The Brooklyn Nets have had an underwhelming season this year. They sit in 13th place in the Eastern Conference with a 21-47 record. They are also in a unique position because they do not have their 2018 first round draft pick, which was sent to Cleveland from Boston in the unexpected Kyrie Irving trade.
Basically, they have nothing to gain this season through tanking, yet their roster is weak enough to find themselves in the same position as aggressively tanking teams like Orlando, Atlanta, and Sacramento. However, this does not at all mean that the season was unsuccessful.