I think it’s tilted in the Nets favor for now simply because we have one of the Sixers picks and Harden is gone after a melodramatic few months.
BUT–the Nets would truly win this trade if all the pieces the Sixers got back (Morris, Covington, Batum) left the team after their contracts expired, the Sixers failed to reach the Conf Finals again, AND the Nets decide to trade Simmons next year for another haul of picks.
I think the jury is still out on this one.
Why not one step further and call him Flash? Flash Thomas has a nice ring to it
This dude is just forever a 12-year old kid
This feels like 2018-19 all over again where losses and wins will be by slim margins, but they definitely worked their asses off. This team could be a scrappy, blue-collar team that fights and it’ll take until at least around early December for it all to click, but I wasn’t entirely disappointed last night. On paper, the Cavs had significant advantages and we hung in there, especially when down at times. (Side note: Maybe we don’t need Ben Simmons to be Old Ben Simmons again, maybe we need him to be our PJ Tucker?)
Ok, so let’s take a look at the East: The Celtics, Sixers, and Bucks are locks. Miami is probably right behind them. There’s your top 4. After that, I’d put the Knicks and Pacers next. I never know what to make of the Cavs, but maybe they’re in that second group and maybe Donovan Mitchel has already given up on this experiment. I’m not buying Orlando yet and I never have and never will drink the Atlanta Kool-Aid. The Raps are about to blow it up. The Hornets, Bulls, Wizards, and Pistons sucks. The Nets are a playoff team. Maybe a play-in and maybe they gain some ground on the Knicks and Pacers later in the season, but yes, to answer your original question, the Nets are a playoff team.