Hardwood Knocks, Episode 513: 2021-22 Brooklyn Nets Lookahead
Dan is joined by Kristian Winfield (@Krisplashed) from the New York Daily News and Uninterrupted’s Certified Buckets show for a deeeeep dive into the Brooklyn Nets ahead of the 2021-22 NBA season. Their discussion covers the Kyrie Irving situation, how his absence would impact the team, the workload of James Harden and Kevin Durant, the center rotation, a dearth of wings, the team’s defense, the backup point guard carousel, lineup predictions and much, much, MUCH more! TIMESTAMPS
0:15 – Intro 3:17 – The Kyrie Irving situation 6:16 – Will the Nets move forward without Kyrie? 10:11 – Who takes Kyrie’s spot in the starting lineup/rotation? Can Brooklyn win a title without Kyrie? 18:10 – The 4-5 rotation 20:54 – Nicolas Claxton’s role 24:05 – Bruce Brown’s role 25:19 – Brooklyn’s lack of wings 29:10 – Can Cameron Thomas crack the rotation? 31:33 – How will Brooklyn stagger its stars/primary ball-handlers? 34:22 – Patty Mills’ importance/Brooklyn’s secondary secondary playmakers 37:37 – Jevon Carter can help! 39:37 – Will Brooklyn load manage Kevin Durant and James Harden? 41:46 – Defensive-ranking prediction 43:10 – Trade candidates 45:34 – Best crunch-time lineup 47:07 – Quirky lineups we want to see/KD-at-the-5 50:19 – Win-total prediction 52: 50 – Day’Ron Sharpe
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