The Nets lost 112-116 to the Celtics in a home game against the Celtics today, and the series was swept by the Celtics 0:4, and there is no doubt that Durant and Irving have experienced a very disappointing season. Many people have regarded the Nets as a favorite team to win the championship this season, but now they have been eliminated in the first round, and in such an unacceptable way, it has really disappointed many fans. The Nets in the offseason must make a comprehensive summary of the season.
It's worth noting that the Nets' contracts with multiple players they have this summer will expire entirely after the Nets are eliminated. Four of the players whose contracts were fully expired, they were Brown, Griffin, Aldridge and Drummond, and now it seems that one of these four players staying in the team is basically a nail in the coffin, and this player is Brown.
Brown averaged 14 points and 3.3 rebounds per game in the playoffs. The three-point shooting percentage also reached 42.9%. Such a performance is indeed worth staying in the team. Moreover, Brown is very important to the Nets now, and his mobility on the court and defensive flexibility have really helped the Nets, so the Nets will definitely complete the contract extension with him in the offseason. Brown's personal characteristics may not be too large a contract, but at least a relatively decent offer will be obtained.
But then there are two veterans who may leave the Nets in the offseason, these two veterans are Aldridge and Griffin, these two players are basically abandoned in this year's playoffs, although Griffin was activated by Nash in these two games, but on the court he did move slowly on the defensive end, and Now Griffin is no better than he was then. Aldridge is now completely unable to play a defensive role on the field, and Aldridge himself has a disease at this age, and may choose to retire after playing this season.
In addition, Drummond will also become a free agent after the end of the season, whether he can stay in the team depends on how the Nets will operate in the offseason, if the Nets can get a more defensive center in the offseason, then Drummond may not stay in the team, after all, he does have a lot of weakness on the defensive end. The reason why the Nets have lost frequently this season is also because they have problems with the defensive end of the interior.
The Nets should make drastic changes in the offseason, the first to change is the quality of the defensive end. The playoffs prove that it is difficult to go on without a good defense, so in the offseason they must pay attention to the defensive ability of the players when operating personnel, which is the foundation of their future team.