Looking back at this year's deadline, the Brooklyn Nets are obviously more changed and a team that has attracted enough attention. The Nets' cooperation with James Harden was really not pleasant, and the two sides eventually parted ways, but in the case of losing Harden, they got Ben Simmons, Seth Curry, Andre Drummond plus two first-round draft picks, and the Nets should be satisfied with these assets in return.
At home against the underdog Sacramento Kings, both new signings made their post-franchise debuts. Of course, even if the opponent is weaker, but due to the first meeting of the season, the Nets returned from the road, and in addition to the new Simons still not playing, the two core Kevin Durant and Kelly Irving can not play, in this case the Nets can only play with a set of residual teams. But even after becoming the Civilian Corps, the rest of the Nets' players seemed to be quite competitive, and they won at home with 5-man doubles.
In the final moments of the deadline, Seth Curry and Andre Drummond, who only joined the Nets, made their debuts at the same time and both had quite good performances. Seth Curry is arguably the league's best outside shooter, and his organizational and autonomous offensive abilities have improved considerably over the years. Seth Curry was one of the main offensive points at the 76ers in the first half of the season, averaging 15 points, 3.4 rebounds and 4 assists per game. This season at the 76ers, Seth Curry shot nearly 50% from the field and more than 40% from three-point range, once again showing his ability to shoot through the Yang.
So the Nets introduced him, and the idea is also quite clear. If he can convince Simmons to play, he can still create open shooting opportunities for his teammates, and this is Seth Curry's biggest advantage on the court. And even if several home players are absent, Seth Curry is also a very smart player, he is very good at seizing opportunities, in the game against the Kings, Seth Curry simply became the Nets' main attack point, he shot 10 of 18 in the game, efficiently cut 23 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, leading the team to easily pass.
Compared with Seth Curry, Andre Drummond's fame and peak ability are better, after all, during the Pistons' time with the Pistons, Drummond was not only the league rebounding champion several times, but also entered the All-Star. It's just that this era is really unfriendly to the traditional big center, drummond is a typical example, last summer he fell to the bottom of the market, and finally had to sign a basic salary contract with the Philadelphia 76ers. After joining the new club, he can only serve as a substitute behind Embiid, and even in this case, Drummond still performed well in the limited playing time, averaging 6.2 points and 8.8 rebounds per game, which is one of the best bench centers in the league.
Don't look at Drummond in that plan, it is a complete addition, but the Nets obviously have high hopes for Drummond, so in the first game for the new owner, Drummond started on top, and in 24 minutes, he effectively cut 11 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals. We all know that since the loss of Jarrett Allen, the Nets' internal strength has been relatively limited, whether it is Blake Griffin or Lamarcus Aldridge, they can still bring some support as an interior substitute, but the top starter as the patron saint of the basket, it is inevitable that they will not be able to do it. Youngster Nicholas Clarkston, although excellent physical fitness and athleticism, but lack of experience is very young. In this case, Drummond is expected to sit in the Nets' starting center position and support the team's interior defense.
In addition, in the case of an untidy lineup, there are some players who usually do not have much offensive role, and they have also been given a lot of opportunities to perform. Bruce Brown is usually a defensive sapper, but against the Kings, Bruce Brown shined, he efficiently cut 19 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 steals and 3 blocks, +28 plus-minus is also the highest of all players on both teams. Bruce Brown, meanwhile, set a new season high for assists and steals, while blocks tied a season high.
Although it's only just over the losing streak and has fallen into the play-off zone, the win was enough to get the Nets and their fans excited. After all, there are still moves, Durant has not yet returned, if you can persuade Simmons to play early, plus Irving can change his mind, then the Nets will undoubtedly be one of the most luxurious teams on the page lineup in the league. It can be seen that for the league's powers, they will still regard the Nets as the main opponent, after all, as long as they can successfully reach the playoffs, no one will want to meet the Nets early, depending on whether this team can keep the lineup in order, and what kind of state several core players can show.