The Brooklyn Nets likely ended their chances of nabbing the fifth-best NBA Draft Lottery odds with Saturday’s victory over the Washington Wizards.
Ideal? Not exactly. But hey, the Philadelphia 76ers don’t seem like they’re going to win another game over the regular season’s final fortnight. If so, they’d close their 2024-2025 on a 3-30 run. The master seems poised to out-tank the student.
The more difficult pill to swallow is how Brooklyn won that game. The newest Brooklyn Net, Drew Timme, stole headlines with his late game-winner, but by far, the best player on the court was 29-year-old Cam Johnson.