Be honest: did you count the Brooklyn Nets out? Many NBA fans and experts did. This summer, the Nets appeared to be a team on the verge of collapse.
Kevin Durant requested a trade, and the sky was suddenly falling for New York’s other team.
Yet, the trade never happened. The request was retracted.
Flash forward to today, and the Nets are 21-12, Suddenly, this team looks like the contender everyone once thought they could be.
That doesn’t mean there’s no room for improvement. If the Nets wanted to make a win-now trade, they could really improve their stock.
Here’s one that has them landing Kyle Kuzma of the Washington Wizards.