DURHAM, N.C. — The Nets franchise moved to Brooklyn a little over three years ago, but it took until this summer for one of its players to make the borough home.
That player was Thaddeus Young, who signed a four-year, $52 million contract in July and decided he wanted to get his family settled in the city before his son, T.J., started school this fall.
“I recall having a conversation with a few people and they were asking me about the commute, and it was brutal,” said Young, who has a condo in Brooklyn Heights. “Coming from Jersey trying to get to games, it was brutal.