Nets Finally Restarting

The Nets fired coach Lionel Hollins today and reassigned GM Billy King today. It is about time that the Nets realize they need a fresh start. Lionel Hollins has not done the best job coaching the Nets posting a record of 48-71. And while Billy King seemed like a master mind back in 2013 bringing in Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce to create what could have been a big 5, he ultimately destroyed the Nets future, which is now. Only two players remain from that 2013-14 team and that's Joe Johnson and Brook Lopez. Lopez will be the franchises corner stone going forward while Joe Johnson will most likely be on his way out after this season or at the trade deadline.

With the poor performance of the Nets as of late it was inevitable that there would be changes coming soon. The Nets are hitting the rebuild button and this coming summer we will see whether the Nets will look for a quick rebuild through free agency or take the long route and possibly trade some of their best players for young talent and draft picks. For now the Nets are stuck in a season that doesn't have much to look forward to.

With the trade line approaching expect the Nets to get on the phones and look around the league for a player that has a low risk high reward factor. The Nets should attempt to trade for Lance Stephenson, but it will be hard considering they don't have much to offer. Joe Johnson's contract is too large and Jarrett Jack being out for the season makes him impossible to trade. Even if Jack was healthy the Clippers probably would not be looking for another guard. The Nets will most likely stand pat at the trade deadline because anyone that would consider the GM job now could become less interested if the Nets make a move that the person considering the job doesn't like.

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The upside to all this is that things cannot get much worse. Soon enough a free agent will want to come to Brooklyn and if that does not work the Nets still have Lopez and Young locked up. The Nets have the option to either try to build around those two or trade them to contending teams for younger players with high potential or even draft picks.