15 for 15 East preview: Brooklyn Nets

With Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving remaining with the team, the Brooklyn Nets hope they will eventually fight for the NBA championship this season.

What a turbulent offseason this was for the Brooklyn Nets. The Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving saga headlined the team’s summer, with both superstars seeking a way out of the team via a trade.

However, they both returned to the franchise and Brooklyn looks ready for a redemption season and a trip to the NBA Finals.

Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving look motivated to prove doubters wrong and have a stellar season with the Nets, the first one since they joined the squad in the summer of 2019.

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At the same time, the debut of Ben Simmons gives an extra weapon to head coach Steve Nash, as the former All-Star can play both as a point guard and as a center in small-ball lineups.

Nash hopes Simmons will create a Big Three with Durant and Irving and will play at the high standards he was playing during his early years with the Philadelphia 76ers.

During the offseason, Brooklyn added valuable role players to bolster its second unit in Royce O’Neale, Markieff Morris and TJ Warren, while sharpshooters Joe Harris, Seth Curry and Patty Mills offer another dimension to the Nets’ playing style.

The presence of Cam Thomas and Nic Claxton offers more depth to the roster, but Steve Nash knows that the trio of Durant, Irving and Simmons will determine the team’s success.

For the first time since signing Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, the Brooklyn Nets have a golden opportunity to emerge as a title contender and challenge for the championship.

If they fail again, though, drastic changes should be expected next summer. For the time being, the squad has its sight set on the start of the season. The Brooklyn Nets will host the New Orleans Pelicans in their season opener at Barclays Center on October 19.

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