0-4, the Nets became the only team to be swept out of the playoffs, the championship battle before the start of the season became a round trip, Harden left the team, Durant was injured, Irving was a demon, the Big Three did not have a worry-free master, plus the head coach Nash who was madly complained about by the fans, the problems within the team were endless, it was impossible to get results, of course, the Nets' problems were far more than this, in the offseason in order to make up for the defense, the team gave up attacking the strong and weak Shamet and Green, supplementing Carter, Bemburi and James Johnson, when the playoffs arrived, found that all three players had been cut, and all the team's offseason operations ended in failure.
The Nets were beaten in the first round, the most important reason is their defense, 4 games per game averaged 113.5 points per game, ranking third in the league, the Celtics are a very strong front team, the Nets are cutting the only forward defender Bembry, in order to turn rookie Edwards gave up the experienced veteran Johnson, it turned out that the rookie simply could not face the high-end game, completely incompetent rotation, Irving on the guard line, Curry Jr. and Dragic are even more defenseless, and when they are on the court, they are completely targeted by the opponent's misplaced singles, and they are given what they want.
In fact, the Nets cut the player is not because of the strength of the bad, but Nash will not use, the regular season Carter in the Nets averaged 12 minutes, got 3.6 points, three-point shooting rate of only 33.3%, after being cut by the Nets, Carter quickly got the favor of the Bucks, became the team's main rotation player, averaging 17.7 minutes per game, contributing 5.6 points, three-point shooting rate as high as 55.8%, changing the team has become so efficient, Nash really should reflect on it, of course, not to mention the few who were cut, Even the veteran Griffin and Ade who remained on the team did not get playing time in the playoffs, and the two had hoped to get a championship ring at the Nets, but the future of Nash Pit did not necessarily have a ball to play, which was really tragic.
Carter in the Bucks not only played very well in the regular season, but in the playoffs, especially after Middleton was injured, Carter got more opportunities to perform, he did not live up to the trust of the team, although he averaged only 2.4 points per game in the data, but he still maintained a 40% three-point shooting rate, and his most important contribution was on the defensive end, facing the Bulls' fifth game, he contributed 5 steals in a single game, plus-minus +17 The whole team is second only to The Alphabet Brother, after 5 games, When Carter was on the floor, the Bucks beat their opponents by 27.9 points per 100 rounds, ranking first in the team, and their defensive efficiency reached 86.1, ranking first in the league among players who averaged more than 15 minutes per game.
I have to say that Carter leaving the Nets is really the right choice, if you play under Nash's hands, it is estimated that it will be difficult to stay in the league, more ironically, the Nets salary space with the big three has exploded, Carter is no longer on the team, next season will pay him 3.93 million salary, and occupy the team's salary cap, the team's reinforcements will be more difficult, plus Durant support Nash, so that his coaching position is extremely stable, it seems that the Nets will not want to fight for the championship in the next few years!