Who has the most to prove in Brooklyn Nets training camp? The list is long and the definition of proving yourself is, of course, not necessarily what it used to be. The Nets are in a rebuild and have four first round picks. Winning is not what it used to be.
That said, there are some whose play will be evaluated over the long term, as C.J. Holmes wrote this week. Holmes ranks six players from Ben Simmons to Killian Hayes. the most important being Simmons.
General manager Sean Marks expects Simmons to be healthy and available at the start of training camp next month, and if he hopes to extend his NBA career in a meaningful way — whether with the Nets or another team — he will have to prove that he can stay healthy and play at a high level.