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The Brooklyn Nets have completed most of their offseason now that they seen most of their 2023 draft picks in actions and have acquired the majority of the free-agents that they will have for next season. One outlet projects the Nets to be a middle-of-the-pack team for this upcoming season.
According to ESPN‘s latest NBA power rankings, Brooklyn is ranked as the 19th-best team for next season after having gone through the majority of this summer. On the list compiled by ESPN’s writers, the Nets are ranked behind the Atlanta Hawks and in front of the Utah Jazz.
Last season, Brooklyn made the playoffs as the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference despite having traded Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving at the February deadline. While having to essentially play an entirely new team because of the trades, the Nets still managed to make the playoffs. Brooklyn lost to the Philadelphia 76ers in a 4-0 sweep despite good chances to steal wins in Games 3 and 4 of the first-round series.
Here’s what ESPN’s Tim Bontemps had to say about why the Nets are ranked where they are:
“The Nets got a deal done with restricted free agent forward Cam Johnson this offseason, completing their biggest piece of business entering the summer. The question looming over the franchise now? Can it finally get some version of the Ben Simmons it thought it was receiving from the 76ers in the Harden trade two seasons ago?”
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