooter in the league this season. He has good court vision and can handle the ball a bit. His man defence is slowly improving but he uses his size to grab rebounds and block a few shots. Kidd clearly has confidence in him. Mirza will benefit from more minutes if Blatche moves on to another team.

D-Will the face of the franchise. How much is he declining as a player and how badly damaged are his ankles. There are times watching him when i think he is one of the top players in the NBA (although these moments are rare) but most of the time I wonder why he can't play with confidence. I hope his surgery on both ankles allows him to play with more freedom otherwise i'd be willing to trade him (if this is possible - I do wonder if Kevin Love doesn't get traded at the draft whether the Nets become an option. Only because the same agent reps so many Nets players).

Brook Lopez - the best scoring centre in the league. He has looked so great when he has been on the court but two unfortunate injuries have really limited him the past couple of seasons. He is not injury prone. I think the Nets would have beaten the Heat this year if we'd had Lopez, they would have had no answer for him.

The re-introduction of Lopez to the Nets team may mean changing the system which worked well from the start of 2014. I'd be keen to see Lopez play primarily with the second unit. He would really go to work on every other team's second unit.

The Brooklyn Nets are now a free agent destination of choice. No more Jersey. We play in the most modern arena in the biggest market. We have an owner who is the richest in pro sports and is willing to spend. You think thats attractive to someone like Durant who sees OKC owners not wanting to pay the luxury tax? Prokhorov paid $100 million in luxury tax last season alone.

I wonder how much the Nets are worth now? Prokhorov paid $230 million plus covered their debts when they were in Jersey. If the Clippers are worth $2 billion without having an arena then the Nets are worth more than the Clippers.

  

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2014 BK Nets Offseason Post [View all] , SoulHonky, Sat Jun-21-14 09:27 PM
 
Subject Author Message Date ID
oh yeah, Joe Jeesus earned that bread
Jun 22nd 2014
3
      AK47 has a player option
Jun 22nd 2014
4
Jason Kidd - building on a good foundation
Jun 22nd 2014
2
RE: Jason Kidd - building on a good foundation
Jul 02nd 2014
31
if The Jack/Thornton deal happens, I'd assume they know S.Liv is out
Jun 23rd 2014
5
AK47 is returning to the Nets
Jun 23rd 2014
6
Kidd's failed coup (swipe)
Jun 29th 2014
7
Only a 2nd rounder? nets better pry a 1st rounder or rights to swap
Jun 29th 2014
9
      I'd like to agree but they really dont
Jun 29th 2014
10
      reassign him like frank...go get mark jackson
Jun 29th 2014
11
           seems like nets are fighting for the 1st rounder. Bucks don't
Jun 30th 2014
21
      NBA should charge Bucks with tampering
Jun 29th 2014
13
           there's no tampering as the nets granted permission
Jun 29th 2014
15
                RE: there's no tampering as the nets granted permission
Jun 29th 2014
17
                     what specifically did mil do that falls under tampering?
Jun 29th 2014
20
BK next coach?
Jun 29th 2014
8
Mark Jackson
Jun 29th 2014
12
      No Way Mark Jackson
Jun 29th 2014
14
           How is Mark Jackson homophobic?
Jun 29th 2014
18
                might have something to do with his homophobic comments iono.
Jul 02nd 2014
25
                     ^^
Jul 04th 2014
33
Shaun Livingston will be gone
Jun 29th 2014
16
Real GM broke the Kidd story two days before anyone else
Jun 29th 2014
19
well he said he has inside sources and he probably does lol
Jul 02nd 2014
26
Young God off to GSW
Jul 02nd 2014
22
Sad to see Livingston go. But my man says I shouldn't even be
Jul 02nd 2014
24
Damn smh. Dude balled out for us
Jul 03rd 2014
32
No Extension for Blatche
Jul 02nd 2014
23
Nets finalizing deal with lionel hollins
Jul 02nd 2014
27
He was great for the Grizz
Jul 02nd 2014
28
      i wish more coaches were as open as hollins after they get canned
Jul 02nd 2014
29
      Hollins confirmed as Nets coach
Jul 02nd 2014
30
Bojan Bogdanovic signed for mMLE on three year contract
Jul 08th 2014
34
Jarrett Jack and Sergey Karasev to the Nets
Jul 09th 2014
35
The Truth Will Out (Pierce to Wizards)
Jul 14th 2014
36
Management and Ownership have no clue what they are doing
Jul 14th 2014
37

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