The Nets open their season on Wednesday night time in Brooklyn towards the Pelicans. The Submit’s Brian Lewis makes three daring predictions in regards to the extremely anticipated Nets marketing campaign.
Three daring predictions
1. Joe Harris wins his third 3-point crown: Ben Simmons creates as many clear 3-point seems for teammates as anyone within the league. After Harris gained 3-point titles in two of his previous three wholesome campaigns (47.4 % and 47.5 %), anticipate to see him declare one other as soon as he will get wholesome.
2. The Nets give Kyrie Irving an extension, or he’ll find yourself in Los Angeles: When the Nets and Irving couldn’t agree on an extension this previous summer time, it led to hypothesis he would depart for the Lakers. The All-Star finally opted in to the ultimate 12 months of his contract, but when Irving shows his dedication this season, search for the Nets to attempt to prolong him — and preserve him away from the Lakers, who nonetheless need him.
3. Brooklyn is examined out of the gate: The primary 20 video games are going to be a brutal gauntlet for the Nets. Their 12 highway video games and 5 back-to-backs are each most within the East, they usually have 10 dates with 2022 playoff groups — not even together with the Clippers and Lakers. Nonetheless not absolutely wholesome or used to their schematic tweaks, they may stumble out of the beginning blocks.
5 video games to look at
Wednesday vs. New Orleans: Zion Williamson’s standing is up within the air, however with the long-delayed Brooklyn debut of Ben Simmons and the brand new Huge 3, Nets followers shall be fired up regardless of who's on the opposite aspect.
Nov. 9 vs. Knicks: The Nets haven’t misplaced to the Knicks since Jan. 2020, driving a seven-game profitable streak into this primary assembly of the season, which shall be nationally televised on ESPN.
Nov. 22 at Philadelphia: Talking of Simmons, this shall be must-see drama. He was injured for final season’s return — a 129-100 Nets win — however that didn’t cease followers from ready exterior the staff resort to heckle him. The hate degree shall be off the charts on this TNT tilt.
Dec. 4 vs. Boston: After the Nets have been swept within the playoffs by the Celtics, Kevin Durant requested a commerce. Boston reportedly provided Jaylen Brown, however the Nets rejected the bundle. Now Durant will get to attempt to make the Celtics remorse not assembly the Nets’ worth. Watching Durant and Simmons match up with Brown and Jayson Tatum shall be icing on the cake.
Jan. 22 at Golden State: As loopy because it appears, this shall be Durant’s first recreation again within the Bay Space with followers in attendance. His first 12 months with the Nets was spent rehabbing his Achilles harm, the 2020-21 recreation was performed with out a crowd as a result of pandemic and he missed final season’s recreation on account of an MCL harm. Oh, watching the Nets measure themselves towards the defending champs is a bonus.
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