For the first time in my entire young adulthood, the Detroit Pistons are exactly what the Brooklyn Nets want to be. With youth, talent, buy-in, and even a 4-0 record against Brooklyn’s rivals in the new year, they’re putting it all together here in big 2025.
The Nets, meanwhile, are still trying to decide what they want to build. It’s been a season of rummaging through the back of the garage to figure out what hardware is worth keeping — and what belongs in the scrapyard. It’s been as tiresome as a chore like that sounds too.