After trading Jason Kidd for Devin Harris, the Nets made it clear that they were entering a stage of rebuilding. Then, by trading Richard Jefferson this summer, the stage has transformed into a risky gambit with the prize being Lebron James. The question is—will it pay off?
Shawn Carter is the mastermind, a shrewd businessman and known friend of Lebron, and this trade and direction is clearly his doing. Trading for Yi Jianlian gives the soon to be Brooklyn Nets a huge fan base, and a huge source of revenue in the future. If he blossoms into a star, even better, it will provide Bron-Bron with even more incentive to leave Cleveland.
Drafting Brook Lopez provides them with their center of the future, a low post player with an amazing skill set. All this being said, the key to the Nets future lies not in the hands of Jay-Z, but another Carter—Vince Carter.
At 31, if Vince is not careful, he will soon begin to decline as a player. He needs to remain a superstar and a leader of the Nets for another two years, showing that he is still a dominate force at 33, in the summer of 2010. He needs to show that he can still be the "franchise player," and lead New Jersey to two respectable seasons before Lebron gets there.
If the successfully signed Lebron, combined with steady draft choices in the next two summers, the year of 2010-2011 will be remarkable for the Brooklyn Nets. Picture a line-up of (with ages in 2010-2011):
C- Brook Lopez (21)
PF- Yi Jianlian (21)
SF- Lebron James (26)
SG- Vince Carter (33)
PG- Devin Harris (27)
Bench- Sean Williams (24) , Marcus Williams (25), Chris Douglas-Roberts (23)
This is a team that could compete with anyone in the East. If Lawrence Frank has the sense to play an uptempo offense, they’ll be unstoppable.
It ultimately comes down to Lebron—if they get him, the New Jersey Nets will be known for pulling off one of the greatest heists in NBA history. If not, they’ll be left with a single aging star, and no sure plan to rebuild. It was a bold move, but a gamble nonetheless, and everyone must wait two seasons to see if it will pay off.
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3 months ago
this is bull shit........ keep dreaming cuz lebrons staying with the cavs and will get mad doe..... nd who really cares you ll have to wait 2 years to get lebron if so and you still arent as stacked as some teams in the west.... they wouldnt even make it out of there division #1 cuz boston will still have ray allen kg and paul pierce... ray allen might be done by then but they will still reload and take the nets any day....... So whoever wrote this is a complete dipshit and should burn in hell
from 3 months ago
first of all. thank you for your comment, it was rather well foolish. i dont think you realize how young this team would be, not including Vince Carter. Who cares if the team isn't as stacked as some in the west, you only need to beat one western conference team to get into the playoffs. Boston is an aging team and 3-4 years down the line they will not be a contender, no disrespect to the celtics.
3 months ago
hahaha i read this dudes bio nd he plays tennis...... wat a loser!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
from 3 months ago
why do you have to be a hater? whats wrong with tennis. also play/played bball and football, had most success in tennis though.
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